Word Problems 02

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1.    The sum of three consecutive integers is 915. What are the integers?

2.    Find three consecutive odd integers that sum up to 567.

3.    Find three consecutive even integers such that half the smallest is one more than one-third of the second integer.

4.    The length of a rectangle is 3 mm more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 30 mm. What is the length of the rectangle?

5.    The length of a rectangle is 8 cm more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 24 cm. What are the width and length of the rectangle?

6.    The width of a rectangle is one half its length. The perimeter of the rectangle is 54 cm. What are the width and length of the rectangle?

7.    The length of a rectangular garden is 3 yd more than twice its width. The perimeter of the garden is 36 yd. What are the width and length of the garden?

8.    A total of Php 6,000 is invested into two simple interest accounts. The annual simple interest rate on one account is 9%; on the second account, the annual simple interest rate is 6%. How much should be invested in each account so that both accounts earn the same amount of annual interest?

9.    An investor deposited an amount of money into a high-yield mutual fund that returns a 9% annual simple interest rate. A second deposit, Php2,500 more than the first, was placed in a certificate of deposit that returns a 5% annual simple interest rate. The total interest earned on both investments for one year was Php475. How much money was deposited in the mutual fund?

10. You have Php 50,000 to invest, and two funds that you'd like to invest in. The You-Risk-It Fund yields 14% interest. The Extra-Dull Fund yields 6% interest. Because of college financial-aid implications, you don't think you can afford to earn more than Php 4,500 in interest income this year. How much should you put in each fund?

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