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I have a piece of string 36 cm

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piece remaining is twice the
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In a village there are 151
people x of them are men.
There are 17 more women
than men and there are 47
more children than men. How
many men live in the village?

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When x has 4 subtracted from
it and the answer doubled the
result is 14. Find x

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When 3 is subtracted from
twice x and the answer trebled,
the final result is 39. Find x

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 Multiplying x by 3 and then
subtracting two gives the same
result as adding 17 to x. Find x

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When 4 is subtracted from x
and the answer doubled the
result is the same as a third of
x. Find x

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 Jake has x marbles. If he wins
20 more he will have three
times as many as when he
started. Find x

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The width of a rectangle is
three quarters of the length. If
the perimeter is 56, find the
length

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 A man is 32 years older than is
son. Ten years ago he was
three times as old as his son
was then. How old is the father
now?

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 A bus has 52 passengers. When
it arrives at a stop, x
passengers get off and 4 get
on. At the next stop one third
of the passengers get off and 3
get on. There are now 25
passengers. Find x

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A bus has 48 passengers. When
it arrives at a stop, x
passengers get off and 3 get
on. At the next stop half of the
passengers get off and 7 get
on. There are now 22
passengers. Find x

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The width of a rectangle is one
third of the length. If the
perimeter is 96 cm, find the
length

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7x - 5 = 3 - 3x

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2x + 4 = 5x - 11

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 Answer Sheet

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2 13 7 19 5
3 15
12 18
1 8
17 14
16 9
10 6 20 4 11

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