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ST.

THERESA’S COLLEGE, QUEZON CITY


High School Department

MATH III SUMMER ENRICHMENT

Linear and Rational Equations in One Variable

I. Solve each equation for x. 1 2 7


25.  
1. 3(4 – 5x) – 2(x + 4) = 4 2 x  a 3x 6 x  3a

2. 2(x – 7) + 5(3 + 2x) + 6 = III. Formulate and solve linear equations to


answer the following problems.
0 26.The sum of three numbers is 138. The
3. 4x + 13 = 3(5x + 20) + 8 second number is five more than the
smallest and the third is ten more
4. (x + 1)2 – (x – 1)2 = x + 9 than the smallest. Find the numbers.
5. (3x – 1)(x + 1) = 3x2 27.Three numbers are so related that the
second number is two more than the
6. (x + 4)(x – 1) = (x + 2)(x first number and the third is four
– 3) more than the first. Find the
numbers if the sum of their squares
2 x  4 5x 2 x  4 is 56 more than three times the
7.  
4 8 6 square of the smallest number.
x x  1 2x  1 1 28.The length of a rectangle exceeds its
8.    width by 6 cm. If each dimension
7 3 21 3
2 2 1 11 were increased by 3 cm, the area
9.    would be increased by 57 sq. cm.
x 5 x 10
Find the dimensions.
5 7 3 29.The altitude of a triangle is three-
10.  3
7x 2x 14 fourth the length of its base. If the
x 2 x2  1 altitude were increased by 3 cm and
11 .   2
x2 x2 x 4 the base decreased by 3 cm, the
2 3 4 area would be unchanged. Find the
12.   2 length of the base and the altitude.
x 1 x 1 x 1
30.Catherine can paint a certain house in
x3 x4 13
13.   2 ten days and Annalene can paint the
x x  6 x  6x house in twelve days. How long will it
x 2x  3 3  x2 take to paint the house if both girls
14.   2
x2 x3 x  5x  6 work together?
2 3 5 31.A can do a certain job in 4 hr, B can
15.   do the job in 6 hr, and C can do the
x  1 x  1 x2  1
1 1 2 job in 8 hr. How long will it take to
16.  2  do the job if A and B work 1 hr and B
x x  x x 1
and C finish the job?
x  1 x  4 3x  5 32.How many ounces of pure silver must
17.  
x x  5 x 2  5x be added to 18 ounces, 60% pure, to
make an alloy which is 76% pure
II. Solve for x in terms of the other silver?
33.The denominator of a fraction exceeds
variable(s). the numerator by 2. If 1 is added to
18. x(10 – 3a) = 4 + 2b the numerator and 2 subtracted from
the denominator, the sum of the
19. 3 – ax + 4x – 36 = 0 original fraction and the new fraction
20. 2(x – a) – 5 = 3(ax – 4) is equal to 2. Find the original
fraction.
5 34.A man loans P 10 000, part at 6%
21. a  ( x  32)
9 annual interest and the rest at 11%.
Find the amount of each loan if the
22. 5x – a = 2ax + 7
total annual income is P 625.
23. 3a + 5x – 7 = 3x + bx 35. A man loans P 4 000 at one interest rate and
24. 2(ax – 4) = 5 – 3(x – a) P 5 000 at a 1% greater rate. The P 5 000
loan earns P 110 more per year than the P 4
000 loan earns. Find the rates.

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