Math Word Problems Demystified - A Self Teaching Guide

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  1. Let 2x¼the hundred’s digit,x¼the ten’s digit, and 2x 3 ¼the one’s
    digit; then


2 xþxþ 2 x 3 ¼ 7

5 x 3 ¼ 7

5 x 3 þ 3 ¼ 7 þ 3

5 x¼ 10

5 x
51

1
¼

10

5

x¼2 (ten’s digit)

2 x¼ 2  2 ¼4 (hundred’s digit)

2 x 3 ¼ 2  2  3 ¼1 (one’s digit)

The number is 421.


  1. Letx¼the one’s digit andxþ 2 ¼the ten’s digit; then


xþ 2 þx¼ 16

2 xþ 2 ¼ 16

2 xþ 2  2 ¼ 16  2

2 x¼ 14

21 x
21

¼

14

2

x¼7 (one’s digit)

xþ 2 ¼ 7 þ 2 ¼9 (ten’s digit)

The number is 97.

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