Solve the following problems. Use (x) for the unknown if there is no indicated variable or

letter.

1. A rectangular garden 50 m long and 34 m wide is surrounded by a uniform dirt road. Find the width of the road if the total area of the garden and road is 540 m²

2.Within 11 years, the age of Peter will be half the square of the age he was 13 years

ago. Calculate the current age of Peter

3. Two hikers, Juan and Pedro started from the same place at the same time towards

Arayat which is 90 kilometers away from their place. Pedro traveled 1 kilometer per

hour faster than Juan and reached Arayat 1 hour before him. Find the rate of each

hiker.

4. A garden measuring 12m by 16m is to have a pedestrian pathway that is ‘w’ meters

wide installed all the way around so that it increases the total area to 285 m2

. What is

the width of the pathway?

5. A bus covers a distance of 90 km at a uniform speed. Had the speed been 15

km/hour more it would have taken 30 minutes less for the journey. Find the original

speed of the bus.

6. An architect is designing the entryway of the restaurant. She wants to put a triangular

window above the doorway. Due to energy restrictions, the window can only have an

area of 120 square feet and the architect wants the base to be 44 feet more than

twice the height. Find the base and height of the window.

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