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How many cyclists did not finish? | = |\n| 3) | There are 56 people on a bus. t people get off at the next stop and 3 more people get on.\u003Cbr>How many people are on the bus now? | = |\n| 4) | In a class of 30 children, g children come to school by bus. What fraction of the class come by bus? | = |\n| 5) | In a class of c children, 16 have blue eyes.\u003Cbr>What fraction of the class have blue eyes? | = |\n| 6) | There are b people on a bus. At the next stop, 7 people get off and 10 more get on.\u003Cbr>How many more people are on the bus now? | = |\n| 7) | I cut a long piece of wood into 50cm pieces. I manage to cut w pieces of wood, and there is 20cm left over.\u003Cbr>How long was the wood to start with? | = |\n| 8) | I have c chocolates which I share equally between by 5 friends. How many do they each get? | = |\n| 9) | I have 5 pens already. I am given 2 packs of pens. Each pack contains t pens. How many pens do I have now? | = |\n| 10) | There are d deer and p pheasants in the woods.\u003Cbr>How many legs in total? | = |\n\nName Date  \nALGEBRA WORD PROBLEMS SHEET 2 ANSWERS  \n| In a stable, there are h horses. 6 of them are taken out into the yard |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) | to exercise.\u003Cbr>How many are left in the stable? | = | h-6 |\n| 2) | There are c cyclists in a cycle race. ¾ of the cyclists finish the race. How many cyclists did not finish? | = | ¼ c |\n| 3) | There are 56 people on a bus. t people get off at the next stop and 3 more people get on.\u003Cbr>How many people are on the bus now? | = | 56-t+3 or 59-t |\n| 4) | In a class of 30 children, g children come to school by bus. What fraction of the class come by bus? | = | g/30 |\n| 5) | In a class of c children, 16 have blue eyes.\u003Cbr>What fraction of the class have blue eyes? | = | 16/c |\n| 6) | There are b people on a bus. At the next stop, 7 people get off and 10 more get on.\u003Cbr>How many more people are on the bus now? | = | 10-7=3 trick question |\n| 7) | I cut a long piece of wood into 50cm pieces. I manage to cut w pieces of wood, and there is 20cm left over.\u003Cbr>How long was the wood to start with? | = | 50w+20cm |\n| 8) | I have c chocolates which I share equally between by 5 friends. How many do they each get? | = | c/5 |\n| 9) | I have 5 pens already. I am given 2 packs of pens. Each pack contains t pens. How many pens do I have now? | = | 2t+5 |\n| 10) | There are d deer and p pheasants in the woods.\u003Cbr>How many legs in total? | = | 4d+2p |","cbCaikfotseUcYur","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikfotseUcYur","pdf",173734,"English","# Algebra word problems\n## Questions 1-10\n## Answers","[{\"question\":\"What skills do these algebra word problems practice?\",\"answer\":\"They practice translating word problems into algebraic expressions, including using variables, subtraction/addition, and fractions or ratios.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the problems in Sheet 2 organized?\",\"answer\":\"The sheet lists 10 questions, each describing a scenario and asking for an algebraic expression; the second part provides the answer expressions.\"},{\"question\":\"Which question is described as a trick problem, and what does it test?\",\"answer\":\"Question 6 is labeled as a trick question, and its answer shows the net change can be determined without full algebraic substitution.\"}]","ALGEBRA WORD PROBLEMS SHEET 2 | PDF",1792671927]