2b+Simple+Word+Problems

To learn how to translate the English part of a word problem into a mathematic equation go to http://www.purplemath.com/modules/translat.htm

Examples: 1) If Danny is 42 and Mark is 6 years younger than half Danny's age, how old is Mark? x=Mark's age x-6=42/2 x-6=21 +6 +6 x=27 Mark is 27 years old

2) Three consecutive even integers give a sum of 48. What are the three integers? x=1st integer x+2=2nd integer x+4=3rd integer x+x+2+x+4=48 3x+6=48 -6 -6 x=14 x+2/14+2=16 x+4/14+4=18 14+16+18=30+18=48