1. 2.5 Word Problems Name:
Consecutive Integer Problems
Notes:
EX1 The sum of three consecutive integers is 147. Find the integers.
EX2 The sum of three consecutive integers is 48. Find the integers.
EX3 The sum of three consecutive EVEN integers is 72. Find the integers.
Perimeter and Number Problems
Notes:
EX3 The length of a rectangle is 6 in. more than the width. The perimeter
of the rectangle is 24 in. What is the length of the rectangle?

2. EX4 The larger of two numbers is 15 more than the smaller. Their sum is 75. Find
the numbers.
SAME Word Problems --with Money $$
Notes:
EX5 Hans needs to rent a moving van. Suppose Company
A charges a rate of $40 per day and Company B charges a
$60 fee plus $20 per day. For what numbers of days of
rental is the cost the same?
EX6 Suppose a video store charges nonmembers $4 to rent each video. A
store membership costs $21 and members pay only $2.50 to rent each
video. For what number of videos is the cost the same?

3. BREAK EVEN Problems Income=Expenses
Notes:
EX7 Suppose your club is selling candles to raise money. It costs $100 to
rent a booth from which to sell candles. If the candles cost your club $1
each and are sold for $5 each, how many candles must be sold to equal
your expenses?
Distance=Rate • Time Problems d = rt
Uniform Motion: moves at constant rate
Notes:
1) Same Direction Travel:
Notes:
An airplane left an airport flying at 180 mi/hr. A jet that flies at 330 mi/hr
left 1 hour later. The jet follows the same route as the airplane at a
different altitude. How many hours will it take the jet to catch up with the
plane?
rate • time = distance
Planes rate time distance
airplane
jet

4. 2) Round Trip Travel:
Notes:
On your way to work from home, you average only 20 mi/hr. On your
drive home, you average 40 mi/hr. If the total time traveled was 1.5
hours, how long did it take you to drive to work?
rate • time = distance
Travel rate time distance
To work
From
work
3) Opposite Direction Travel:
Notes:
Sara and John leave Algonquin traveling in opposite directions on a
straight road. Sara drives 12 mi/hr faster than John. After 2 hours they
are 176 miles apart. Find Sara’s speed and John’s speed.
rate • time = distance
Person rate time distance
Sara
John