Work, Age and Distance Word Problems

Review of Number and Geometry Word Problems

Another Solution solving Geometry Problems

Solve Age, Work and Distance Word Problems

Practice Exercises

Work is the product of force and distance

Rate is the reciprocal of the time a person finished the job

A work done is equivalent to one

The time spent working together is ideally shorter than doing the job alone.

Be familiar on how to represent past, present and future ages

Be familiar with the use of verbs that may serve as clue in translating a problem into an equation (e.g. His age was…- meaning past age)

Distance is the product of rate and time.

Be familiar with different cases of distance problems – round trip, object moving in the same direction (overtaking) and moving in different directions