Unequal Sharing

Wendy Shepherd, St. Winifred’s School, Barbados

Divide 40 markers between Annie and Sam so that Sam gets 10 more than Annie.

Share $250 between John and Dick with John getting $50 more than Dick.

Fido leaps 4 feet further than Gino.  If together they leap 20 feet, how far does Fido leap?

Share $100 between A and B giving A $10 more than B.

Tom has to divide his time between his favourite sports, tennis and football.  He spends 1/2 hour more playing foorball out of his 2 hours.  How much time does he spend on each sport?

The total length of 2 pieces of rope is 108 cm.  If one piece is 18 cm shorter, what is the length of the longer piece?

The total cost of a snack box and a chicken sandwich is $25.50.  If the snack box costs $5 more than the sandwich, how much does the sandwich cost?

The journey to and from Bridgetown takes 76 minutes.  If the journey home from Bridgetown takes 10 minutes less, calculate the journey to Bridgetown.

If the sum of two numbers is 96 and their difference is 12, what are the numbers?

Three containers A, B and C weigh a total of 350 kg.  Container A weighs 30 kg more than B and container C weighs 20 kg more than A.  Calculate the weight of container B.