Operations on Algebraic Expressions

Find the value of x in the diagram above

200 tickets were sold for a show. VIP tickets costs ₦1,200 and ₦700 for regular. Total amount realised from the sale of the tickets was ₦180,000. Find the number of VIP tickets sold and the the number of regular ticket sold.

Mary has $ 3.00 more than Ben but $ 5.00 less than Jane. If Mary has $ x, how much does Jane and Ben have altogether?

Three times a certain number (x), minus 2 is less than the number minus 6.Find the possible values of x.

(a) Mr Sarfo borrowed $25,000 from Afiak financial services at 21% simple interest per annum for 3 years if he was able to pay back the loan in two years at equal yearly installments how much did he pay each year? (b) Two consecutive numbers are such that the sum of thrice the smaller and twice the larger is 17. find correct through three significant figures the smaller number as a percentage of the sum of the two numbers