Algebra I: Word Problem Worksheet Name: ______________________________
1. The length of a rectangle is 6 feet greater than
the width. The perimeter is 40 ft. Find the length
and the width.
2. The length of a rectangle is twice the width. The
perimeter is 42 cm. Find length and the width.
3. The length of a rectangle is 2 yards less than 3
times the width. The perimeter is 68 yards. Find
the length and the width.
4. The first side of a triangle is 2 feet longer than
the second. The third side is 5 feet shorter than
twice the second. The perimeter is 49 feet. Find
the length of each side.
5. One angle of a triangle is twice as large as
another. The third angle contains 5º more than the
larger of these. Find each angle.
6. One angle of a triangle is 20º more than another
angle. The third angle is 5º less than the smaller of
these. Find each angle.
7. The perimeter of a rectangle is 86 inches. If the
length is 3 inches longer than the width, find the
lengths of each side.
8. The second of two numbers is 4 times the first.
Their sum is 50. Find the numbers.
9. The larger of two numbers is 1 less than three
times the smaller. Their sum is 63. Find the
numbers.
10. Find three consecutive integers whose sum is
48.
