Direction: Read and answer the following word problems. 1. The sum of two numbers is 98. Their difference is 22. What are the two numbers? 2. Phoebe paid 43.00 for 3 candies and 4 chocolates while Matt paid 41.00 for 4 candies and 3 chocolate. How much is the candy and the chocolate. 3. A glass-bottom boat for tourists traveled a 15 km river downstream for 2 hours. The return trip however, took 3 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.

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Direction: Read and answer the following word problems.

1. The sum of two numbers is 98. Their difference is 22. What are the two numbers?

2. Phoebe paid 43.00 for 3 candies and 4 chocolates while Matt paid 41.00 for 4 candies and 3 chocolate. How much is the candy and the chocolate.

3. A glass-bottom boat for tourists traveled a 15 km river downstream for 2 hours. The return trip however, took 3 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.

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