Find 4 consecutive even integers where the product of the two smaller numbers is 72 less than the product of the two larger numbers. I'm never able to understand word problems...
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A baseball team has home games on Friday and Saturday. The two games together earn $3482.50 for the team. Friday's game generates $557.50 less than Saturday's game. How much money was taken in each...
Lou leaves fra cross country excursion traveling on a bicycle at 30 miles per hour. His friends are driving the trip and will meet him at serveral rest stops along the way. The first stop is scheduled...
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A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Kenya coffee blend that normally sells for $11.60 per pound with a Queen City coffee blend that normally sells for $14.30 per pound to create 70 pounds of a...
A rectangular room is 1.3 times as long as it is wide, and its perimeter is 35 meters. Find the dimension of the room. The length is ? meters and the width is ? meters.
The admission fee at an amusement park is $2.00 for children and $6.80 for adults. On a certain day, 285 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 1458 dollars. How many children...
A man flies a small airplane from Fargo to Bismarck, North Dakota --- a distance of 180 miles. Because he is flying into a head wind, the trip takes him 2 hours. On the way back, the wind is still...
The admission fee at an amusement park is $2.00 for children and $6.80 for adults. On a certain day, 285 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 1458 dollars. How many children...
A rectangular room is 1.3 times as long as it is wide, and its perimeter is 35 meters. Find the dimension of the room. The length is : meters and the width is meters.
The ratio of Jim's money to Peter's money was 4:7 at first. After Jim spent 1/2 of his money and Peter spent $60, Peter had twice as much money as Jim. How much money did Jim have at first?
Amanda sells subscriptions for jazz magazine. For each subscription sale,she receives a 15% commission. A subscription sells for $25. If Amanda sells 5 subscription per week,how much will she...
Roberto farms a tract of land that typically yields 69.6 kilograms of peas. A fertilizer manufacturer claims that its fertilizer will produce a 60% increase in the yield. What total amount...
an investor invested a total $2900 in two mutual funds, one fund earned 7% where the other earned 2%, the investors total profit was $148. what was the amount invested in the fund that earned...
a recipe calls for 3 cups of flour. all you have in the kitchen is a tablespoon. if you need to triple the recipe, how many tablespoon of flour will you need?
If you could analogize this in a mathematical/philosophical proof, rationalize the result.
Two airplanes leave the airport at the same time, traveling in opposite directions. One plane travels 30 mph faster than the other. After 3 hours, the planes are 3150 miles apart. What is the rate...
a manhole cover ha diameter of 3 ft. What is the length of the brass grip-strip that encircles the cover ,making it easier to manage?
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