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Algebra Word Problem

10/29/15

Solution Percents

How many liters of a 30% alcohol solution must be mixed with 90 liters of a 90% solution to get a 70% solution?
Algebra Word Problem

10/28/15

Mary is 5 times the age of her son Brian. In 6 years she will be 3 times his age. How old are they both now?

this question was from 8th grade algebre 1 class                                                                                                
Algebra Word Problem Linear Applications

10/28/15

Linear Application Problem

In two years Bob will be three times as old as Al. 8 years ago, Bob was 5 times his age. How old is Bob now?
Algebra Word Problem

10/27/15

algebra and fractions

Create Three Word Problems (a), (b) and (c). Solve Word Problems you created (provide explanations, different solutions, etc.).Write three different word problems that would be solved by dividing... more
Algebra Word Problem

10/27/15

WORD PROBLEM

Mike is offered and annual salary of 35,000 and a gurunteed raise of 1000 every year. Will is offered 30,000 with a garunteed raise of 5% every year.   When does will make more than mike? which... more
Algebra Word Problem

10/26/15

Travel distance

Tom Quig traveled 300 miles east of St. Louis. For most of the trip he averaged 60 mph, but for one period of time he was slowed to 20 mph due to a major accident. If the total time of the travel... more
Algebra Word Problem

10/26/15

Speed of a plane

A plane flies 490 miles with the wind and 350 miles against the wind in the same length of time. If the speed of the wind is 23 mph, what is the speed of the plane in still air?

Word Problem dealing with money

Adults' tickets for the art museum cost $1.50 more than children's tickets. One day 200 adults' tickets and 160 children's tickets were sold at the museum. The income from the adults' tickets was... more

10/26/15

The Brown's bus left at 9 A.M. And travelled for 150 miles at 57.8 mph. How fast must the bus travel the remaining distance to reach Cincy at 3:15 pm?

For the 280- mile trip from Cleveland to Cincinnati for the Monday night Battle-Of-Ohio Football Game between the Browns and the Bengals, the Browns bus left at 9 A.M. and traveled for 150 miles at... more
Algebra Word Problem

10/26/15

A cashier has a total of 126 bills, made up of fives and tens. The total value of the money is $800. How many ten-dollay bills does the cashier have?

This is for a basic algebra college class and I am confused as hell
Algebra Word Problem

10/26/15

The sum of one fifth of a number and three is equal to half the number. What is the number?

 The sum of one fifth of a number and three is equal to half the number. What is the number?
Algebra Word Problem

10/26/15

The number of cells in a bacteria culture decreases 15% each hour. If there are 10,000 cells at 9am, how many cells will the culture have at 5pm?

using expect rule and showing a table
Algebra Word Problem

10/25/15

The U.S. senate has 100 members. After a certain election,there were 12 more democrats than republicans, with no other parties represented. How many members of

The U.S. senate has 100 members. After a certain election,there were 12 more democrats than republicans, with no other parties represented. How many members of each party were there in the senate?
Algebra Word Problem

10/25/15

11 more medals that sweden. The two countries won a total of 39 medals. How many medals did each country win?

In the 2006 winter olympics in Torino,Italy,the U.S. won 11 more medals that sweden. The two countries won a total of 39 medals. How many medals did each country win?
Algebra Word Problem Alegebra Homework

10/24/15

Linear Systems Theory HW

I have this as homework in an integrated three math class. We are working on linear systems (thanks for the help in advance!!!): Bob purchases the same four items every week (apples, ice cream,... more
Algebra Word Problem

10/23/15

word problem

1. You know that the weight of an object is different on different planets. The weight of an object also varies based on the elevation. The weight of an object is modeled by: . Where C is a... more
Algebra Word Problem

10/23/15

.the current population of the united states is 317,000,000 and the current debt is 17,000,000,000.

what is the approximate debt for each person   
Algebra Word Problem Algebra 1 Alegebra Homework Math Help

10/23/15

The border of a tree must be placed 1.5 meters from the outer edge of the tree trunk, Circumference is 56.52 cm what is the inner circumference. Use 3.14 for pi

My math teacher gave this to us as homework to review what we learned in 7th and 8th grade till now PLEASE HELP I NEVER LEARNED THIS
Algebra Word Problem

10/22/15

Compute the slopes for the two given functions and determine which function has a greater rate of change. (i) y = 3x + 5 and (ii) Table function

X|Y 2|5 3|9 4|13The answer choices are  A. The function y = 3x +5 has a greater rate of change.B. The table function has a greater rate of change.C. The function y = 3x +5 and the table function... more
Algebra Word Problem

10/22/15

The value of Persia’s car in dollars is y = 2500 x (0.5)x, where x is the time that has elapsed in years. Which of the following best describes the number 0.5?

the choices are A. The car loses about half of its value each year (The rate of depreciation).B. The car gains about half of its value each year (The rate of appreciation).C. The value of the car... more
Algebra Word Problem

10/22/15

The distance of a ball falls in t seconds is given by the formula s(t) =16t2 feet. What is the average rate of change between 2 and 3 seconds?

The choices are  A. 45 ft/secB. 50 ft/secC. 60 ft/secD. 80 ft/sec
Algebra Word Problem Factoring

10/22/15

A rancher wants to use 300 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular area of 4400 square feet. What dimensions should the rectangle have?

The rectangles dimensions should be ___ feet 
Algebra Word Problem Factoring

10/22/15

The length of the top of a table is 4m greater than the width. The area is 60 m^2. Find the dimensions of the table.

The width of the table is __ m  The length of the table is ___ m 
Algebra Word Problem

10/22/15

A driver starts a trip with 30 gallons of gasoline in the tank of his car. The car burns 4 gallons for every 80 miles.

Assuming that the amount of gasoline in the tank decreases linearly, write a linear function that relates the number of gallons G left in the tank after a journey of “d” miles. The choices are A.... more

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