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Algebra Word Problem

10/04/15

Rita's score is 10 more than 3 times Milan's score if we let y represent milan's score write an algebraic expression for Rita's score
I need help to translate this problem into an algebraic expression and the formula needed to do so thank you
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Algebra Word Problem

10/03/15

Formulate answer in general terms, in terms of P-not in terms of a number
Suppose the price of an item (say, a television set) is $P at two Ontario, Canada retail stores. One retailer tells you he will knock 13% off the price as a discount. Another says she will give you... more
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Algebra Word Problem Elimination Method

10/02/15

How many pounds of candy that sells for $0.71 per lb must be mixed with candy that sells for $1.25 per lb to obtain 8 lb....
How many pounds of candy that sells for $0.71 per lb must be mixed with candy that sells for $1.25 per lb to obtain 8 lb of a mixture that should sell for $0.91 per lb?    $0.71-per-lb candy: ___... more
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Algebra Word Problem Elimination Method

10/02/15

A motor scooter travels 18 mi in the same time that a bicycle covers 8 mi...
A motor scooter travels 18 mi in the same time that a bicycle covers 8 mi. If the rate of the scooter is 2 mph more than twice the rate of the bicycle, find both rates.   The scooter's rate is __... more
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Algebra Word Problem Elimination Method

10/02/15

$5900 is invested, part of it at 10% and part of it at 7%. For a certain year, the total yield is $506.00...
$5900 is invested, part of it at 10% and part of it at 7%. For a certain year, the total yield is $506.00. How much was invested at each rate?    How much was invested at 10%? $____
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Algebra Word Problem Elimination Method

10/02/15

One canned juice drink is 15% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice...
One canned juice drink is 15% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 5L that is 14% orange juice?   How many liters of the 15%... more
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10/02/15

A basketball team played 70 games. They won 24 more than they lost. How many games did they win? How many games did they lose?
I believe this problem is either solved by substitution or elimination. I am in Intermediate Algebra. 
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Algebra Word Problem

10/02/15

Algebra word problem
If you are traveling in your car at an average rate of R miles per hour for T hours, then the distance, D, in miles, that you travel is described by the formula d=rt, that is, distance equal rate... more
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Algebra Word Problem

10/02/15

The mean height of the starting five players on a team was 71 inches. One player who is 76 inches tall moved in to the city and was replaced by a member who is
71 inches tall. What is the mean height of the team members now?
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Algebra Word Problem

10/02/15

algebra word problem
two perpendicular lines pass through the (0, -8).  One of the lines has a slope of -4.  write the equation of both lines in slope-intersept-form.
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Algebra Word Problem

10/02/15

Algebra Word Problem
The complement of an angle measures 10 degrees less than one-fifth of its supplement. Find the measure of the angle. 
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Algebra Word Problem

10/02/15

Pendulum problem
The length of a simple pendulum varies directly with the square of its period. If a pendulum length of 2.25 meters has a period of 3 seconds, how long is a pendulum with a period of 6 seconds?
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Algebra Word Problem

10/01/15

Five people who live in the same apartment complex formed a tai chi club. The average age of the numbers was 35 years. One of the members who was 47 years old
left the club but was replaced by a new member who was 22 years old. What is the new mean of the members' ages? PLZ HELP ME!!!!
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Algebra Word Problem

10/01/15

red cubes number 1-8 and green cubes number 1-5 one cube is pulled from both without replacement. what is the probability that the sum of the two cubes are prim
the last word should be prime. The two colors are in different bags.
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Algebra Word Problem Math Word Problem

10/01/15

Find two consecutive even integers such that six times the lesser added to the greater gives a sum of 86.
Solve the problem. Please lay out the processes used to get the answers.
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Algebra Word Problem

10/01/15

the probability that it'll rain 40% over a 3 day period. what is the probability it will rain at least one of the 3 days?
Algebra 2. struggling again.
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Algebra Word Problem

10/01/15

If Sarah mows the lawn in 5 hours and Karen makes it 5 times faster how long will it take Karen and Sarah to mow the lawn together
If sarah mows the lawn In 3 hours and Karen mows the lawn in 5 hours how long will it take Karen and Sarah to mow the lawn together
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Algebra Word Problem

09/30/15

The Sum Of Two Numbers Is -23, And The Difference Of The Larger And The Smaller Numbers Is 81. What Are The Two Numbers?
The Sum Of Two Numbers Is -23, And The Difference Of The Larger And The Smaller Numbers Is 81. What Are The Two Numbers?   x+p=-23 x-p=81       Solve for x and p
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Algebra Word Problem

09/30/15

A major car manufacturer announced it would lay of 17000 employees worldwide. This is 20 percent of its work force.
Help me solve this. Find the size of the work force before layoffs
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Algebra Word Problem

09/30/15

if a number is added twice the number, the result is -6. What is the number?
I have missed way to many days of school and it is making it hard for me to understand my algebra homework. Please help!
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Algebra Word Problem

09/30/15

Alice is 14 years younger than bob. If Alice and Bobs arges are added together , the result is 96. What is alices age?
how can i solve this ?
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Algebra Word Problem

09/30/15

During an election campaign, a candidate gave away 5000 little advertisements.
During an election campaign, a candidate gave away 5000 little advertisements. The pens he gave away cost $0.23 each and the bumper stickers cost $0.14 each. He spent a total of $970.00 for the... more
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Algebra Word Problem

09/29/15

I need help with an algebra word problem.
three-sevenths of the employees of a company earn at least 28,000 per year. If 123 people earn at least 28,000 per year, how many employees does the company have?
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Algebra Word Problem

09/29/15

for the year the post office sold 7 first class stamps for every 2 postcard stamps sold. the post office sold 46,260 stamps for the year.
for the year the post office sold 7 first class stamps for every 2 postcard stamps sold. the post office sold 46,260 stamps for the year. how many of them were first class stamps? how many were... more
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Algebra Word Problem

09/29/15

The lengths of the sides of a triangle are consecutive odd integers. See description because I couldn't fit in all of it.
Find the length of the shortest side if the perimeter is 19 units shorter than 4 times the length of that side.
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