74 Answered Questions for the topic applications

09/29/17

If four times a whole number is subtracted from three times the square of the number, the result 15 is obtained. Find the number.
(no description, just need exact answer. thanks)
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09/09/17

Polynomial division application question
The remainder when (3x3 - 6x2 + ax - 1) is divided by x-3 is the equal to the remainder obtained when the expression is divided by x + 1. Find the value of a.     
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05/10/17

The perimeter of a rectangle is 24 ft. Length is 4 ft longer than width. Let x be length and y be width.
Write the first equation- 2x+2y=??   Write the second equation- x=y+??   What is the length ??   What is the width ??
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02/06/17

What is an alternative form of measuring angles?
compare it with the degree measure and include the origin, applications, benefits or drawbacks.
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Applications

12/07/16

The current of a river is 2 miles per hour. A boat travels to a point 3 miles upstream and back in 2 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
The speed of the boat in still water is ___?
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Applications

11/23/16

A woman owns a small, cash-only business in a state that requires her to charge 6% sales tax on each item she sells. At the beginning of the day, she has
$270 in the cash register. At the end of the day, she has $1,224.00 in the register. How much money should she send to the state government for the sales tax she collected?
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11/23/16

Tickets for a school event were $2.50 for students and $3.75 for parents. If a total of 96 tickets were sold for $306.25 , how many student and parent tickets
were sold?
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11/23/16

A woman has a total of $13,000 to invest. She invests part of the money in an account that pays 7% per year and the rest in an account that pays 10% per year
. If the interest earned in the first year is $1000, how much did she invest in each account?
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Applications

11/21/16

Train A has a speed of 35 miles per hour greater than that of train B. If train A travels 210 miles in the same times train B travels 140 miles...
what are the speeds of the two trains? 
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11/21/16

It takes 12 hours to fill a pool with the inlet pipe. It can be emptied in 15 hours with the outlet pipe. If the pool is 2/3 full to begin with, how long...
will it take to fill it from there if both pipes are open? How many hours ? 
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Applications College Algebra

10/30/16

The sum of the reciprocals of 2 consecutive odd integers is 12/ 35 . Find the numbers.
Its an application problem have to find 2 numbers -The sum of the reciprocals of 2 consecutive odd integers is 12/ 35 . Find the numbers.
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Applications College Algebra

10/30/16

The sum of the reciprocals of 2 consecutive integers is11/30 . Find the numbers
It is an application problem have to find two numbers The sum of the reciprocals of  2 consecutive integers is 11/30. Find the numbers
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Applications College Algebra

10/30/16

The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 26/ 5 . Find the number.
The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 26/ 5 . Find the number. Its an application problem that is hard to solve.
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Applications College Algebra

10/30/16

One number is 2 times another. The sum of their reciprocals is 9 . Find the numbers.
One number is 2 times another. The sum of their reciprocals is 9.Find the numbers. It is an application problem.  
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Applications

10/10/16

just need help starting out
A waitress sold 13 ribeye steak dinners and 38 grilled salmon? dinners, totaling ?$550.63 on a particular day. Another day she sold 27 ribeye steak dinners and 19 grilled salmon? dinners, totaling... more
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Applications Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Algebra

10/05/16

Maximizing Area
A farmer has 200 ft of fencing and wants to build three adjacent rectangular corrals. Determine the dimensions that should be used to maximize the area, and find the area of each individual... more
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Applications Math Word Problem

10/04/16

Jose has a change jar that contains only quarters and half dollars. He has 80 coins which add up to a total of $28.25.
How many of each coin does he have? I don't how to set up the equation for this problem.
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Applications

09/08/16

48 less than four times a number is equal to the number. What is the number?
 48 less than four times a number is equal to the number. What is the number?
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Applications

06/11/16

A rectangle is 5 times as long as it is wide. The perimeter is 36 feet. Find the dimensions.
A rectangle is 5 times as long as it is wide. The perimeter is 36 feet. Find the dimensions.
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Applications Computer Science

05/17/16

Application example
an example of an application that requires some form of storage and its most appropriate storage device.
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Applications

01/24/16

About how many nautical miles is the circumference of the Earth at the equator?
There are 360 degrees of longitude at the equator. The length of a nautical mile initially represented 1/60 degree of longitude at the equator, and is quite close to that measurement today. About... more
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Applications

01/19/16

A salesperson sold a new car for $13,490 and earned $674.50 in commissions. What was the rate of commission?
A salesperson sold a new car for $13,490 and earned $674.50 in commissions. What was the rate of commission?
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12/02/15

Horizontal and Vertical distance
Grady is flying a kite on 50 ft of string. Its vertical distance from his hand is 10 ft more than the horizontal distance from his hand. Assuming that the string is being held 5 ft above ground... more
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Applications Algebra Age Problem

10/28/15

application problem
Right now Bob is 2.5 times as old as Al. In 5 years he will only be twice as old. How old is Bob now? I have to write an equation and solve
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10/26/15

application problem
You have taken 2 test each was worth 20% of your grade. Right now your average is 93.7. You need to have a 91.5% to get an A. what precent do you need to average from this point on to keep your A?
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