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College Algebra Word Problem

12/09/15

Maggie has a job working in an office for $10 an hour and another job driving a tractor for $12 an hour.
Maggie has a job working in an office for $10 an hour and another job driving a tractor for $12 an hour. One week she works in the office twice as long as she drives the tractor. Her total income... more
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College Algebra Word Problem

12/09/15

Maggie has a job working in an office for $10 an hour and another job driving a tractor for $12 an hour.
Maggie has a job working in an office for $10 an hour and another job driving a tractor for $12 an hour. One week she works in the office twice as long as she drives the tractor. Her total income... more
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College Algebra Word Problem

12/07/15

the area of a triangle section of a store cannot be more than 910 sq. ft. It the height of the triangular section is 52 feet, what should the base be?
 The base is unknown
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College Algebra Word Problem Struggling Student Final Tomorrow

12/07/15

Aplications of Rational Expressions
The difference of the reciprocal of a number and 5/9 is -41/90. Find the number.
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12/07/15

Aplications of Rational Expressions
One copy machine can run off copies in 15 minutes. A newer machine can do the same job in 10 minutes. How long would it take the two machines, working together, to make all the necessary copies?
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12/07/15

Applicatons od Rational Expressions
One positive number is three larger than another positive number. If four times the reciprocal of the smaller number is added to three times the reciprocal of the larger number, the sum is 1. Find... more
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College Algebra Word Problem

12/06/15

Can you help with this question please?
This is on the practice exam:   Diane, Rafael, and Hong have a total of $100 in their wallets. Hong has 2 times what Rafael has. Rafael has $8 less than Diane. How much do they have in their... more
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College Algebra Word Problem

12/05/15

World problem dealing with systems of linear equations Matrix inverses, i have attempted the problem couple of times, and i also tried creating a table.
A Sasquatch's diet consists of three primary foods: Ippizuti Fish, Misty Mushrooms, and Sun Berries. Each serving of Ippizuti Fish is 500 calories, contains 80 grams of protein, and has no Vitamin... more
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College Algebra Word Problem College Algebra

12/04/15

Word problem
A student is working part time as a hairdresser. She can work no more than 24 hours a week. She charges $80 for a perm which takes 2 hours and charges $25 for a haircut which takes 30 minutes. How... more
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College Algebra Word Problem Math Help For College Struggling Student Finals

12/04/15

Reciprocals??
The sum of seven times the reciprocal of a number and 5/8 is 3/2. Find the number.
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College Algebra Word Problem Math Help For College Struggling Student Finals

12/04/15

Reciprocals??
The sum of four times the reciprocal of a number and 3/4 is 49/44. Find the number.
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College Algebra Word Problem College Algebra

11/30/15

I am having trouble setting this one up
A florist is creating 10 centerpieces for the tables at a wedding reception. Roses cost $2.50 each, lilies cost $4 each, and irises cost $2 each. The customer has a budget of $370 allocated for the... more
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College Algebra Word Problem

11/25/15

word problem for college algebra
Chicago's population grew from 2.8 million in 1990 to 2.9 million in 2000.(a) What was the yearly percent growth rate?Round your answer to three decimal places.The yearly percent growth rate was... more
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College Algebra Word Problem

11/21/15

A box without a top is to be constructed out of a 9 by 12 inch piece of cardboard by cutting congruent squares from all four corners
(The sides are then folded up) If the square in the corner is X inches, what is the expression for the length, width, and height of the box? Write a function V(x) for the volume of the box?
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College Algebra Word Problem

11/15/15

A ball is thrown at an initial height of 5 feet with an initial upward velocity at 29 ft/s.
A ball is thrown at an initial height of 5 feet with an initial upward velocity at 29 ft/s. The balls height h (in feet) after t seconds is give by: h= 5 + 29t -16t^2. Find the values of t if the... more
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College Algebra Word Problem Algebra Word Problem College Algebra

11/12/15

System of Equations
One 8-oz serving each of coffee, energy drink, and soda contains 200 mg of caffeine. One serving of coffee has 11 mg more caffeine than two servings of soda. One serving of energy drink contains 32... more
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College Algebra Word Problem

11/10/15

what is the height of tree whose volume is 960 m^3 and whose girth is 2 m
The volume of wood v in a tree varies jointly as h and square of the girth g. If the volume big a redwood tree is 216 m^3 when the height is 30 m and the girth is 1.5 m, what is the height of tree... more
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College Algebra Word Problem

11/10/15

Find the numbers such that the square of the sum of the number and 6 is 169
Please help me with all my homework. I'm kind of having a hard time understanding it. Thanks!
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College Algebra Word Problem

11/08/15

A car is purchased for $17,500 . After each year, the resale value decreases by 20% . What will the resale value be after 5 years?
Use a calculator and round to your nearest dollar  
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College Algebra Word Problem

11/06/15

Find two numbers whose sum is 23 and whose product is as large as possible.
Find two numbers whose sum is 23 and whose product is as large as possible.
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College Algebra Word Problem College Algebra

11/05/15

Writing linear functions
The pressure p of water on a diver's nody is a linear function of the diver's depth, x. At the water's surface the pressure is 1 atmosphere. At a depth of  100 ft, the pressure is about 3.92... more
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College Algebra Word Problem

11/04/15

how long would it take your brand new car to depreciate 40%? Assume that it depreciates at 15% a year (compounded annually), that is r =-0.15?
(if you lost% what would A=?
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College Algebra Word Problem

11/03/15

Solving a Word Problem
Outside a city, a highway and railroad track run parallel to each other for many miles. If a car starts down the highway at 55 miles per hour and a train leaves the city 45 minutes later going 70... more
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College Algebra Word Problem

11/02/15

A can of beans has a surface are of 367^2. It's height is 18cm. What is the radius of the circular top?
 I have been having trouble with this question for awhile thanks for the help
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College Algebra Word Problem

10/25/15

Right Triangle
A toy manufacturer needs a piece of plastic in the shape of a right triangle with the longer leg 8 cm more than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse 16 cm more than the shorter leg. How long should... more
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