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College Algebra Word Problem

02/27/18

An​ alligator's tail length is proportional to its body length.

An alligator's tail length is proportional to its body length. An alligator with a body length of 6.3 feet has a tail length of7.1 feet. What is the tail length of an alligator whose body length is... more
College Algebra Word Problem

02/23/18

if a can of paint will cover 375 square feet, how many cans of paint will Amy need to buy

Amy wants to paint the four walls in her bedroom with two coats of paint two walls are each 8 feet high and 10 feet wide the other two are each 8 feet high and 12 feet wide if a can of paint will... more
College Algebra Word Problem

02/22/18

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You invested $20,000 in two accounts paying 8% and 9% annual interest, respectively. If the total interest earned for the year was $1620, how much was invested at each rate?
College Algebra Word Problem

02/13/18

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two brothers, Kevin and Charles, each inherit $9000. Kevin invests his inheritance in a savings account with an annual return of 2.9%, while Charles invests his inheritance in a CD paying 5.5%... more
College Algebra Word Problem

02/11/18

College algebra word problem

A car purchased for $35,890 is expected to depreciate according to the formula f(x) = −1940x + 35,890, where f(x) is the value of the car after x years. After how many years will the car be... more
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02/10/18

the winner of a 500 mile race drove his car to victory at a rate of 122.1698 mph. What was his time?

time should be in the nearest thousandth of an hour

02/06/18

How much heavy cream and low-fat milk should you combine in order to obtain 2 cups of half and half?

You need half and half (with a fat content of 13%), but you only have heavy cream (with a fat content of 37%) and low-fat milk (with a fat content of 1%).  How much heavy cream and low-fat milk... more
College Algebra Word Problem

02/03/18

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Jimmy invests $20,000 in an account that pays 4.39 % compounded quarterly. How long (in years and months) will it take for his investment to reach $24,000 ? ____ years and ____ months (Round the... more
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02/02/18

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A multiple-choice test has 100 questions, each with four possible answers. Each ques- tion is worth one point, and no points are taken off for incorrect guesses. Someone decides to take the test by... more
College Algebra Word Problem

01/27/18

There are two numbers which add up to 32 . If one number is eight more than three times the other, find the numbers.

There are two numbers which add up to 32. If one number is eight more than three times the other, find the numbers.
College Algebra Word Problem

01/27/18

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Water freezes at 0◦ Celsius and 32◦ Fahrenheit and it boils at 100◦C and 212◦F. (a) Find a linear function F that expresses temperature in the Fahrenheit scale in terms of degrees Celsius. Use this... more
College Algebra Word Problem

01/25/18

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Walt made an extra $10,000 last year from a part-time job. He invested part of the money at 2% and the rest at 3.75%. He made a total of $270 in interest. How much was invested at 3.75%?
College Algebra Word Problem

01/25/18

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Kevin invested part of his $5,000 bonus in a certificate of deposit that paid 2% annual simple interest, and the remainder in a mutual fund that paid 4% annual simple interest. If his total... more
College Algebra Word Problem

01/25/18

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In a chemistry class, 6 liters of a 4% silver iodide solution must be mixed with a 10% solution to get a 6% solution. How many liters of the 10% solution are needed?
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01/24/18

How many quarts of pure antifreeze must be added to 9 quarts of a 10​% antifreeze solution to obtain a 20​% antifreeze​ solution?

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01/22/18

A silversmith combined pure silver that cost $32.48 per ounce with 53 oz of a silver alloy that cost $23.35 per ounce.

How many ounces of pure silver were used to make an alloy of silver costing $26.65 per ounce?
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01/22/18

1). A coffee merchant combines coffee that costs $5 per pound with coffee that costs $3.20 per pound.

How many pounds of each should be used to make 26 lb of a blend costing $4.55 per pound?
College Algebra Word Problem

01/21/18

The length of the rectangular sign is 3 feet longer than the width. If the sign's area is 54 square feet, find its length and width.

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College Algebra Word Problem

12/14/17

Frank can type a report in 7 hours. James takes 5 hours to type it. How long will it take the two of them typing together?

This is on a review for my final and I am stuck
College Algebra Word Problem

12/13/17

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Kara's Custom Tees experienced fixed costs of $5005 and variable costs of $4 per shirt. Write an equation that can be used to determine the total expenses, find the cost, C, of producing 25 shirts,... more
College Algebra Word Problem

12/13/17

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Hannah worked 44 hours last week. She receives time and a half for all hours worked over 40 hours. Her total Pay was $690. How much did she make in an overtime hour?
College Algebra Word Problem

12/08/17

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The population of a city was 123 thousand in 1992. The exponential growth rate was 1.7% per year. What is the exponential growth function in terms of t, where t is the number of years since 1992
College Algebra Word Problem

12/05/17

The cost function for a certain company is c=30x+600 and the revenue is given by r=100x-0.5x^2 Recall that profit is revenue minus cost. Set up a quadratic equa

I'm taking college algebra 1111 and I have been stuck on this one problem on my homework for many weeks. please help

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