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06/01/15
Help! Very confused!!
At a concert, 2/5 of the people were men. There were 3 times as many woman as children. If there were 45 more men than children, how many people were at the concert?
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Fractions Polynomials
05/22/15
Need help solving the next step (1/(x-10))-(12/(x-2))=(6/(x-10))
(1/(x-10))-(12/(x-2))=(6/(x-10))
After multiplying both sides by (x-10) I get 1-((12(x-10))/(x-2))=6
But, what's next? Plugging it into WolframAlpha it gives the next steps answer as...
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Fractions Variables
05/13/15
Add and Simplify
Add and simplify:
7x/ (y^5z^4) + 4/ (y^4z^2)
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How many total pastries did Mama bake originally, and how many did member of the family get?
One evening, Mama baked a large batch of pastries for her family, whichconsisted of Papa and their three children: Ed, Lisa, and Judy. During thenight, Papa got up and ate 1/3 of the pastries. He...
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Fractions
05/07/15
Joshua got a Easter. he ate one third of it, and on the next day he ate four fifths of the rest. What fraction of the Easter egg did he eat on the second day?
Joshua got a Easter. he ate one third of it, and on the next day he ate four fifths of the rest. What fraction of the Easter egg did he eat on the second day?
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Fractions
05/06/15
Really simple question I'm helping a friend with. Thanks in advance for any help!
Elaine walked 2/3 of the distance from home to the post office. Then she ran 1/6 of the distance and jogged the rest. What fraction of the distance did she jog? (need the working/reason please not...
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04/30/15
How do you solve this word problem?
You and your friend are going to eat some candy. You eat 3/4 of a box of candy. Your friend eats 1/2 as much as you do. How much of a box of candy does your friend eat?
When I divide it...
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Fractions Fractions Help
04/30/15
Paul orders 3 tacos for $ 1.53 . How many tacos can he order of he has $ 5.78 ?
Paul orders 3 tacos for $ 1.53 . How many tacos can he order if he has $ 5.78 ?
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Fractions
04/30/15
benchmarking fractions
Order the following fractions from least to greatest and explain your reasoning. You cannot use decimals, cross multiplication, or the common denominator.
7/13, 6/11, 7/16, 6/7
The teacher...
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Fractions
04/29/15
fraction word problem
Sam had 7/12 of a bag of M & M's. His friend eat 1/8 of the M & M's. How much of his bag is left?
Fractions
04/28/15
A rectangular floor is to be tiled. Each tile covers 3/4 of a square foot. The floor is 10 by 12 feet. How many tiles are needed to tile the floor?
Me and a couple of friends have been trying to solve this and cant figure it out. The problem has to do with fractions and multiplication/division
we know the answer is 160. but not sure how to...
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Fractions
04/28/15
The Willis Tower previously known as The Sears Tower in Chicago is about 1,460 feet tall. If you tookwould you be in feet
The Willis Tower previously known as The Sears Tower in Chicago is about 1,460 feet tall. If you took an elevator 0.75 the way up the tower, how far from the ground would you be in feet? How do I...
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Fractions
04/22/15
Charlie bought 3/4 of a pound of candy. If 1/4 of it wa sour, how many pounds of sour candy does he have?
Charlie bought 3/4 of a pound of candy. If 1/4 of it wa sour, how many pounds of sour candy does he have?
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Fractions
04/18/15
a carpenter lays 16 square feet of tile in 2/3 if an hour.How many square feet of tile does the carpenter lay per hour?
the answer choices are 24, 16 2/3, 32/3, and 1/24
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Fractions
04/16/15
Need help with 2/3=x+1/5
Sorry guys but
here it is again
need help fast!
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Fractions
04/16/15
-3/-4=y-2 I need to figure this out
Hi guys need help with fractions again
need help fast!
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04/14/15
Fraction word problem
Kyle gave 2/7 of his money to his wife and spent 3/5 of the remainder, if he had 300$ left, how much money did he have at first
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Fractions Conversion
04/08/15
What is 0.194 as a fraction with the 9 and 4 going forever? (its basically 0.194949494..., but instead its written with the forever bar on top)
Baically, the 9 and 4 go on forever. If the entire decimal went on forever, this would be much easier because I actually learned how to solve that in school, but I haven't learned this.
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Fractions
04/07/15
How long was the relay?
jamie ran 1/5 of a relay. She ran 3/4 of a mile. How long was the relay?
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Fractions
04/06/15
fraction problem
Tyler has 5 cups of lemonade. He wants to pour them into glasses that have 1/2 a cup in each. How many glasses of lemonade will he be able to pour? I feel like this is a division problem but I'm...
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04/06/15
What is the probability of getting exactly 4 correct answers?
a multiple-choice test in which each question has 4 choices only one of which is correct. Assume that 7 questions are answered by guessing randomly.What is the probability of getting exactly 4...
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04/06/15
What is the probability of at least 6 correct answers?
Assume that 8 questions are answered by guessing.What is the probability of at least 6 correct answers?
04/02/15
What is the probability of selecting 1 mouse of each gender given that both are grey?
For this problem, assume there are 5 grey females, 2 grey males, 4 white females, and 5 white males. As in the book, the biologist selects two mice randomly.(1) What is the probability of selecting...
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