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Math Word Problem

08/12/18

a square 200 yards. What are the dementions?

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Math Word Problem

08/11/18

Zelma is 18 years older then her son. She was 3 times as old as he was 1 year ago. How old are they now?

Zelma is 18 years older then her son. She was 3 times as old as he was 1 year ago. How old are they now?
Math Word Problem Algebra 2 Ratio Word Problems

08/11/18

It takes 16 minutes for 9 people to paint 8 walls. How many minutes does it take 4 people to paint 6 walls? This is a ratio problem that I'm stuck on.

This is a popular question on the internet, but I just cannot figure out how they got the answer:It takes 16 minutes for 9 people to paint 8 walls. How many minutes does it take 4 people to paint 6... more
Math Word Problem

08/11/18

Mr. X has $5000 to deposit. He deposits part of this in an account earning 6%. The remainder is deposited in an account earning 8.5%...

...(continue of the question)   (Both rates are simple interest). If the total interest earned each year is $387.50, how much was initially deposited in each account? Solve and type an equation
Math Word Problem

08/11/18

Suppose that you open two savings accounts. In the first you deposit $4000 at an annual simple rate of 7%. In the second you deposit $5000 at 9%...

...(continue of the question)   (Also in simple interest). After how many years will the total interest amount to $5840? Solve and type an equation
Math Word Problem

08/11/18

A piece of wire 24 cm long is cut into 2 pieces. Each piece is then formed into a square. If the sum of the areas of the 2 squares is 20 cm^2,...

...(continue of the question) find the lengths of the twp pieces of wire. Solve and type an equation
Math Word Problem

08/11/18

A positive number is 4 more than it's reciprocal. Find the number.

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Math Word Problem

08/09/18

What is the domain and range of the following set of points? {(-2, 3), (-1, 4), (0, 0), (2, 6), (4, 6)}

find the domain and range

08/08/18

Exponential Functions math word problem

A bacteria culture starts with 620620 bacteria and grows at a rate proportional to its size. After 44 hours there will be 24802480 bacteria.   1) Express the population P after t hours as a... more
Math Word Problem

08/08/18

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A cube made of osmium, the elemnt with the highest density,measures 5centimeters along each edge and has a mass of 2825 grams .what is the density ,in grams per cubic centimeters of the osmium from... more
Math Word Problem

08/08/18

A moving company charges $0.60 per pound for a move from New York to Florida. A family estimates that their belongings weigh about 6 tons. About how much would

A moving company charges $0.60 per pound for a move from New York to Florida. A family estimates that their belongings weigh about 6 tons.A moving company charges $0.60 per pound for a move from... more
Math Word Problem

08/08/18

find how many quarts of 6% butterfat milk and 3% butterfat milk should be mixed to yield 60 quarts of 4% butterfat milk

 hey I am in a math class in college and really need help with this word problem I trued several times 
Math Word Problem

08/07/18

tonya completed a 24 mile cross country race in exactly 3.2 hours. what was Tonya's average running speed in miles per hour?

 Tonya completed a 24 mile cross country race in exactly 3.2 hours. What was Tonya's average running speed in miles per hour?
Math Word Problem

08/07/18

Blues vary inversely as purples cubed. When there are 250 blues, there are 2 purples. How many blues are present when there are 5 purples?

my question seems like a simple one but it is confusing so try to explain the answer in a way that a dumb person could understand
Math Word Problem

08/06/18

How long would it take her associate

Allison can complete a sales route by herself in 6 hours. Working with an associate, she completes the route in 4 hours. How long would it take her associate to complete the route by herself?
Math Word Problem

08/06/18

a positive integer is twice another. The sum of the reciprocals of the two positive integers is frac 3/10, find the two integers

A positive integer is twice another. The sum of the reciprocals of the two positive integers is 3/10.
Math Word Problem

08/06/18

Trains A and B leave the same city at right angles at the same time. Train B travels 5 mph faster than train A. After 2 hours they are 50 miles apart....

...(Continue of the question) Find the speed of each train. Solve and type an equation
Math Word Problem

08/06/18

A ladder 10 ft long leans against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is 6 ft from the wall. How much would the lower end of the top end to the ground is same...

...(Continue of the question) as the distance from the bottom end to the wall. Solve and type an equation
Math Word Problem

08/06/18

Find the length of a side of a square whose diagonal is 3 cm longer than a side.

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Math Word Problem

08/06/18

A rectangular piece if sheet metal is 3 in. longer than it is wide. If the length and width are both increased by 2 in., the area is increased by 34 in^2. ...

...(Continue of question) What are the original dimensions of the sheet metal. Solve and type an equation 
Math Word Problem

08/06/18

A rectangular piece if sheet metal is twice as long as it is wide. Squares measuring 5 inches on a side are cut from each corner and the sides are folded...

...(Continue of the question) to form a box. If the volume of the box is 1760 m^3, what are the dimensions of the sheet metal? Solve and type an equation
Math Word Problem

08/04/18

The length of a rectangle is 8/5 times it's width. The area is 56 square meters. Find the width of the rectangle.

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Math Word Problem

08/03/18

An airplane flies 738 miles against the wind and 1062 miles with the wind in a total time of 9 hours. The speed if the airplane in still air is 200 mph. ...

...(Continue of the question) What is the speed if the wind? Solve and type an equation
Math Word Problem

08/03/18

A rectangle has a perimeter of 15.4 cm and an area of 14.4 cm^2. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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