479 Answered Questions for the topic PROBLEM SOLVING

Problem Solving

03/20/15

Lisa's living room is 20 feet wide. If the length is 8 feet less than twice the width, what is the area of her living room?
This is for my college class, and I haven't been able to answer it for the past 2 weeks, I would appreciate any help
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Problem Solving

03/09/15

Length of rectangle= 4 time Width. If length decreased by 12, width increased by 12, rectangle becomes square. Find dimensions of rectangle
The length of a rectangle is four times its width. If the length is decreased by 12 and the width is increased by 12, the rectangle becomes a square. Find the dimensions of the original rectangle
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Problem Solving

03/01/15

what is the answer to this please answer asap
I have tried to find out for 3 days what the answer is to this I cant find it what is the answer and how did you get it so I can do it the same way in the future     Allison buys a case of water... more
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Problem Solving

03/01/15

how do i figure this out please answer asap
the area of a rectangular patio is 5  5/8 square yards and it's length is 1   1/2 yards . what is the patio's with in yards . how did you figure this out      how do i simplfy and combine like... more
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Problem Solving Algebra Fractions

02/26/15

Finding the number
One-third of a number is five-sixths. Find the number
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Problem Solving Algebra Fractions

02/26/15

Finding the number
The sum of 2/3 and four times a number is equal to 5/6 subtracted from five times the number. Find the number
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02/26/15

Finding the measure of supplementary angles
Two angles are supplementary if their sum in 180°. The larger angle measures eight degrees more than three times the measure of a smaller angle. If x represents the measure of the smaller angle and... more
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Problem Solving Algebra Triangles Angles

02/26/15

The measure of angles.
The measures of the angles of a triangle are 3 consecutive even integers. Find the measure of each angle.   Sorry if that's not enough info, copied it right from text book.
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Problem Solving Inequalities Equations Area

02/26/15

Finding area
The area of the Sahara Desert is 7 times the area of the Gobi Desert. If the sum of their areas is 4,000,000 square miles, find the area of each desert.
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Problem Solving Math Problem

02/20/15

Who will win the second race and by how amny seconds?
jack and jill ran a 100 meter race. Jill ran the race in 10 sec and won by 10 meters; that is jack had run 90 meters while jill crossed the finish line. They race again, but this time jill started... more
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Problem Solving Math

02/19/15

An airplane takes 3 hours to travel a distance of 1680 miles with the wind, The return trip takes 4 hours against the wind.
Find the speed of the plane in still air and the speed of the wind.
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Problem Solving

02/18/15

Area of rectangle
Dear Tutor, my my daughter learned Area of Rectangles in math.  There are some questions we have little confused.  Please explain to us and the answers.  Thank you very much.   problem#1:   an... more
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Problem Solving

02/11/15

Word Problem.
the admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. on a certain day, 2200 people enter the fair and $5050 is collected. How many children and how many adults attended?
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02/10/15

Find a pair of integers X and Y that satisfy 7x+3y=64 and one of the integers is three times the other
How do I find X and Y?
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Problem Solving

02/05/15

17 1/3 of rain in 24 hours, how many drops in 1 hour
In 24hours 17 1/3 of rain how many drops in 1hour
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Problem Solving

02/02/15

Barbara decides to keep 1/2 of her land and have her 4 children divide the other 1/2. She still wants the oldest daughter to get more land than her sisters.
Think of a way to use fractions to divide the land. Explain your answer.
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Problem Solving Math Word Problems

01/20/15

What was the rate per minute for each additional minute
8-minuet long distance calls that cost $6.60 $3.75 for the first three minuets  
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Problem Solving Math Math Word Problem

01/20/15

How many of each color will there be
430 shirts  twice as many red as white  50 more blue as white how many of each color shirts will there be?
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Problem Solving

01/16/15

The perpendicular lines n and m are tangent to the parabola y = x2. Find the coordinates (a, b) where the two lines cross the y-axis
The perpendicular lines n and m are tangent to the parabola y = x2. Find the coordinates (a, b) where the two lines cross the y-axis
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Problem Solving Math Geometry Math Help

12/18/14

Geometry - Parallelogram Properties
GRAM is a parallelogram. RM intersects GA at point S. The perimeter of triangle GRS is 21. The perimeter of triangle RAS is 26. The perimeter of triangle GRA is 35. What is the length of segment... more
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Problem Solving

12/16/14

Maria drives 66 mph and Ming drives 45 mph. How far apart will they be in 3 hours?
i need help doing this problem
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Problem Solving

12/16/14

The length of a rectangle is twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 42 yards, find the area
The length of a rectangle is twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 42 yards, find the area
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Problem Solving

12/11/14

Problem solving?!
Suppose you drop a ball from 1 meter above the floor. Each time the ball hits the floor after falling from a height of h meters, it rebounds to a height of 0.8h. (So you drop it from 1 meter, it... more
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Problem Solving

12/11/14

Seymour earns $12/hour at his job plus a $2 bonus for each extended warranty he sells.
Seymour earns $12/hour at his job plus a $2 bonus for each extended warranty he sells. If he works 36 hours and sells 22 warranties in one week, what will his gross pay be
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Problem Solving

12/11/14

-81 times the difference between a number and 66 is equal to the number plus -77. What is the number?
Let y be the unknown number. 
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