479 Answered Questions for the topic PROBLEM SOLVING

Problem Solving Inequalities

11/07/14

write three inequalities that represents the requirements

LIFEGUARDS NEEDED swim at least 100 yards. Tread water for at least 5 minutes swim 10 yards or more underwater without taking a breath. a. write three inequalities that represents. b.... more
Problem Solving Inequalities

11/07/14

write and solve inequality

Prices starting of the bike at $120   you save $15 per week to purchase one of the bikes shown   a. Write and solve an inequality to find the numbers of weeks you need to save to purchase a... more
Problem Solving

10/31/14

in 13 years a child will be 6 years older than twice her current age, what is her current age ?

how do you figure this problem out ? Do you have to use a certain formula or use this in an equation
Problem Solving Triangles Rectangle

10/30/14

problem solving about triangle and rectangle?!

You have 500 feet of fencing which you want to use to enclose a right triangular area. What is the largest area which you can enclose? (In square feet, enter just the number, no... more
Problem Solving Triangles

10/30/14

problem solving

You have 500 feet of fencing which you want to use to enclose a right triangular area. What is the largest area which you can enclose?
Problem Solving Sequence

10/18/14

F (n) = n/6

Find the first 4 terns in the sequence 
Problem Solving

10/14/14

Two classrooms are the same size. Each has seating for 28 students.

In one room, each student has a desk and chair that take up 9 square feet. In the other room, each group of 4 students shares a table and chairs that take up 35 square feet. Each room also has one... more
Problem Solving

10/14/14

A gym is 100 feet by 70 feet. Bleachers are along both 100 foot sides of the gym.

  The bleachers are 4 feet deep when closed. When open, they are 9 feet deep. Compare the available area in the gym when the bleachers are closed to when they are open.
Problem Solving

10/03/14

How do you solve this?

All-purpose carpeting costs $27.50 per square meter. What is the cost of carpeting a room from wall to wall whose dimensions are 360 centimeters by 400 centimeters.
Problem Solving

10/01/14

Kristi is two-thirds of her sisters age. If the sum of their ages is 80, what is kristis age?

Kristi is two-thirds of her sisters age. If the sum of their ages is 80, what is Kristis age?                        
Problem Solving Solving Story Problems

09/23/14

if a triangle is 35 inches then how much would each side get and they have to be 5 more then the other

A triangle has a perimeter of 35 inches. The length of side A of the triangle is twice the length of side B. Side C is 5 inches longer than side A. What is the length of each side of the... more
Problem Solving Algebra Word Problem

09/14/14

Problem solving

Tracy can wallpaper 5 rooms in a new house in 30 hours. Together with her trainee she can do the wallpaper of the 5 rooms in 19 hours. How long would it take the trainee working by herself to... more
Problem Solving

09/14/14

Problem solving-Hiking

Gary can hike on level ground 3 mile an hour faster than he can on uphill terrain. Yesterday, he hiked 34 miles, spending 2 hours on level ground and 5 hours on uphill terrain. What is his average... more
Problem Solving Algebra Word Problem Acid Base

09/14/14

Problem solving

How much pure acid should be mixed with 6 gallons of 50% acid in order to get an 80% acid solution?
Problem Solving

09/08/14

Scrapbook is 15 inches by 15 inches

You are making a scrapbook with pages that are 15 inches. On one page, you want to put two 4 inch by 6 inch photographs, each with blue boarders of equal width,as shown. What is the widest border... more

09/07/14

Finance Time Value of Money Questions URGENT HELP NEEDED

Hello, Please help if you can. How do you solve these 4 (not the answers, just how to solve step by step ) thanks. 1. Calculate the future value at the end of twenty-five years of the following... more
Problem Solving

07/21/14

megan makes orange juice for a restaurant. on monday she uses 9 3/4 pounds of oranges. on tuesday she uses 2/3 as many pounds.

megan makes orange juice for a restaurant. on monday she uses 9 3/4 pounds of oranges. on tuesday she uses 2/3 as many pounds. how many pounds of oranges does she use on tuesday?
Problem Solving

07/19/14

In a motorboat, it takes 3 hours to go downstream with the current of 6kph and upstream takes 5 hours. What are the upstream and downstream speeds?

In a motorboat, it takes 3 hours to go downstream with the current of 6kph and upstream takes 5 hours. What are the upstream and downstream speeds? 
Problem Solving

05/22/14

problem solving

of 300 students, 110 are in the chorus and 150 are in the band.  Of these students, 50 are in both chorus and the band.  How many students are neither in the chorus nor the band?
Problem Solving

05/22/14

Problem solving

At a park a picnic shelter covers 1/4 of an acre and a playground covers 5/8 of an acre how much area is covered by both the picnic shelter and the playground?
Problem Solving Math Algebra Inequalities

05/02/14

solving rational inequalities with a sign chart

Hi, i have 2 application questions about rational inequalities that i hope you will help me solve and explain to me how are they solved:1)When successful new software is first introduced, the... more
Problem Solving Algebra 2 Word Problem

04/27/14

A ship's crew of 50 has a supply of drinking water

for 30 days such that each member of the crew would get 2 quarts per day. If 250 gallons become contaminated after the 10th day and cannot be used for drinking, how many quarts will each crew... more
Problem Solving

02/13/14

if an ock board is 2.5 in wide and 5.5 in tall and weighs 3.2 pouds how long is the board

the density is .o27 but I don't know where to start
Problem Solving

09/27/13

The weight he lost in the first month : 1/3(W-G) + 3 The weight he lost in the second month : 2/9(W-G)+2 The weight he lost in the third month:4/27(W-G)+4/3

Reuben was successful in losing weight. He had agoal weight in mind. He went on a diet for three months. Each month, he wouldlose one-third of the difference between his current weight and his goal... more

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