53 Answered Questions for the topic Solving Story Problems

Solving Story Problems

03/13/16

A granola mix contains 5% nuts. How many ounces of nuts must be added to get 25 oz of granola with 24% nuts?
I don't know how to do this, please help!
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Solving Story Problems

03/09/16

How many yearbooks must they sell before their business breaks even?
mike and kim invest 17,000 in equipment to print yearbooks for school. Each yearbook cost $5 and sells for $25
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Solving Story Problems Algebra 2 3.1 3.4 Fill In The Table

02/16/16

josh miller has invested $10,000 is a savings account at the beginning of 2015. what will his future balances be if he has 1% annual increase
i need to put this on a table and need help making the equation  
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Solving Story Problems

11/23/15

Staff will increase from 46 to 69. What % will the work force increase
How was this figured out
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Solving Story Problems Algebra Word Problem

11/22/15

Chad paddles 55m/min in still water. He paddles 150m upstream and 150 dowstream in a total time of 5.5 minutes. What is the speed of the current?
Chad paddles 55m/min in still water.  He paddles 150m upstream and 150 dowstream in a total  time of 5.5 minutes.  What is the speed of the current?
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Solving Story Problems

10/28/15

Amy has 60 dimes and quarters. Their total value is $11.25. How many dimes and how many quarters does she have?
Amy has 60 dimes and quarters.  Their total value is $11.25.  How many dimes and how many quarters does she have?   Please explain how we solve this story problem. Thanks!!!
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Solving Story Problems

10/28/15

How many different combos of 4 when you have: burger,fries, salad,onion rings, soda and beer
How many different combinations can I get when you have these 6 items? You can also have 4burgers;2burgers,1 fry,1 beer, ect.
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Solving Story Problems

10/27/15

8th grade math story problems
1-Mrs. fairbourn went to kneaders to buy some bread. The apple bread cost $5 more than the pumpkin spice. Orange rolls were $8 less than the apple bread. Freshly baked whole wheat was twice as much... more
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Solving Story Problems

10/26/15

need help on story problem for 8th grade math
1-Monica bought 3 types of fruit for a fruit salad. She paid twice as much for blueberries as for oranges, and 1.50$ less for strawberries than for blueberries. If the total cost was $12.25 how... more
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Solving Story Problems

10/04/15

What is the width and the length?
a family plans to have the hardwood floors in their square dining room re-finished, and new baseboards installed. The cost of re-finishing the hardwood floors is $4.50 per square foot and the cost... more
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Solving Story Problems

09/30/15

128 gallon tank salt 2%, water evaporated salt to 4% add how many gallons need to be added
The hippo tang fish at the zoo requires the 128 gallon tank to be 2% salt. After period of time, some water evaporated, raising the salinity to 4%. How many gallons of water must be resupplied in... more
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Solving Story Problems

09/21/15

Rafael counted a total of 40 white cars and yellow cars. There were 9 times as many white cars as yellow cars. How many white cars did rafael count?
need help  
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Solving Story Problems

09/12/15

3 kids have a total of 55 cents. Asha has 3 times more than Barry and twice as much money as Cali. How much money does Barry have?
Is this a fraction or an algebra problem?  I don't know how to approach this problem.
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Solving Story Problems Equations

09/11/15

Ac-225, has a half-life of 10 days. At the end of an experiment that lasted 40 days 2 grams of Ac-225 left. How much at the beginning of the experiment?
I need the equation and solution to this problem.
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Solving Story Problems

08/28/15

A jazz concert brought in $129,000 on the sale of 8,300 tickets. If the tickets sold for $10 and $20 each, how many of each type of tickets were sold
 A jazz concert brought in $129,000 on the sale of 8,300 tickets. If the tickets sold for $10 and $20 each, how many of each type of tickets were sold
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Solving Story Problems

05/29/15

solving story problems
I can't remember how to set it up for the answers. An accountant invests part of a $6000 bonus in a 5% simple interest account and invests the remainder of the money at 8.5% simple interest.... more
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Solving Story Problems

05/29/15

setting up story problems
An accountant invests part of a $6000 bonus in a 5% simple interest account and invests the remainder of the money at 8.5% simple interest.  Together the investments earn $370 per year.  Find the... more
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Solving Story Problems

04/13/15

A solution of 67% pesticide is to be mixed with a solution of 57% pesticide to form 30 liters of a 59% solution. How much of the 67% solution must she use?
Tell what x= and y=    Give both equations you deduce from the story problem with a bracket.   You may use substitution, elimination, or graphing for the solution to the system. Show all work... more
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Solving Story Problems Solving Equations

04/01/15

if a plane can travel 480 miles per hour with the wind and 400 miles per hour against the wind , find the speed of the plane in still air
find speed in miles per hour
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Solving Story Problems

03/07/15

What percent of michelle's collection is make up of us stamps?
Michelle collects US Canadian and Mexican stamps. 80% of the stamps are US and Mexican. there are 3 times as many us stamps as Mexican stamps. What percent of michelle's collection is make up of us... more
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Solving Story Problems

02/18/15

HELP ME! I need help on this
Keone is starting a painting business. It will cost $15,650 for everything. He determines that it will cost him 3.35 per hour for expences. If he charges $18 per hour, how many hours will he work... more
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Solving Story Problems

11/30/14

ski Arizona word problem
Last winter we went skiing in Flagstaff, Arizona. In the parking lot I noticed license plates from Arizona as well as from various other states. There were also some license plates from other... more
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Solving Story Problems Story Problem

11/19/14

how many of each animal can you buy to spend 1000.00 and buy 100 animals
farmer had $1000.00 to buy 100 animals cows cost $50.00 each sheep cost $10.00 each Rabbits cost .50 each
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Solving Story Problems

11/13/14

In a zoo, the ratio of adults to children is 5 to 4. If there are 126 people in the zoo, how many children are there?
In a zoo, the ratio of adults to children is 5 to 4. If there are 126 people in the zoo, how many children are there?  
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Solving Story Problems

11/10/14

Story problem that needs solving
A restaurant owner bought 245 cartons of canned corn.  Each carton held 28 can of corn.  There were 2198 cans of yellow corn and the rest were white corn.  All the cans of white corn were used... more
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