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Story Problem

02/10/18

Kerry has $10,000 to invest for her future. She puts part of the money into stocks which earn 6% annually.
Kerry has $10,000 to invest for her future. She puts part of the money into stocks which earn 6% annually. She also places the remaining money into a mutual fund which earns 7% annually. The total... more
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Story Problem

02/06/18

in a purse misty has $1.91.
In a purse misty has $1.91, including one more nickel than quarters. She also has twice as many dimes as nickles. But, she also has eight more pennies than dimes. How many of each of the four coins... more
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Story Problem

02/04/18

Little Lucy has $2.26 in her bank.
Little Lucy has $2.62 in her bank. She has fourteen more nickels than dimes and two more pennies than nickels. What is the equation?    How many dimes:? How many nickles:? How many pennies:?     more
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Story Problem

01/30/18

Sam is twice as old as Mary and Mary is 5 years older than her sister Kate. The sum of all their ages is 31.
Sam is twice as old as Mary and Mary is 5 years older than her sister Kate. The sum of all their agesis 31. Find the age of:Kate =Mary =Sam =
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Story Problem

01/30/18

In Mindy's coin purse she has $2.18.
In Mindy's coin purse she has $2.18. The her total coin purse change is comprised of twice asmany nickels as pennies and three less dimes than nickels. How many of each coin is in herchange purse?
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Story Problem

01/29/18

The diameter of a hexagon is 30” from flat side to flat side. What is the length of on side of the hexagon?
A hexagon has 6 equal sides. The distance across from One flat side to the other is 30”. How long is each of the sides?
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Story Problem

01/28/18

Wendy has $10,000 in her savings. She is going to invest part of the money in a stock which yields 6% per year.
Wendy has $10,000 in her savings. She is going to invest part of the money in a stock which yields 6% per year. She will invest the rest of the money in a money market fund which earns 8% per year.... more
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Story Problem

01/25/18

Anya's grandfather gives her a collection of souvenir subway tokens.
Anya's grandfather gives her a collection of souvenir tokens.  He gives her 9 tokens from the 1960s, 12 tokens from the 1970s, and 21 tokens from the 1980s.  She wants to make a display of each... more
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Story Problem Math Problem

01/03/18

wife and I disagree on a math problem please help
in month 1, a business has a cost of $7900, but ends with a NET of $10,156.50.  This will repeat monthly.  How much will they have in NET profit at the end of 5 months.   please help with the... more
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Story Problem Linear Equations

12/19/17

i switched the question and description because the question was too long if you were wondering..
A total of 372 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. The number of student tickets sold was two times the number of adult tickets sold. How many... more
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Story Problem

11/20/17

Suppose there are only 10 families in the US, and that the average wealth is $800 per family.
Suppose there are only 10 families in the US, and that the average wealth is $800 per family. If wealth were evenly distributed, how much would each of the 10 families have? That is, if all 100... more
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Story Problem Algebra 2

11/19/17

Story problem in algebra
A contractor is installing carpet in a new house. The rectangular living room has an area of 96 square feet, and the length is twelve feet less than three times the width of the room. What are the... more
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Story Problem Alegbra 2

11/16/17

Story problem in algebra
A box’s volume is equal to 600 cubic inches. If the width of the box is 7 inches less than the length, and the height is 10 inches less than the length, find the dimensions of the box.
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Story Problem Algebra 2

11/14/17

Story problem in algebra
When a fraction has a numerator that is one less than twice an unknown number and a denominator that is that unknown number, the fraction will be greater than the unknown number increased by four.... more
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Story Problem Algebra 2

11/08/17

Story problem in algebra 2
A pizza box’s dimensions are such that the width is 5 times the height and the length is 10 times the height. Find the dimensions if the total volume of the pizza box is 1,350 cubic inches
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Story Problem Paper

11/07/17

Katie buying paper
Katie is buying packages of construction paper. In each package there are 6 white sheets and 18 colored sheets. How many colored sheets does he buys 14 white sheets?
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Story Problem

11/01/17

Boat going 24 mph still water. Can go 54 miles upstream in the same time it can go 90 mph downstream. What is the speed of the current
Story problem involving boat speed and current speed
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Story Problem Math Algebra 2

10/23/17

Story problem in algebra
Fuel tanks are being filled to accommodate trucks traveling down a highway. If 54 gallons of fuel will fill 4 tanks, how many gallons will be needed to fill 9 tanks?
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Story Problem

10/08/17

Davids bowling score is 5 less that 3 times aarons score. The sum of their score is 215.
What is each students score
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Story Problem Math Word Problem

09/30/17

4 mins elevation dropped 12 feet what was change elevation first minute
Jenny was walking down a wooded path. For 4 minutes, the elevation dropped uniforml. Altogether it dropped 12 feet. What was the change in elevation during the first minute?
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Story Problem

09/11/17

expansion of a steel rod
A steel rod expands by 0.2500% for every 100 degree rise in temp.  How long would a 63.86cm rod be after it's subject to 100 degree rise in temp?
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Story Problem

08/31/17

The perimeter of a rectangle is 78 meters and the length is twice as long as the width. What are the length and width?
find the width and length
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Story Problem

08/23/17

top of a manhole cover has an area of 804 in^2. what is the diameter of the cover
top of a manhole cover has an area of 804 in^2. what is the diameter of the cover
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Story Problem

07/19/17

Story problem
I was suppose to eat 2730 calories. But I ate 3692 calories. I want to figure out how many calories I have left if I don't count 970 calories from a morning binge.
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Story Problem Problem Bank

04/12/17

A theif...
A thief flees to San Francisco and heads towards Los Angeles driving at a rate of 80 km/h. Five minutes after the thief lease, a deputy sheriff begins chasing the thief and drives that 100 km/h.... more
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