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Story Problem

12/02/15

A sofa is on sale for 35% off. The sale price is $533 . What is the regular price?
A sofa is on sale for 35% off. The sale price is $533.What is the regular price?
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Story Problem

12/01/15

Joe can rent space for her new business at a downtown location for $1,100/month. He anticipates 10,000 customers per month. The rent per customer is _ cent
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Story Problem

11/23/15

a babysitter charges $39 for babysitting 2 hours and $75 for babysitting 5 hours. What would be the charge for babysitting 3.5 hours?
a babysitter charges $39 for babysitting 2 hours and $75 for babysitting 5 hours. What would be the charge for babysitting 3.5 hours?
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Story Problem Probability

11/19/15

the probability of at least 90
According to a newly published report approximately 43% of adults say filing their tax paperwork is worse than a trip to the dentist. If a random sample of 200 is chosen, the probability that at... more
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Story Problem Math Calculus Precalculus

11/10/15

Express the height as a function of time
Suppose that after you are loaded into a Ferris wheel car, the wheel begins turning at 3 revolutions per second.  The wheel has diameter 14 meters and the bottom seat of the wheel is 1 meter above... more
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Story Problem Math Calculus Precalculus

11/10/15

Find the magnitude of the resulting force and the angle that it makes with the 70lb force.
Two forces, one of 80lbs and one of 70lbs, act on an object at 40 degree angles.  Find the magnitude of the resulting force and the angle that it makes with the 70lb force.   Please show step by... more
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Story Problem Math Calculus Precalculus

11/10/15

Find the tension in each cable necessary to keep the block from moving (either sideways or downward)
A 900-lb block is being suspended and held stationary by two steel cables as shown.  The first cable (to the left of the block) makes a 70 degree angle with the horizontal, while the second cable... more
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Story Problem Math Calculus Precalculus

11/09/15

What is the width of the spill?
A pilot of a small plane was flying over an oil spill at an altitude of 10,000 feet.  He found that the near edge of the spill had an angle of depression of 58 degrees and the far edge of the spill... more
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Story Problem Math Calculus Precalculus

11/09/15

What would the dimensions of the hexagonal base be?
A farmer plans to build a regular hexagonal corn crib with sides 8 feet high.  If he wants the crib to hold up to 1,000 bushels of corn, what would the dimensions of the hexagonal base be? (1,000... more
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Story Problem Math Calculus Precalculus

11/09/15

How tall is the antenna?
A broadcast antenna is located at the top of a building 1,000 feet tall.  From a point on the same horizontal plane as the base of the building, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the... more
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Story Problem Math Calculus Precalculus

11/09/15

How much farther must she fly to get to Indianapolis?
A pilot intends to fly a distance of 175 miles from Chicago to Indianapolis.  She begins 21 degrees off her course and proceeds 70 miles before discovering her error.  After correcting her course,... more
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Story Problem Math Calculus Precalculus

11/09/15

Through what angle does the observer see the pole?
One end of a 9.3 foot pole is 13.6 feet from an observer's eyes, and the other end is 17.4 feet from the observer's eyes. Through what angle does the observer see the pole?
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Story Problem

11/07/15

scott works as a tutor for $9 and hour and a waiter for $18 and hour he worked a combined total of 83 hours. t=tutor hours
I used to remember how to do this and now i am drawing a black please help.
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10/26/15

The Brown's bus left at 9 A.M. And travelled for 150 miles at 57.8 mph. How fast must the bus travel the remaining distance to reach Cincy at 3:15 pm?
For the 280- mile trip from Cleveland to Cincinnati for the Monday night Battle-Of-Ohio Football Game between the Browns and the Bengals, the Browns bus left at 9 A.M. and traveled for 150 miles at... more
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Story Problem

10/22/15

Need help with distance story problem
A train leaves little rock AK, and travels North at 55 kilograms an hour. Another train leaves at the same time and travels south at 90 kilograms and hour. How long will it take before they are 290... more
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Story Problem Finance Money Business Math

10/09/15

850 Douglas fir and ponderosa pine trees in forest boughtpaid an average of $300 for each D fir and $225 for each P pine. (Full prob in description)
Please show in equation form how to solve this story problem.    There are 850 Douglas fir and Ponderosa Pine trees in a section of forest bought by Sawz Logging Co. The company paid $300 for... more
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Story Problem

10/08/15

I can do this problem long hand, but was wondering if there were an easier way to do it with LCM's
Earth's space colony will be floating through the area between Mars and Jupiter. There are five asteroids, named Alpha, Beta, Cephalon, Delta, and Erthon, that will occasionally orbit the colony.... more
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Story Problem

10/07/15

daneka can run an 8 minute mile, so she starts a half mile ahead of Eric, who can run a 6 minute mile. How long will it take Eric to catch Daneka?
i do not know to creat the equation for this
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Story Problem

10/07/15

Kristy has $6.38 more than Lindsey. Kelly has $5.17 less than Lindsey. If Kristy and Kelly have $35.97 between them, how much does each girl have?
write and solve equations that require simplifying.
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Story Problem

10/07/15

How many of Part D should it order?
For every one of Part A a company orders, it also needs to order four of Part B, three of Part C and nine of Part D.  If the company orders 28 of Part B, how many of Part D should it... more
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Story Problem

09/29/15

a basketball team played 74 games. They won 28 more than they lost. How many did they win?
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Story Problem

09/23/15

story problem that i need an equation for.
My friend and I are at the same airport. I fly 120 miles west switch to 30 degrees northwest for 70 miles. My friend flies 120 miles east and switches to 40 degrees southwest for 70 miles. Who... more
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Story Problem

09/22/15

Band Kids Total
Clinton and Bush's High school band have a combined total of 385 students. Clintons and Regaans high school have a combined 320 students. Bush's band has 65 more members than Regans Band. Clintons... more
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Story Problem

09/10/15

finding out the investing of the fund and the stock
Mary has $28,000 and she invested some of it in a fund that yielded a 10%profit. The rest she invested in a stock that lost 5%. Her net profit was$1000.00 How much did she invest in each?
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Story Problem

09/09/15

When a number is decreased by 20% of itself, the result is 104. What is the number?
When a number is decreased by 20% of itself, the result is 104. What is the number?
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