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07/12/17

There are 28 marbles in total. The number of purple marbles is 2 less than 4 times the number of red marbles. How many purple marbles are there?
A bag contains purple marbles and red marbles, 28 in total. The number of purple marbles is 2 less than 4 times the number of red marbles. How many purple marbles are there 
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07/12/17

Probability word problem
A bag contains 8 red balls, 3 white balls, and 9 blue balls. If 3 balls are randomly chosen, what is the probability of getting 2 red balls and 1 white ball?   i'm not sure how to do this... more
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07/11/17

It cost $16.10 to drive 3.5 miles. How much does it cost per 1 mile?
The kids came up with $4.60. I came up with a lower amount based on the 3.5 miles information. what to you think?
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06/26/17

Totally lost, please help
At the local convenience store, 7 bags of chips and 3 containers of dip cost $33. However, 3 bags of chips and 4 containers of dip cost $25. What is the cost of one bag of chips and one container... more
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06/26/17

30/7 question 2 is 4 and 2/7
I need help
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06/25/17

explain why 19 - x is not a correct translaion of "19 less than a number"
decide whether the following translates is expression or an equation.
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06/21/17

the width of a rectangle is 6 inches shorter than the length. The perimeter is 48 inches. find the length and width
I've gone over this question multiple times but i still fail to answer the problem. Need help!
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06/21/17

If there are 535 members of congress and 45 more republicians than democrats, how many of each party are there, assuming that there is no independents?
need help solving this problem
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06/17/17

A worker submits the following data on a timesheet: Week1 - Total hours: 42 (including 4 hrs sick leave, 6hrs travel)
A worker submits the following data on a timesheet: Week1 - Total hours: 42 (including 4 hrs sick leave, 6hrs travel) Week2 - Total hours: 46 (including 5hrs travel)   What percentage of the... more
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06/15/17

Wally blew 1/4 of his income last week on video games and 1/8 on fast foo. If he spent a combined $84 on these things, what was his income last week?
Translate the word p into an equation then solve. Please help!!
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06/15/17

Mrs.Chandler invested $75,000. Some was invested in bonds that earned a 5% profit, and the rest was put into stocks that earned 8% profit. How much did-
Mrs. Chandler invest in bonds if her total profit on both types of investments was $4,380?  Translate the word problem into an equation then solve. Please Help!!
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06/08/17

A garden table and bench cost $794 combined. The garden table costs $94 more than the bench.what is the cost of the bench?
A garden table and a bench cost $794 combined. The garden table costs $94 more than the bench. What is he cost of the bench?
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06/03/17

can you solve this please?
The students in the band are selling entertainment books.They earn $11.25 on each book they sell.Their goal is to earn more than $7000.What is the fewest number they can sell and still reach their... more
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06/03/17

Can you help me solve this?
Jennifer is planning to buy a car.The car costs $14,500.She lives in Iowa where the sales tax is 7.2%.What is the total cost for the car?
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05/31/17

Tickets to a local movie were sold at 6.00 for adults and 4.50 for students, the tickets came to a total of 1,155.00
Let S= Number of student tickets and A=Number of adult tickets     How many total student tickets were sold?     How many adult tickets were sold?
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05/31/17

Could you help me solve these please?
1. 6/x2 - 1 + 7/x - 1   2. Brian rode his bike 2 mi to his friend's house. Brian's bike had a flat tire, so he had to walk home. His walking rate is 25% of his bike rate.   a. Write an... more
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05/30/17

amy,jose, and milan have a total os $152 in their wallets. Jose have $8 less than Amy.Milan has 4 times what jokes has. how much do they have in their wallets
that all the question i have for now.
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05/29/17

Word problem. Solve for two variables.
A store sold plastic cups for $3.50 each and glass cups for $4 each. If 400 cups were sold for a total of $1456, how many cups of each type were sold. What was the dollar value of each type of cup... more
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05/28/17

Can you help me with this?
Find the height of a rectangular solid when the volume is 5s3 + 10s2 and the area is 5s2.
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05/27/17

Sold a house for 100000. The commission is 6%. What's the profit
What is the profit
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05/25/17

Can you solve this?
The width of a rectangle is x + 1, and the area is x3 + 2x2 - 5x - 6cm. What is the length of the rectangle?
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05/24/17

Pose a system of equations to find the number of new books that have been sold. Calculate how many books were sold with a 50% discount.
In an online shop, 800 copies of a textbook have been sold, including new and used ones, and a total of 7110 euros has been obtained. A new books costs 10 euros, while the used ones are sold at a... more
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05/24/17

A family of 6 has food for 30 days. How long will the food last, if they add 3 new family members?
A family of 6 has food for 30 days. How long will the food last, if they add 3 new family members?
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05/23/17

Sonia started the week at her sandwich shop with 15 3/4 pounds of cheese.
At the end of the week she had 5 1/4 pounds left. If she used 1/8 pounds of cheese for each sandwich,how many sandwiches did she make that wee
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05/22/17

Set up help
University Theater sold 506 tickets for a play. Tickets cost $21 per adult and $12 per senior citizen. If total receipts were $7359, how many senior citizen tickets were sold?
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