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09/14/16

Dots sells a total of 277 T-shirts ($2) and shorts ($3). In April, total sales were $656. How many T-shirts and shorts did Dots sell? Hint: Let S = Shorts.
Number of T-shirts sold ?   Number of shorts sold ?   I got the short answer 102. but not the t-shirt answer.
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09/12/16

If it takes 20 minutes to saw a log into 5 equal parts how long would it take to saw a log the same size into 10 equal parts?
If it takes 20 minutes to saw a log into 5 equal parts, how long will it take to saw a log the same size into 10 equal parts if she continues to saw at the same rate?
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09/11/16

Three more than three fourths a number
Im not sure what the "switcher words" are in algebra, or the words that change the order you write the numbers down.
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09/09/16

Ben and Jerry's sells 4 times more ice cream cones ($3) than shakes ($8). If last month's sales totaled $4,800, how many of each were sold?
please help
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09/08/16

Ms. Jackson is serving fried turkey at 5:00 pm The 12-pound turkey has to coot 3 minutes per pound. What is the latest Ms. Jackson can star cooking
What is the latest Ms. Jackson can star cooking?
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09/07/16

The width of a rectangle is 3 inches less than twice its length. If the perimeter is 42 inches,what are the length and width of the rectangle
i need help figuring out how to solve this problem. And i just need the step by step
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09/07/16

You have $12 in nickels and quarters. If you have the same number of each kind of coin, how many nickels do you have?
need help with this word problem
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09/07/16

There are 3 times as many boys as girls. If there are 24 more boys than girls, how many children are there altogether?
Need help solving the question above.  Also need help with this one:   The total weight of Peter, David, and Henry is 123 kg.  Peter is 15kg heavier than David. David is 3 kg lighter than Henry. ... more
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09/06/16

Dimensions of a athletic feild
An athletic field is twice as long as it is wide. If the perimeter of the athletic field is 108 ?meters, determine the dimensions of the field.
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09/06/16

A farmer would like to make an enclosure for his dog.
He only has 42 yards of fencing to do so. The farmer wants to make the biggest enclosure possible for his dog. what should the dimensions (in whole numbers) of the enclosure be in order to maximize... more
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09/05/16

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15 ml of Tylenol3 to be given every 4 – 6 hours. Your research indicates thatthere are 12 mg codeine per 5 ml of liquid and that the safe dosage is between0.5 and 1 mg/kg/dose every 4 – 6 hours. Is... more
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09/05/16

If not, what would the maximum safe dosage be every 6 hours?
150 mg of an antibiotic to be given every 6 hours. Your child weighs 30 lb. Yourresearch indicates that 20 – 40 mg/kg/day is the recommended dosage. Is thisprescription safe for your child? If not,... more
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09/05/16

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When you don’t seem to get any better, you eventually end up in the hospital. Thedoctor orders 120 mg of medicine to be given twice a day. The nurse comes in with 6tablets and tells you that there... more
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09/05/16

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While still in the hospital, the doctor writes an order for an antibiotic at 3mg/kg/day.You are nervous now because the nurse was wrong before. Assuming that you weigh123 lb, determine how many... more
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09/04/16

Red beans cost 2.75 $/lb. Black beans cost 1.80 $/lb
I want a 20 lb mixture which is worth 2$/lb. How many pounds of each item should I buy? (round to the nearest hundredth)
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09/01/16

how many runners finished the race?
there were 63 runners to start a race. in the first half of the race, 1/3 of them dropped out. in the second half of the race, 2/7 of the remaining runners dropped out. how many runners finished... more
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08/31/16

Can someone explain it
Fahrenheit temperature, F, can be found from a Celsius temperature, C, using the formula F = 1.8C + 32. Write an equation to find the temperature at which the Fahrenheit and Celsius readings are... more
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08/30/16

Twenty years ago I was twice as old as Jake. In four years the sum of jakes and bobs ages will be 49. If I was fourteen when bob was born how old am I now
20 years ago I was twice as old as Jake. In four years the sum of jakes and bob ages will be 49. If I was 14 when bob was born how old am I now?
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08/26/16

Jermaine wants to earn $159.90 this week babysitting. He earns $6.15 per hour. How many hours must Jermaine work
(Round to the nearest whole hour if necessary.)
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08/25/16

the length of a rectangle is eight less than three times the width. the area is thirteen times the width. find the length and width of the rectangle
I don't know how to answe this question from algebra 2 
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08/25/16

Need a refresher on distance traveled, can't remember the formula.
An aircraft carrier left Diego Garcia and traveled toward Guam at an average speed of 20 km/h. A container ship left at the same time and traveled in the opposite direction with an average speed of... more
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08/24/16

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Tina is painting a triangular sign  The height of the sign is 32 feet and the base is 27 feet. How many Sq feet will Tracy paint? Just need the answer. Thank you
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08/23/16

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when it was new Ginny Sue's car got 28 1/6 miles per gallon. Now it gets 1 5/6 miles per gallon less how far can she drive now with 10 3/4 gallon
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08/23/16

Can't set up/figure out
Joey has a sack of 56 marbles. There are 3 colors of marbles in the sack: red, yellow and blue. If he has half as many red as blue marbles and eight more yellow than red marbles, how many of each... more
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08/23/16

Two airplanes leave at the same time from airports that are 880 miles apart and travel toward each other.
If one plane travels 126mi/hr faster than the other and they pass each other in 2hr, how fast is each plane going
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