1,370 Answered Questions for the topic Word Problem Help

Word Problem Help

10/29/15

How long will it take to fill the tank with all three pipes open?
Water from a tank is being used for irrigation while the tank is being filled. The two inlet pipes can fill the tank in 6 hours and 12 hours, respectively. The outlet pipe can empty the tank in 24... more
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help Linear Inequalities

10/28/15

it costs 8.00$ for a car wash, and nearby gasoline is selling for 1.369$ per lire. TAERRI HAS 49.75$ to spend and her car is dirty so she must wash it.
what is the maximum number of litres of gasoline that she can purchase? define variable, create equation and solve 
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/27/15

word problem
at noon two bicyclists left a bicycle shop, one heading north, and the other east. When the bicyclist heading north had gone ten miles, the distance between the bicyclists was seven miles more than... more
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/27/15

The 175th anniversary of the completion of the Erie canal was in 2000. If it took 8 years to dig the canal. In what year did the digging of Erie canal begin
Need help with math problem
Follows • 3
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/26/15

Word problem
a train leaves little rock Arkansas, and travels north at 55 kilometers per hour. Another train leaves at the same time and travels south at 65 kilometers per hourHow long will it take before they... more
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help Word Problem Word Algebra

10/25/15

word problem.
Oh Nuts! Sells pistachio kernels for $10 per pound and almosnds for $8 per pound. How much of each type should be used to make a 50-pound mixture that sells for $8 per pound.
Follows • 1
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/23/15

Water Question!
The human body is 65% water. A certain man weighed 193 lb. After 1 year on a diet, his weight decreased by 13%.After the diet, how much of the man's weight was water?   Please help me! I have a... more
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/21/15

Please explain how to approach this word problem
If person A can finish a job in 9 days, and person B takes 14 days to finish same job. Say they decide to work together, how fast will it take for both to finish the same job??
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/19/15

word problem
Peter does not always think before he opens his mouth. He loses many bets and now might owe his friend, Danny, a lot of money. His most recent bet that the Canadiens would beat Boston cost him $10.... more
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •2
Word Problem Help

10/19/15

Word problem question
A roll of weather striping is 6 feet long. How many rolls are needed to go around 3 square windows that measures 3 feet on each side, and a rectangular window that measures 3 feet by 5 feet? 
Follows • 3
Expert Answers •3
Word Problem Help Mxl

10/18/15

Marshfield Stadium has a capacity of 5,271 more than Bowden. If the combined capacity for the two stadiums is 210,355, find the capacity for each stadium.
The capacity of Bowden Stadium is (answer) people.
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1

10/18/15

A packet of 5 cheapo cost $4 and last 6.5 hours. How many packs would you have to buy to last 52 hours and the cost of them ?
Colleg math . Math of liberal arts
Follows • 3
Expert Answers •2
Word Problem Help

10/18/15

The sum of two integers is 48. When twice the smaller integer is subtracted from the larger, the result is 12. find the integers.
The sum of two integers is 48. When twice the smaller integer is subtracted from the larger, the result is 12. find the two integers.  
Follows • 3
Expert Answers •2
Word Problem Help Mxl

10/17/15

The weight of meteorite A is 8 times the weight of meteorite B. If the sum of their weights is 189 tons, find the weight of each.
Answer in format below please: Meteorite A weighs (answer) tons, and meteorite B weighs (answer) tons.
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/17/15

see below for the question
the gauge of an oil tank indicated that the tank was 1/7 full.  after 240 gallons of oil were added to the tank, the guage indicated that the tank was 4/7 full. how many gallons of oil does the... more
Follows • 3
Expert Answers •2

10/16/15

Please help find point-slope form and slope intercept with real life problem about dieting
A multi-year analysis was begun in 1987 to determine the percentage of American women claiming to be on a weight-loss diet. 8 years into the study, 17% of women were found to be on a diet, while 18... more
Follows • 4
Expert Answers •3
Word Problem Help

10/15/15

Please explain why this this does not break even
If a used car salesman sells TWO cars at $6000 each, making a profit of 20% on one and taking a loss of 20% on the other, then at end of day, would she break even? make $$? or lose $$? (and by how... more
Follows • 3
Expert Answers •2
Word Problem Help

10/15/15

help please
A Web music store offers two versions of a popular song. The size of the standard version is 2.5 megabytes (MB). The size of the high-quality version is 4.3 MB. Yesterday, there were 1130 downloads... more
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/13/15

For the 20 items Alan bought netbooks and pens he paid $20.25. Each notebook is $1.50 and each pen is at $0.75. How many pens did he buy
For the 20 items Alan bought netbooks and pens he paid $20.25. Each notebook is $1.50 and each pen is at $0.75. how many pens did he buy?
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •2
Word Problem Help

10/13/15

How wide should the strip be if the remainder of the lot is to have an area of 844 square yards?
A corner lot has dimensions 25 by 40 yards. The city plans to take a strip of uniform width along the two sides bordering the streets to widen these roads.
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/13/15

How do I solve this question? :
Working together, Paul and Daniel can pick forty bushels of apples in 4.95 hours.   Had he done it alone it would have taken Daniel 9 hours.   Find how long it would take Paul to do it.
Follows • 3
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/12/15

How much did this cost the city?
During the previous year, the city sent 290,000 tons of waste to landfills. The cost of disposing waste at the landfill is $75 per ton. How much did this cost the city?
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help Word Problems

10/11/15

a solution contains 3%salt. How much pure water should be added to 30 oncec of the solution to dilute it to a 1.75% sloution
a solution contains 3%salt. How much pure water should be added to 30 oncec of the solution to dilute it to a 1.75% slo
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/11/15

One saw and 4 hammers cost $11.50. Two saws and 6 hammers cost $114. How much does each item cost
I need to find two equations to find x and y but need hep finding the equations and solving
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1
Word Problem Help

10/09/15

tried various ways of solving
On a certain day, Donnie observes the wind is blowing at 4 miles per hour. A bird nesting near Donnie's house flies three quarters of a mile down the road (in the direction of the wind), turns... more
Follows • 2
Expert Answers •1

Still looking for help? Get the right answer, fast.

Ask a question for free

Get a free answer to a quick problem.
Most questions answered within 4 hours.

OR

Find an Online Tutor Now

Choose an expert and meet online. No packages or subscriptions, pay only for the time you need.