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07/09/15

How many hours will it take 2 clerks that work at different speeds to do the same job together.
Maria, an experienced shipping clerk can fill a certain order in 9 hours. Felipe, a new clerk, needs 11 hours to do the same job. Working together, how long will it take them to fill the order?
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07/08/15

How to solve :/?
Find k such that x2+(k+1)x+k+4=0 will have two equal roots.
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07/08/15

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On a particular day the wind added 5 miles per hour to Alfonso's rate when he was cycling with the wind and subtracted 5 miles per hour from his rate on his return trip. Alphonso found that the... more
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07/08/15

10 bacteria in a petri dish for his science class if the bacteria population doubles every 12 hours, how many bacteria will be im the dish after 2 full days
20 40 60 or 160 need it super quick
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07/07/15

A principal of $3800 is invested at 6.75% interest, compounded annually.How much will the investment be worth after 11 years?
Round to the nearest dollar
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07/05/15

This is a word problem from my 11th grade sons Geometry online quiz
There are 50 patrons. Out of the 50, 12 like espresso,11 like lattes. And 6 like both. How many like none? I'm pretty sure the answer should be 21 but for some reason it's saying 33. HELP
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07/03/15

A man can row 8km downstream and back in 6 hours. If the rate of the stream is 1 km per hour, what is the rate if the man rowing in still water?
If you could help me understand this at all. It'd be very helpful.  I would like an answer with label and if you can, an explanation to go along as well.
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06/30/15

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An aquarium tank can hold6600liters of water. There are two pipes that can be used to fill the tank. The first pipe alone can fill the tank in 66 minutes. The second pipe can fill the tank in 55... more
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06/28/15

6 yellow blocks=5 purple, 4 purple=8 green, 5 green=2 red, How many yellow blocks are equal to one red block
This was on my mtel and I could not figure it out 
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06/27/15

student flew 90 mph to and 120 mph from the airport totaling 7 hours. what distance between the two
A student pilot flew to the airport at 90 mph, and return at 120 mph, what is the distance between the two airports?
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06/25/15

Write a story problem to represent -25 + 15 – (– 30).
 Write a story problem to represent −25 + 15 – (– 30). 
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06/25/15

The figure below is a square with an area of 625 cm2. The length of a rectangle is 40% more than the length of the square. Find the length of the rectangle.
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06/23/15

which length measurement is the most precise ?
a. 24.36 centimeters b. 18.5 centimeters c. 37 centimeters d. 50 centimeters
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06/23/15

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During an election campaign a candidate gave away 5000 advertisements. The pens cost $0.23 ea. and the bumper stickers cost $0.14 ea.  He spent a total of $970.00 for the pens and stickers.  How... more
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06/22/15

If a patch of moss doubles in size everand the wall is covered in 54 days, hjow long would it take for the patch to cover half the wall
On a case wall ther is a patch of moss. Everyday the patch doubles in size. If it takes 54 days for the patch to cover the entire wall, hjow long would it take for the patch to cover half the wall
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06/22/15

word problem motion resubmitted
Two automobiles, A and B leave at same time and travel same route. Automobile A goes a rate of 55 miles per hour. Automobile B goes a rate of 40 miles per hour. How many hours after they begin the... more
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06/21/15

maria runs through the countryside at a rate of 10mph.
she returns along the same route at 6 mph. if the total trip took 1 hour and 36 minutes, how far did she run total
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06/19/15

What is the average rate of change of water depth in the lock over the first two minutes ?
When a pleasure boat enters a small lock, there are 120 inches of water (depth) in the lock. Two minutes later after the lock begins draining, there are 102 inches of water in the lock.  
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06/18/15

How many downloads of the high-quality version were these?
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 4.9 MB. Yesterday, there were 710 downloads... more
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06/16/15

This year the boys' baseball team won 4 times as many games as it lost. The team played a total of 40 games. How many games did the team win?
This year the boys' baseball team won 4 times as many games as it lost.  The team played a total of 40 games. How many games did the team win?
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06/15/15

Word problems?:(
your cell phone plan has just expired with Company X and you want to switch companies. Below is the information you gathered regarding the plans you are considering: Cingular does not have an... more
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06/15/15

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The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The... more
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06/14/15

a man completed 75% of his journey. if he has 240 kilometers completed what is the total distance of his journey?
a man completed 75% of his journey. if he has 240 kilometers completed what is the total distance of his journey?
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Word Problem Help Precalculus Algebra Functions

06/13/15

Break even point!! Help!!!
Scenario with formulas: Cost Function C(Q)= 8q+3200 Revenue Function R(Q)= -10p^2+850p ( in terms of q,  (1/10q^2)+85q ...? I think?) Find the break even point(s) for this scenario. Identify the... more
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06/12/15

the average of 4 three digit numbers is 250. two of the numbers are 190 and 230. What is the largest difference between the other 2 numbers?
the average of 4 three digit numbers is 250. two of the numbers are 190 and 230. What is the largest difference between the other 2 numbers?
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