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05/06/15

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The engine of a small rocket burns 140,000 lb of fuel in 1 min. At this rate, how many pounds of fuel does the rocket burn in 45 s?
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05/05/15

Maria bicycles 4 km/h faster than Kyle. In the same time it takes Kyle to bicycle 36 km, Maria can bicycle 48 km. How fast does Maria travel?
Need Help with this algebra word problem.
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05/05/15

Tina can weed her vegetable garden in 30 minutes.Marisa can do the same task in 40 minutes. If they work together how long will it take them to weed the garden?
Need help solving this algebra word problem.
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05/04/15

whats the price?
Fiona and her friends went to a smoothie shop. They ordered three strawberry smoothies and two protein shakes for a total of $24.00. Last week they ordered one strawberry smoothie and four protein... more
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05/04/15

Math Word Problem Help
A small summer music festival has 11 acts which play sequentially on one stage. The first band goes on stage at noon, and the last band finishes at 8:00 PM. If the first 8 bands average 38 minutes... more
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05/03/15

Math/Average Question
In January a band plays 6 shows and averages 120 people at each show. In February this band plays 4 shows and averages 90 people at each one. What is the average number of people at each show which... more
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05/03/15

Math/Music/Hz Word Problem
An acoustic guitar’s (lower) E-string is 65 centimeters long from bridge to nut and vibrates at a frequency of 165 Hz (E3). When that string is pressed down just behind the third fret, it vibrates... more
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05/03/15

Music/Math Word Problem
If you play a song at 118 beats per minute, it takes 4 minutes, 35 seconds to play. If you slow the tempo down to 100 beats per minute, how long does it take to play this song? Answer in terms of... more
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05/03/15

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A conductor notes that the number of mistakes her orchestra makes one week before performance is proportional to the length of the piece. One piece is 22 minutes, 30 second long and the conductor... more
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05/03/15

Math Word Problem
Suppose the average merch sales at a show is in proportion to how many people purchased tickets. One night a band sells 180 tickets, and at the show it sells $780 of merch. One week later, the band... more
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05/01/15

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A fruit stand sold 35 bags of fruit in one afternoon. Oranges sell for $10 per bag and Grapefruits sell for $12.50 a bag. Total money made was $425.00. How many of each bag were sold?
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04/30/15

Write and simplify an expression including units to find the total number of people that can ride the coaster.
A roller coaster has 6 trains. Each train has 3 cars, and each car seats 4 people. Write and simplify an expression including units to find the total number of people that can ride the roller... more
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04/29/15

How many children are at the party? How many got a blue and a red? How many got a blue and a black? How many got a red and a black?
At a birthday party, balloons are given out st the door. Every 3rd child got a red balloon, every 4th child got a black balloon and every 5th child got a blue balloon. Altogether 47 balloons were... more
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04/29/15

Help with this word problem please
A chef is using a mixture of two brands of Italian dressing. The first brand contains 5% vinegar, and the second brand contains 15% vinegar. The chef wants to make 390 milliliters of a dressing... more
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04/28/15

Help with this word problem please
A chef is using a mixture of two brands of Italian dressing. The first brand contains 5% vinegar, and the second brand contains 15% vinegar. The chef wants to make 390 milliliters of a dressing... more
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04/28/15

Math Question Help
Out of 8 bars in a town which offer to pay bands to perform, one is run by a sleazy operator who does not pay bands after they play, while the other seven bars pay the promised amount. 3a) If a... more
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04/28/15

newton's law of cooling states the temperature of a body at a time t after being introduced into an environment
Newton's law of cooling states the temperature of a body at a time t after being introduced into an environment having constant temperature To is A(t)=To+Ce-kt, where C and K are constants and t is... more
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04/27/15

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The time, t (in minutes), you need to type a term paper varies inversely with the rate, r (in words per minute), that you can type. When typing 50 words per minute, you can finish in 80 minutes.... more
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04/26/15

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How much water must be evaporated from 200 L of a 5% salt solution to obtain an 8% salt solution?
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04/26/15

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Miss Smith invested part of her savings of $28,000 at 5% annual interest and the rest at 8%. If her income from the 5% investment was 25% of her income from the 8% investment, how much did she... more
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04/26/15

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Bill rowed 30 km upstream against a 2km/h current and back again in a total of 8 hours. What is the rate in still water?
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04/24/15

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A city has a population of 270,000 people. Suppose that each year the population grows by 6%. What will the population be after 13 years? Use the calculator provided and round your answer to the... more
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04/22/15

in a mixture of concrete, there are 2lb of cement mix for each lb of gravel. if the mixture has a total of 105lb of both, how many lbs of gravel are there?
i know there is a formula for this i just can’t figure out how i would set it up to find the solution.
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04/21/15

if a jet travels 3888 mi against the wind for 6 hours and 4968 mi with the wind for 6 hours what is the rate of the jet in still air and the rate of the wind
This is all they gave me and I have no clue what to do! Please help!!  
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04/20/15

math help please!
  SALES TAX IS 6%   joseph and margret spent $165.84 dollars on food at the store. how much of that money was sales tax?
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