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02/03/15

I can't figure out how to solve this word problem...
A garbage truck and a dump truck each drive along a straight road between two points. Using the points on a map that the city created, the garbage truck will start at (–3, 4) and will stop at (5,... more
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02/02/15

Mrs. Dugger has 15 coins. She wants to organize them into three piles such that each pile has an odd number of coins. How many ways can this be done?
How would I solve this? 
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02/02/15

the sum of the three smallest of four consecutive odd integers is 30 greater than the largest integer. what is the largest integer
sum of 3 smallest of 4 consecutive odd integers is 30 greater than the largest of the 4.  
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02/01/15

you invest $4900, part at 6% interest and the rest at 8%. if yearly in interest on each is the same amount, how much do you receive at the end of the year?
invested $4900 part invested at 6% interest part invested at 8% interest yearly interest on each investment was the same how much interest did you receive?
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01/31/15

the price of shoes
The price of shoes marked $80 was reduced by 25%. By what percent must the price of the shoes be increased to bring the price back to $80?
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01/31/15

A chemical stockroom
A chemical stockroom has a 20% alcohol solution and a 50% alcohol solution. How many deciliters of each should be used to obtain 90 deciliters of a 30% solution?
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01/31/15

An office worker
An office worker can fold and stuff 14 envelopes per minute. IF  another office worker can do 10 per minute, how long will it take them working together to fold and stuff 1560 envelopes?
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01/31/15

A car leaves town
A car leaves town travelling 50 km/h. How long will it take the second car travelling at 60km/h to catch up to the first car if it leaves 1 hour later?
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01/29/15

Sarah wants to get her message to 2/3 of the population of 48000. She only reaches 3/4 of the number intended. How many people does she reach?
Sarah wants to get her message to 2/3 of a population of 48000. Her message only gets to 3/4 of the number she intended. How many people does she reach?
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01/28/15

14 less than three times a number is 38. Find the number?
College math with business applications
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01/28/15

least number of cats that could be in the problem and the most.
1st cat is in front of the other 2, the last cat is behind the other 2 and the middle cat is in between the other 2. How many cats are in this problem
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01/28/15

age word problem
Jorges father is 4 times as old as Jorge is. In 20 years his father will be only twice as old as Jorge. How old are jorge and his father now.
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01/28/15

A suit is on sale for $536 , which is 33% less than the regular price. What is the regular price?
 A suit is on sale for $536 , which is 33% less than the regular price. What is the regular price?
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01/28/15

word problem in 7th grade math
A monk climbs up to the middle step. Then he climbs up 8 steps. The he walks down 12 steps and then takes one step up. Now he walks up the remaining steps 3 at a time which only takes him 9 paces.... more
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01/28/15

Help set up a word problem
A $6 toll is charged to cross the bridge from the mainland to Sanibel Island. A six month pass, costing $50 reduces the toll to $2. A one year pass, costing $400 allows for free crossings. How many... more
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01/28/15

See below in description. it was too long to put in this space.
  : the game show math across america has selected you to participate in its most recent challenge. you will be placed in a room that contains twenty sacks of gold, a penny scale, and only one... more
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01/27/15

One positive number is 5 times another number. The difference between the two numbers is 124. Find the numbers
I think the problem is 5(x)-2=124
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01/27/15

Sara paints 4 more than 10 postcards. She gives away 4 less than 10 of her cards. How many postcards does she have left?
Confused on what the answer should be.
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01/26/15

Why do I need to find a derivative? What exactly is a derivative?
Charlie Cardinal’s Athletic Boosters are buying popcorn. The vendor agreed to sell the Boosters a box filled with popcorn, provided that the box met the following requirements: Its length is 10 cm... more
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01/26/15

A total of $10,000 is to be divided between Jan and Joe. Jane will get $3,000 more than Joe. How much does each recieve?
Split $10,000 between Jane and Joe. But Jane gets $3,000 more than Joe.`
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01/26/15

Find out which person will be stationed in each city.
Below is a map of the United States, showing the air routes maintained between major cities by an airline. The airline wants to staff its airport control towers with eight people, one at each... more
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01/26/15

Cycling word problem
as much as I try I can not find any equation that would give me the correct answer to this problem.   "a cyclist leaves his training base for a morning workout at the rate of 18 mph. One hour... more
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01/23/15

Math world problem. Algebra 2
Three boxes of cookies are labelled A, B, and C. Its known that boxes A and B together contain 35 cookies, boxes A and C contain 28 cookies, and boxes B and C contain 37 cookies. How many cookies... more
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01/23/15

trent can delivers in 10 minutes. It takes lois 40 minutes to deliver. how long would it take them to deliver if they work together?
trent can delivers in 10 minutes. It takes lois 40 minutes to deliver. how long would it take them to deliver if they work together?
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01/22/15

mark has 312 books in the bookcases. He has 11 times as many fiction books as nonfiction books. How many fiction books does Mark have?
mark has 312 books in the bookcases.  He has 11 times as many fiction books as nonfiction books.  How many fiction books does he have?
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