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12/03/14

If the area of the garden is 270 square feet, what are the dimensions of the garden?
The length of a rectangular garden is 21 feet longer than its width. If the area of the garden is 270 square feet, what are the dimensions of the garden?A) First, write a quadratic equation in the... more
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12/03/14

Determine what percentage of the chain is gold, by mass, to at least 1 decimal place?
In the video, the water level was 15 milliliters before adding the chain, and 20 milliliters after adding the chain. When I weighed the chain, its mass was 73.9 grams.I believe the chain is solid... more
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12/03/14

How much would you have to sell in a week in order for the straight commission offer to be at least as good?
You are offered two different sales jobs. The first company offers a straight commission of 6% of the sales. The second company offers a salary of $ 340 per week plus 3% of the sales. How much... more
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12/03/14

How much should he invest in each account to make enough interest while minimizing his risk?
Malik just retired, and has $780,000 to invest. A very safe Certificate of Deposit (CD) account pays 1%, while a riskier bond fund pays 8.5% in interest. Malik figures he needs $23,000 a year in... more
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12/03/14

How much is invested at each rate?
Levi invests $11000 in two accounts, the first pays 3% simple interest, the second pays 12% simple interest. At the end of a year he has earned $960 in interest. How much is invested at each rate?
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12/02/14

Help? I feel like I might be overthinking this..
One method used to irrigate crops is the center-pivot irrigation system. In this method, sprinklers rotate in a circle to water crops. The challenge for the farmer is to determine where to place... more
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12/02/14

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 Hana is putting fruit into bowls. She has 8 melons, 12 pears and 24 apples.She puts the same number of pieces of fruit in each bowl and only one type of fruit in each bowl. How many pieces can... more
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12/02/14

You have 10 cups of water in a 10 cup vessel. Pour exactly 5 cups into one vessel with only the 10 cup, a 7 cup and 3 cup vessel available.
This is one of those brain puzzles. The puzzle will only allow for you to pour water into one of the 3 vessels. You cannot empty water from any of them. If you pour water from one to the other, it... more
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12/02/14

How much of each type should be used to make a 23 pound mixture that sells for $5.62 per pound?
The Nutty Professor sells cashews for $6.30 per pound and Brazil nuts for $5.10 per pound. How much of each type should be used to make a 23 pound mixture that sells for $5.62 per pound?Round... more
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12/02/14

How much of the 85% alcohol mixture and pure water will you need to obtain the desired solution?
You need 255 mL of a 45% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 85% alcohol mixture. How much of the 85% alcohol mixture and pure water will you need to obtain the desired solution?
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12/02/14

How many kilograms of each kind of chocolate must they use?
A candy distributor needs to mix a 20% fat-content chocolate with a 50% fat-content chocolate to create 100 kilograms of a 38% fat-content chocolate. How many kilograms of each kind of chocolate... more
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12/01/14

The height of a rocket after t seconds is given by the function H(t) = 36t - 6t squared. In how many seconds the rocket attains maximum height?
The height of a rocket after t seconds is given by the function H(t) = 36t - 6t squared. In how many seconds the rocket attains maximum height?
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12/01/14

System of Equations word problem I can't figure out!!!!
A basketball player scored 40 points in a game. The number of three-point field goals the player made was 22 less than three times the number of free throws (each worth 1 point). Twice the number... more
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12/01/14

Using the given data, complete the equation for light intensity in terms of distance, x.
In the video, I show measurements of light intensity (measured in lux) from a flashlight at several distances. With the light off, the ambient room light was 198 lux. At 10 cm, the light sensor... more
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11/30/14

temp in Boston-5 than in toronto-29
How much higher was the temp in Boston -5 than in Toronto-29
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11/28/14

A minor league baseball team plays 77 games in a season. If the team won 17 more than twice ad many lost how many wins and losses did the team have?"
A minor league baseball team plays 77 games in a season. If the team won 17 more than twice ad many lost how many wins and losses did the team have?"    
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11/26/14

Tiffany is 3 times as old as Vanessa. 24 years ago, Tiffany was 9 times as old as Vanessa. how old is Vanessa
Im having problems with this questions, can someone please help?
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11/26/14

How much will the bag end up weighing?
If 12 million grains weighed 36.96 ounces, how much would 25 million weigh?
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11/26/14

How many people can avoid cancer by not smoking?
It is estimated that smoking cigarettes causes 85% of all lung cancers.  If there were 163,864 new cases of lung cancer last year, how many people could have avoided lung cancer by not smoking?
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11/25/14

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Left on a train at twenty minutes after 9 o'clock in the morning. The train ride took 9 hours and 15 minutes. What time do you arrive?
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11/24/14

Help me solve word problems with answer?
1) a stadium holds 50,000 people. The stadium is divided into 250 different seating sections. How many seats are in each section?     2)   Over the course of a year, a tractor-trailer commutes... more
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11/23/14

each marker weighs 10grams there are 8 markers in a pack how much do all the markers weigh and if the empty box weighs 22g how much do all the markers weigh
Each markers weighs 10g there are 8 markers in a pack how much do all the markers weigh
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11/23/14

Math Work Problem
The exponential model A=684.9e0.022t describes the population, A, of a country in millions, t years after 2003. Use the model to determine when the population of the country will be 1040 million.... more
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11/22/14

word problem I am having difficulty setting up
Distribute $4950 among, John, Maria and Betsy so that maria receives twice as much as john and betsy receives three times as much as joh
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11/22/14

The length of a rectangle is three times the width. The sum of the length and width is 24 inches. What is the length of the rectangle?
The answer choices were  A. 3 inches B. 9 inches C. 6 inches D. 18 inches
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