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11/21/14

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At a furniture manufacturer, worker A can assemble a shelving unit in 5 hours. Worker B can assemble the same shelving unit in 3 hours. Which equation can be used to find t, the time it takes for... more
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11/19/14

Pre Algebra Word Problem!! HELP ME PLEASE!!!
You and your friend caught 36 sunfish in Lake Okeechobee. The number y of sunfish caught by your friend is 8 more than the number x of sunfish caught by you.   Write a system of linear equations... more
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11/19/14

A vendor sold popcorn:Legth of bucket=10
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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11/18/14

Algebra Word Problem
A picture has a square frame that is 2 in wide. The area of the picture is 1/3 the total area of the picture and frame. What are the dimensions of the picture?   We are working with the quadratic... more
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11/18/14

What percentage would it be?
It is estimated that smoking can cause 85% of the lung cancer.  If there were 186,516 new cases last year.  How many cases could have been avoided by not smoking?
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11/18/14

How much will it weigh?
If 5 million seeds weighed 15.3 ounces, how much would 37  million seeds weigh?
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11/16/14

two equations
A women invested $20,000 in two accounts, one paying 7% annual interest and the other paying 8%.  Her annual interest income from these two accounts was $1550.  How much did she have at 7%?
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11/16/14

two equations
four hundred tickets were sold for the RCTC play The Odd Couple. General admission tickets were $4 while student tickets were $3.  If the total ticket sales generated revenue of $1350, how much... more
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11/16/14

twp equations
Tickets to the Taste of Wine Weekend cost $160 on the night of the reception and $140 if purchased in advance.  If 150 tickets were sold for a total of $21,800 how many of the tickets were sold in... more
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11/16/14

two equations
How many gallons of a 10% salt solution must be mixed with 50 gallons of a 50% salt solution to obtain a 20% salt solution?
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11/15/14

Explain why the resultant force of the balloon must be zero.
A hot air balloon is moving at a constant speed of 3 m/s horizontally, but is not moving in a vertical direction. The total mass of the balloon and its passengers is 3000kg and the weight is 30000 N.
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11/12/14

ivan spends 382.00. on food and 235.00 more on clothes than he does on food how much does ivan spend on clothes
ivan spends 382.00. on food and 235.00 more on clothes than he does on food how much does ivan spend on clothes math question
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11/12/14

Ariel receives $32 for working a full day doing inventory at a hardware store. How much can she get for working 3/8 of a day?
Ariel receives $32 for working a full day doing inventory at a hardware store. How much can she get for working 3/8 of a day?
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11/11/14

how long do you have to search for a storm shelter before the tornado wipes everything away?
A tornado is following you at 30 per hour. You're going as fast as you can to a storm shelter. You hear the sound of thunder and lightning that reminds you of the approaching storm. You start... more
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11/09/14

The scale in a meat department is broken and will not register any item weighing less than 7 pounds. How much does each package weigh separately?
The scale in a meat department is broken and will not register any item weighing less than 7 pounds. Each package is priced per pound and you want to know what each package weighs. The beef plus... more
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11/09/14

the area of a play ground is 96 sq yards. Find the dimensions.
The diagram shows the length as (x+5) and the width as (x+15
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11/07/14

male students was 1 more than 7x the number of adults.number of female students was 1/2 the number of male students. 82 went
find the number of male and female students
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11/07/14

How many households will have remote controls?
About 7 of 10 U.S. households have TV remote controls.  There were 133,100,000 U.S. households in 1998.  How many households have TV remote controls? Set up a proportion to solve.
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11/07/14

It will melt to how many inches?
Under typical conditions, 0.5 ft of snow will melt to 2 inches of water. To how many inches of water will 2.5 ft of snow will melt? 
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11/07/14

How many defective bulbs will there be?
A quality-control inspector examined 400 light bulbs and found 29 defective.   At this rate, how many defective bulbs would there be in a lot of 44000 bulbs? 
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11/07/14

The total charge for 328 min is
A cellular phone company offers a package called Statewide 300.  The charge is $34.99 per month, and it includes up to 300 min of statewide calling time.  Minutes over 300 are charged at a rate od... more
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11/05/14

Word Problem
Petrolyn motor oil is a combination of natural oil and synthetic oil. It contains 8 liters of natural oil for every 5 liters of synthetic oil. In order to make 962 liters of Petrolyn oil, how many... more
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11/04/14

I missed my math lesson today so I'm struggling on this problem. Can anyone explain? Thanks in advance. :)
Write a rational function to model the situation, or use the given rational function. State a reasonable domain and range for the function using set notation. Then use a graphing calculator to... more
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Word Problem Help Pre Algebra

11/04/14

PRE ALGEBRA WORD PROBLEM
The equation R=10A-50 represents the revenue R (in dollars)you make by spending A dollars on advertising. Your revenue totaled $200. How much did you spend on advertising?
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11/04/14

What lenght and width can you use?
 You have 20 feet of fencing to use, which would be needed to keep deer and rabbits out. What are the possible length and width combinations you could choose for a garden?
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