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09/15/14

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A student working for a delivery company earns $57.50 per day plus $4.75 for each package she delivers. How many deliveries must she make each day to earn $200 a day?
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09/14/14

How many pounds of each type of tea does the merchant use in the blend?
A merchant blends tea that sells for $5.10 a pound with tea that sells for $2.60 a pound to produce 50 lb of a mixture that sells for $3.80. How many pounds of each type of tea does the merchant... more
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09/13/14

Two years ago there were 15.5 Million people on Twitter. Today there are 25.8 Million people on twitter. What is the percent increase from two years ago?
round to the nearest tenth  
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09/12/14

What is the price each for a donut, cookie and scone?
Eight donuts, twelve cookies, and five scones costs $17.95.  Seven donuts, six cookies, and nine scones costs $17.40. Twelve donuts, eighteen cookies, and six scones costs $25.50.  What is the... more
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09/12/14

The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 89 more than twice the largest integer. Find the Integers.
I do not know how to set up this word problem. 
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09/11/14

Draw a picture first
A merchant has 20 feet of dividers with which to partition off a rectangular area of floor space for storage of overstock.  Using the corner of the store, the dividers need only form two sides of a... more
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09/10/14

I need help with a word problem. Matrix form of system of equations
I am having trouble with this word problem. I need to find the profit of both the San Francisco and Los Angles store. In January, the Left Coast Bookstore chain sold 700 hardcover books, 1,400... more
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09/09/14

Tricky word problem #2
Here is a problem I have from my math class that I cannot figure out:   From two towns, A and B, two cars left at the same time toward each other-one from town A, and the other from town B. The... more
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09/08/14

I can't seem to solve this problem. Can someone please help me and show me how to solve this!? IM SO LOST
Five students ran on a track one morning, each for a different length of time and at a different pace. At one point, an observer watches the students and records their times. He watches them for t... more
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09/08/14

one lap is 1/4 mile.i have to run 1 1/2miles on the track. How many laps do i need to run?
I have to run 1 1/2 miles on the track. one lap is 1/4 mile. how many laps do i need to run?
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09/07/14

A water tank is leaking. It is losing 5 gallons of water every hour. It currently has 45 gallons of water in it. How much water did it have in it 4 hours ago.?
A water tank is leaking. It is losing 5 gallons of water every hour. It currently has 45 gallons of water in it. How much water did it have in it 4 hours ago.?
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09/04/14

the sum of two consecutive natural numbers is 565. find the numbers
i need help with word problems, i dont understand how to make the words into an equation
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09/02/14

ken age is 2 years more than 14 times marks age.ashley age is 1 year less than twice marks age. find each childs age if sum is 35
john has three children: ken, mark and ashley. kens age is 2 years more than 14 times marks age. ashleys age is 1 year less than twice marks age. find each childs age if the sum of the age is 35  ... more
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08/30/14

ed mours has $73000 invested...
in stocks and paying 8%. How much additional money should he invest in certificates of deposits paying 2% so that the average return on the two investments is 3%?
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08/28/14

How many ways can you make change for a dollar using nickels, dimes, and/or quarters?
Need help with word problem.  How many ways can you make change for a dollar using nickels, dimes, and/or quarters?
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08/28/14

Step By Step Help Please!!
Eduardo earns 15 dollars an hour roofing. If he needs 600 dollars per month to pay his monthly bills, how many hours does he need to work if he currently has 100 dollars?
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08/27/14

Word problem: Pitcher pitched 815 games over 22 years. He won 511 games. About how many games did he win per year?
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08/26/14

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ed moura has $73000 invested in stocks paying 8%. how much additional money should he invest in certificates of deposit paying 2% so that the average return on the two investments is 3%
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08/26/14

a pharmacist wishes to mix a solution ....
that is 2% minoxidil. she has on hand 70ml of a 1% solution and wishes to add some 4% solution to obtain the desired 2% solution. how much 4% solution should she add?
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