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01/04/18

How do you solve this word problem?
Shaquille, Lyle, and Amanda collect stamps. Shaquille has one-half the number of stamps that Lyle has. Amanda has two-thirds as many stamps as Lyle. Together they have 364 stamps. How many stamps... more
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12/28/17

A mom left 20% of estate to one son & 25% to another. The remaining $55,000 she left to daughter. Find amount of estate.
a. $90,000 b. $100,000 c. $110,000 d. $120,000 e. None 
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12/28/17

A certain sum of money is invested at 10%. Twice that amount is invested at 8%. Total amt of interest from both $91. How much is invested at 8%?
Need word problem broken down
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12/28/17

If 6 men can do a piece of work in 14 days. How many men are needed to do work in 21 days? a. 3 b. 11 c. 5 d. 4 e. None
Needing help with breaking down this 
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12/28/17

Three times the square of a certain positive number exceeds six times the number by nine. Find the number. a. 3 b. 6 c. 4 d. 9 e. None
Need help with this word problem. 
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12/18/17

Please I need to know how to set this equation up by 12/18(today) at 9 pm!! Thank you!!
Mickey has 1.95 in his collection,consisting of quarters and nickels.The number of nickles is three more than the number of quarters.
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12/17/17

What is the equation of line that has y-intercept of 3 and goes thru point (0,4)
 I need help with this word problem 
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12/14/17

A certain large Ferris wheel has 60​ compartments, each of which carries eight people. It is 162 meters​ tall, and the diameter of the wheel is 157 mete
a. What is the radius of the Ferris wheel? b. How close is the wheel to the ground? c. How high is the center of the wheel from the ground? d. What are the coordinates of the center of the... more
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12/12/17

The calorie content of each item must be calculated
At Rhonda's dinner 3 loaded baked potatoes and 4 cheeseburgers provide 3610 calories. 1 loaded baked potato and 3 cheeseburgers provide 2020 calories. find the calorie content of each item
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12/10/17

Middle school math word problem... please help me
If Machine A makes a yo-yo every five minutes and Machine B takes ten minutes to make a yo-yo, how many hours would it take them working together to make 20yo−yos?
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12/10/17

Need 3 equations & solution
your company reach it sales goals for the year so you decided to buy dinner for 45 employees the restaurant gives you chicken dinners at $9 each, salmon dinners at $12 each and steak dinners at $15... more
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12/07/17

A photographer is hired to take some underwater shots. He starts at the surface, drops down 10 feet and takes some pictures.
Then he drops 10 more feet and shoots some photos. He continues this pattern until he had dropped 7 times. How far beneath the surface was he at that point?
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12/06/17

The sum of two numbers is 53 and the difference is 1 . What are the numbers?
I need some help with this problem
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12/06/17

A washer and a dryer cost $655 combined. The washer costs $95 less than the dryer. What is the cost of the dryer?
Need help solving this word problem don't know where to start.
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12/06/17

8% growth per year, 21,600 in 2012 fox population predicted to be in the year 2020?
The fox population in a certain region has an annual growth rate of 8% per year. In the year 2012, there were 21,600 foxes counted in the area. What is the fox population predicted to be in the... more
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12/06/17

6 children’s tickets and 4 adult tickets cost $59.50 The total cost of 2 adult tickets and 3 senior tickets is $35.90 If each adult ticket costs 2 times as much
6 children’s tickets and 4 adult tickets cost $59.50 The total cost of 2 adult tickets and 3 senior tickets is $35.90 If each adult ticket costs 2 times as much as each children’s ticket, what is... more
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12/06/17

Find the lengths of the two unknown sides using an equation. What is the equation?
The perimeter of a triangle is 60 ft. One side is 12 feet long. of the two unknown sides, one of them is twice as long as the other. Find the lengths of the two unknown sides using an equation.... more
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12/04/17

How many houses did the two children count during Halloween?
While trick or treating in Clayton, NY (population 1,978), some friends play a counting game-they counted all the houses they visited while trick or treating (they all counted the same houses).... more
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12/04/17

A new study abroad program sent 55 students (read more in description)
A new study abroad program sent 55 students to three popular destinations this semester. There were 7 more students sent to Indonesia than the Philippines. There 4 more than twice as many students... more
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11/30/17

4 boxes of pasta at $1.25 each
 i need help solving this
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11/26/17

she needs 1 1/2 times this volume for an experiment what is the volume of acid miss terry needs for the experiment?
i am not sure if i got the right answer the answer i got was 2 1/5 but i feel i did something wrong
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11/23/17

Erin is 1/3 the age of Colin. 3 years ago the sum of their ages was 38. Find the current age of Erin today.
Erin is 1/3 the age of Colin.  3 years ago the sum of their ages was 38.  Find the current age of Erin today.
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11/21/17

If you take 500mg of Acetaminophen, how many hours will it take for it to be expelled from your body if it expels at a rate of 20% per hour?
not sure if this is a half life question or an exponential decay question 
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11/21/17

a number decreased by 7 gives twice the number
I keep writing the equation but cannot get a whole number answer  
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11/18/17

What is 300,482 rounded to the nearest thousand?
This is a multiple choice question and the alternatives are as follows: a.301,000 b.300,000 c. 300,500 and d.300,400. Please I need your help.
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