6,774 Answered Questions for the topic Word Problem

09/27/18

Simple Interest

How much do you need to invest in order to earn $10000 if you have been offered 3% for 2 years?
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09/26/18

jack is 2 times as old as lucy. 4 years ago the sum of their ages was 31. how old are they now?

Jack is 2 times as old as Lucy. 4 years ago the sum of their ages was 31. How old are they now?
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09/26/18

word problems

you were able to complete 20 problems in an hour. how long did it take you to do each problem

09/26/18

A cable suspended between two posts that are the same height and 10 meters apart has a sag of 1 meter. If the cable hangs in the form of a parabola, find its eq

A cable suspended between two posts that are the same height and 10 meters apart has a sag of 1 meter. If the cable hangs in the form of a parabola, find its equation
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09/25/18

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Most nutritionists now agree that a healthy adult diet should include 25minus35 g of fiber each day. A breakfast of 2 blueberry muffins, 1 orange, and a 1-cup serving of cereal contains 14 g of... more
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09/25/18

Word problem

Gold used to make jewerly is often a blend of gold, silver, and copper. Consider three alloys of these metals. The first alloy is 75% gold, 5% silver, and 20% copper. The second alloy is 75% gold,... more
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09/25/18

World problem

Gold used to make jewerly is often a blend of gold, silver, and copper. Consider three alloys of these metals. The first alloy is 75% gold, 5% silver, and 20% copper. The second alloy is 75% gold,... more
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09/25/18

World problem

Most nutritionists now agree that a healthy adult diet should include 25-35 g of fiber each day. A breakfast of 2 blueberry muffins, 1 orange, and a 1-cup serving of cereal contains 13 g of fiber;... more
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09/25/18

Word problem

Most nutritionists now agree that a healthy adult diet should include 25 minus 35 g of fiber each day. A breakfast of 2 blueberry muffins, 1 orange, and a 1-cup serving of cereal contains 13 g of... more
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09/25/18

to get a membership is $500 and $35 per round of golf. with no membership it is $55 golf.how many rounds of golf until the price is the same?

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09/25/18

Interest problem

Dave has $3000 more in a passbook account than in a money market account. The passbook account pays 8%, and the money market account pays 10%. How much is invested in each account if the annual... more
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09/25/18

Quadratic Equation word problem

It took a small plane 2 hr longer to fly 375 mi against the wind than it took the plane to fly the same distance with the wind. The rate of the wind was 25 mph. Find the rate of the plane in calm air. more
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09/25/18

Quadratic Equation word problem

Using one engine of a ferry boat, it takes 6 hr. longer to cross a channel than it does using a second engine alone. With both engines operating, the ferry boat can make the crossing in 4 hr. How... more
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09/25/18

A 1818​-foot piece of siding is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is three timesthree times as long as the first piece and the third piece is five

A 18 -foot piece of siding is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is three times as long as the first piece and the third piece is five times as long as the first piece. If x represents... more
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09/25/18

Quadratic Equation word problem

The area of the batter's box on a major-league baseball field is 24 ft^2. The length of the batter's box is 2 ft more than the width. Find the length and the width of the rectangular batter's box.
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09/24/18

how to set up this probelm

zIt takes John 2 hours to ride his bike to the beach. At the beach, his friend Bill said he would drive him home. They loaded up John’s bike and it took them half an hour to get back to John’s... more
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09/24/18

What is the difference between 6¼ and 7⅔

In an athletic compilation, the record jump in the pole vault was 6¼m. An athlete set a new record jump of 7⅔. What fraction of the old record are a the difference between the two records
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09/23/18

Math Problem

At a given point in its orbit, the moon is 2.4*10^5 miles away from Earth. How long does it take a light from a source on Earth to reach a reflector on the moon and then return to Earth? (Speed of... more
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09/23/18

Finding the rate of speed

Two cars leave Indianapolis, one traveling east and the other west. After 3 hours, they are 297 miles apart. If one car is traveling 5 mph faster then the other, what is the speed of each?
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09/23/18

Chemistry problem

Sally was pulled over on her way to from Syracuse to Ithaca by an officer claiming that she was speeding. The speed limit is 65 mi/hr and Sally had traveled 97 km in 102 minutes. How fast was... more

09/23/18

-46 decreased by the difference between -23 and -63

please help me find the solution but also learn how to put together a equation 
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09/23/18

If Colleen were to paint her living room alone, it would take 4 hours. Her sister Evelyn could do the job in 7 hours. How long would it take them working togeth

If Colleen were to paint her living room alone, it would take 4 hours. Her sister Evelyn could do the job in 7 hours. How long would it take them working together? If needed, submit your answer as... more
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09/23/18

charlotte is running at a rate of 9 km/h. what is charoltte speeding m/8

I do not understand how they got 5/2. I get 2/5.

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