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Word Problem

04/18/18

what is the speed of the wind?
With the wind, a plane can fly 1615 miles in 3.5 hours. Against the same wind, the trip takes 4hours. If the airspeed of the plane is 444 mph, what is the speed of the wind?
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Word Problem Math Math Homework Asap

04/17/18

Need help ASAP!!
Assume that a human heart is capable of beating about 2.8 billion times in a lifetime. If aperson’s average heart rate is 72 beats per minute, what is that person’s life span? Express youranswer in... more
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04/17/18

the length of a rectangle is four less than three times the width. What is the area of the rectangle?
This is a question related to multiplying polynomials. I don't understand what the width is supposed to be.
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04/17/18

radio active substance decay word problem exponential functions
Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned with 10 micrograms of the radioactive substance Polonium-210. Since radioactive decay follows a compounded continuously model, we can determine the amount of... more
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Word Problem Algebra 1

04/17/18

decrease my room of 18 ft by 12 ft by blocking off one end and one side of uniform width area of 135 sqft find the width of the strip blocked off
My question is would I (18-x)(12-x) or (18-2x)(12-2x)
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Word Problem

04/16/18

How much does an eraser cost?
Karen paid $1.20 for 6 pencils and 4 erasers at the school store. Trey paid $1.10 for 8 pencils and 2 erasers at the school store. How much does an eraser cost?
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Word Problem

04/16/18

A person traveled from one city to​ another, a distance of 720 ​mi, in 15 hr. What was his rate in miles per​ hour?
I need help for college algebra
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Word Problem

04/16/18

Word Problem
On Thursday, The Takeda family left home to drive to a resort in Oregon for Vacation. They drove at an average rate of 48 miles per hour. On Tuesday, they drove back the same route, traveling at an... more
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Word Problem

04/16/18

Word Problem
Sean is training for a bike race that will take place next month. On Saturday he rode his bike 145 miles in a practice race. Sean rode part of the race at an average speed of 25 miles per hour, and... more
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Word Problem

04/16/18

I need to convert 52,000 lbs into kg. Each pound is $.4250 in cost. What would be the cost per kg?
Please help me find the cost of each kg once 52,000 lbs have been converted to kg. 
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Word Problem

04/16/18

Heather, Jose, and Alonzo have a total of $68 in their wallets. Jose 2 has times what Alonzo has. Heather has $8 more than Alonzo. How much does each have?
Heather, Jose, and Alonzo have a total of $68 in their wallets. Jose 2 has times what Alonzo has. Heather has $8 more than Alonzo. How much does each have?
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Word Problem

04/16/18

Perimeter Problem
Larry's rectangular bedroom has a perimeter of 74 feet and its length is two feet less than 6/7 of its width.   What are the dimensions of the room?
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Word Problem

04/15/18

Word Problem
Five times the smallest number of three consecutive odd integers gives the same result as when 74 is subtracted from three times the largest of the three integers.  Find the three integers
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Word Problem Prealgebra

04/15/18

Pre-Algebra Question. Need help.
At our school there are 18 fewer boys out for swimming than for baseball. There are 48 boys altogether out for swimming and baseball. How many boys are out for baseball?
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Word Problem Math Math Help

04/15/18

Some students went on a field trip. Of the 24 girls in the class, 5/8 of them went on the trip. How many girls went on the school trip?
Im not sure how to do this please help
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Word Problem Algebra 2

04/15/18

algebra 2 word problem write a few sentences to describe what you did please
Earth orbits the sun in an elliptical path with the sun of one focus of the ellipse. The closet that earth gets to the sun is 91.4 million miles and the farthest it gets is 94.6 million miles.... more
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Word Problem

04/13/18

A nursery desires to make a grass seed blend by mixing rye seed that sells for $5.25 per pound with bluegrass that sells for $2.00 per pound.
 The final mix is 180 pounds and sells for $3.81 a pound. How much of each type is used?
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Word Problem Algebra Math Word Problem

04/13/18

word problem help. I’m not the best at solving them.
At Apple Valley Middle School, 3⁄8 of the students take Spanish, 1⁄3 of the students take French, and the remaining 35 students take Latin. If each student takes exactly one language course, how... more
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Word Problem

04/12/18

i think of a number, when y multiply by 10 and subtract 13 the answer is 47. what is my number
its for myimaths dont really understand and really need help
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Word Problem Mean Average

04/12/18

How many did Ellen win?
Ellen and Janet together won 32 tennis games. Janet won 6 more than Ellen.
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Word Problem

04/11/18

greatest possible number
on saturday, a minor league baseball team gave away baseball cards to each person entering the stadium.  One group received 28 baseball cards . a second group received 68 baseball cards.  If each... more
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04/11/18

How long would it take him if he worked 8 hours a day?
Working for 6 hours a day man completes a job in 16 days. How long would it take him if he worked 8 hours a day?
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Word Problem Direct Variation

04/11/18

Deposit and Interest
For a given interest rate, simple interest varies jointly as principal and time. If $2000 left in an account for 4 years earns interest of $320, how much interest would be earned in if you deposit... more
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04/11/18

how fast must a car with 40 square feet of surface area travel in order to experience a wind resistance of 270 Newton?
Wind resistance varies jointly as an object’s surface area and velocity. If an object traveling at 40 miles per hour with the surface area of 25 square feet experiences a wind resistance of 225... more
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04/11/18

What will be the volume?
The pressure in a piston is 2.0 Pa at 250C and the volume is 4.0L. If the pressure is increased to 6.0 Pa at the same temperature, what will be the volume?
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