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03/17/18

Algrebra Question! Please help fast!! word problem!!

Kendra has $5.25 in dimes and nickels. If she has 3 times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each coin does she have?
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03/17/18

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Jack is 4 times as old as Lacy. 8 years from now the sum of their ages will be 66.  How old are they now?
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03/17/18

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Cody is twice as old as Evan and nine years ago the sum of their age was 6.  Find the age of each boy now
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03/17/18

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Cary is 8 years older than Dan. In 9 years the sum of their ages will be 98. Find the age of each man now.

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A box with a square base has a volume of 16 in3. The height of the box is twice as long as the length of the sides of the square base. What is the height of the box?

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A farmer has 300 feet of fencing. She wants to use this fencing to construct a rectangular corral and then divide the corral in half by constructing a fence across the width of the corral. What... more

03/17/18

Derivatives - find the rate at which the diameter is increasing when the diameter is 20cm

A spherical balloon is being inflated so that its volume is increasing at the rate of 10cm3/sec. Find the rate at which the diameter is increasing when the diameter is 20cm.
Word Problem Math

03/16/18

Word problem about MPH! Help :0

A man drives for a while at 45mph. realizing that he is running late, he increases his speed to 60 mph and completes his 405-mile trip in 8 hours. How long does he drive 45mph?   I cant get it..
Word Problem Math

03/16/18

A merchant wants to mix peanuts worth $3 per pound with jelly beans worth $1.50 per pound to make 30 pounds--- CONTINUED

A merchant wants to mix peanuts worth $3 per pound with jelly beans worth $1.50 per pound to make 30 pounds of a mixture worth $2.10 per pound. how many pounds of each should he use?   I cant... more

03/16/18

Percentages and Fractions Problem Solving Question

At halftime, Boarwarts Academy had scored all of the points so far in their annual match against Range Hill School. In the second half, each side scored three points. At the end of the match... more
Word Problem +b2

03/16/18

Your ladder is 15 feet tall. how far away can you place it from your house to have it reach 12 feet up your wall

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A triangular base prism has a volume of 16.2 cubic centimeters. The base is an isosceles right triangle. The height of the prism is 10 centimeters. What is the approximate length of the hypotenuse... more
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03/14/18

Max was on vacation twice as Jerrad and half as long as Wesley. The boys were on vacation a total of three weeks. How many days was each boy on vacation?

My grand daughter has this problem and I am not good at solving these kind of problems.
Word Problem Precalculus

03/14/18

The population P (in thousands) of Pittsburgh, PA from 2000 to 2003 can be modeled by P=2430e^ -0.0029t where t represents the yr, with t=0 corresponds to 2000.

Question: According to the model, when will the population be approximately 2.3 million?   Answer: 19 years   Can someone please list/explain the steps to solving this problem?
Word Problem Precalculus

03/14/18

The population P (in thousands) of Pittsburgh, PA from 2000 to 2003 can be modeled by P=2430e^ -0.0029t where t represents the yr, with t=0 corresponds to 2000.

Question: What were the populations of PA in 2000 and 2003?   Answers: 2000: 2,430,000    2003: 2,408,950   Can someone please list/explain the steps to solving this problem?  
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03/14/18

A cat that was initially 12 kg reduces its weight by 10% each month. How long does it take for the cat to be at least 6 kg lighter than its original weight?

initially 12 kg reduces its weight by 10% each month
Word Problem Dimensions

03/13/18

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The area of a rectangle is 65ft and the length of the rectanglr is 3ft less than 2 times the width.Find the dimensions of the rectangle.  
Word Problem Rate Of Change

03/13/18

Word problem about two mechanics

Two mechanics worked on a car. One worked 20 hours and the other worked 15 hours. Together they made $3125. What is the rate chaeged per hour by each mechanic if the sum of the two rafes was $170?
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03/13/18

Susan, Reuben and Carlos sent a total of 85 text messages over their call phones durning the weekend. Susan sent 5 fewer messages than Reuben.

Susan, Reuben and Carlos sent a total of 85 text messages over their call phones durning the weekend. Susan sent 5 fewer messages than Reuben. Carlos sent 3 times as many messages as Susan. How... more
Word Problem

03/13/18

percentage question

I.e., Fifteen ounces of concentrate is mixed with 45 ounces of water to make 60 ounces of orange juice.  What percent of the orange juice is concentrate?

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Jim and Kim can paint a fence in 144 minutes. (This assumes that both work the whole time and that each works at a constant pace.) Jim working alone could paint the whole fence in two hours less... more
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03/13/18

Elsa made $234 for18 hours of work. At the same rate, how many hours would she have to work to make $91?

Elsa made $234 for18 hours of work. At the same rate, how many hours would she have to work to make $91?
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03/12/18

Do i divide,subtract,multiply,add

There were 567 students who attended the school ,and 128 more students enrolled once the year started. How many students are there now?

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