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Word Problem

02/12/18

word problem

There are 80 people at the city swim park today. Everyone in the park was wearing swim suits or sunglasses, some people had both. How many people had swim suits on but not sunglasses, if you know... more
Word Problem Algebra

02/11/18

word problem algebra

Ali invested his savings in two investment funds. The 2000that he invested in Fund A returned a 1%profit. The amount that he invested in Fund B returned a 6% profit. How much did he invest in Fund... more
Word Problem

02/11/18

The sum of two numbers is 42 and their difference is 30. Find the numbers.

dont know how to do it

02/11/18

Please help algebra word problem

Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels at 75 miles per hour. The eastbound train travels at 95 miles per hour. How long will... more

02/11/18

Word Problem

Maria is planting a row of flowers in a bed 29 feet long. the instructions say to space the plants 1 foot apart. the flowers come in flats containing 6 plants per flat.1) How many flats will she... more

Application of exponential and logarithmic functions

Bacteria growing in a petri dish double every 30 minutes. If the sample has 10 bacteria in the dish initially,(a) write a function to describe the population at time t. Also,(b) find the population... more

Application of exponential and logarithmic functions

Bacteria growing in a petri dish quadruple every 2 hours. If the sample has 18 bacteria in the dish initially,(a) write a function to describe the population at time t. Also,(b) find the population... more
Word Problem

02/11/18

the circus charges $12 for adult admission and $8 for a child.

the circus charges $12 for adult admission and $8 for a child.there were 1,280 people at the circus. The admission receipts were $11,840, How many adults and how many children attended?

Solving exponential and logarithmic equations

A certain form of bacteria doubles every two hours. If a sample begins with 3 bacteria,(a) write a function to describe the population at time t and,(b) find the population a t = 2 hours
Word Problem

02/11/18

Joe sold 5 wheels and 3 tires for $500. If a tire costs $20 less than a wheel, find the cost of a tire.

Also need a bar graph.
Word Problem Algebraic Expression

02/11/18

Need help turning a word problem into an algebraic expression

Janine hired an engineer to do some work. The last bill, was for a total of $775. $325 was listed for parts and the rest was for labor. If the hourly rate for labor was $50, how many hours of labor... more
Word Problem

02/11/18

How many students are there?

Each student plays 1 sport.  20 students play baseball. 30% of the students play football. 45% play another sport besides football or baseball.  How many students are in the school?

02/10/18

Parabolic Arch Question

A parabolic arch supports a bridge. The arch is 200m wide at its base and 4m tall in the middle. How high is a point on the arch that is 20m horizontally from one end?
Word Problem

02/09/18

How many cars were used? (re)

A car dealership makes $191,000, used cars were sold for $7000 and new cars were sold for $16,000, a total of 17 cars were sold.   How many used cars were sold?   So this is how I tried to... more
Word Problem

02/09/18

in 1994, zaires per capita GNP was $125 (70% lower than it was in 1958). what was zaires per capita GNP in 1958?

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Word Problem

02/09/18

If 18mgs is equal to 3000 hits or 200cigarettes 24mgs is equal to how many hits and cigarettes

If 18mg is equal to 3000 puffs and 200 cigarettes how many puffs and cigarettes is 24mg
Word Problem

02/09/18

a steady population decline of 2.25% per year for the past decade. 16100 residents 2011the trend continues, the pop be in the year 2031?

A town in the mid west has been experiencing a steady population decline of 2.25 % per year for the past decade. If there were 16100 residents in the year 2011 and the trend continues, what will... more
Word Problem

02/09/18

Two way radio distance traveled word problem

Two children own two-way radios that have a maximum range of 2 miles. One leaves a certain point at 1:00 pm, waking due north at a rate of 4mi/hr. The other leaves the same point at 1:15pm... more
Word Problem

02/08/18

Find 2 connected whole numbers such that five times the smallest number added to three times the greatest numbers makes it 59

Transfer it to math problem 
Word Problem

02/08/18

A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent.

A party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 2 chairs and 5 tables is $53. The total cost to rent 8 chairs and 3 tables is $42. What is the cost to rent each chair... more
Word Problem

02/08/18

twice the sum of a number and 5 is equal to three times the difference of the number and 9

twice the sum of a nunber and 5 is equal to three times the difference of the number and 9.
Word Problem

02/08/18

In a 21 page article containing 48,000 words, how many pages must be in smaller type?

In printing an article of 48,000 words, a printer decides to use two sizes of type. Using the larger type, a printed page contains 1,800 words. Using the smaller type, a page contains 2,400 words.... more
Word Problem Math

02/08/18

Maria's final exam has true/false questions, worth 2 points each, and multiple choice questions, worth 3 points each.

Maria's final exam has true/false questions, worth 2 points each, and multiple choice questions, worth 3 points each. Let x be the number of true/false questions she gets correct, and let y be the... more
Word Problem

02/07/18

How many seconds Luis ran?

jaxon and Luis ran a race. Jaxon began running 3 seconds before Luis, and Luis completed the race 1 second before Jaxon. Jaxon ran for 32 seconds. For how many seconds did Luis run?

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