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07/19/18

To drive to a different school I want the answer desperately
The distance from DCA to WAU is 13 miles. If a car is travelling at 65 mph how many minutes would it take to drive from DCA to WAU.
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Word Problems

07/16/18

Two numbers have a sum of 29. If one number is x, represent the other number as an algebraic expression in x
creating an equation based off of words
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Word Problems Math

07/12/18

Three of nine astronauts must be selected for a mission
Three of nine astronauts must be selected for a mission. One will be the captain, one will be the navigator, and one will perform scientific experiments. Assuming each of the nine astronauts can... more
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Word Problems

07/06/18

Allen wants to buy a shirt, the price is $97 dollars. Since he doesn't have money, he borrows $50 from...
Allen wants to buy a shirt, the price is $97 dollars. Since he doesn't have money, he borrows $50 from mom and $50 from dad. After Allen buys the shirt he has $3 left. He returns $1 to mom, $1 to... more
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Word Problems Math Algebra 1 Algebra

07/06/18

How many ounces of dandelion root extract must be mixed with 30 ounces of spleen to make 30% lead-nux mys?
Spleen contains 54% lead and dandelion contains 12% lead. If spleen is combined with extracts of dandelion, the result is an antidote called Nux Mys. How many ounces of dandelion root extract must... more
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Word Problems Math Algebra 2 Geometry

07/04/18

A city has a population of 370,000 people. Suppose that each year the population grows by 6.75%. What will the population be after 12 years?
thank you so much for your help
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Word Problems Geometry Physics Phy

07/02/18

acceleration
The 1200-housepower Bugatti accelerates from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds. This yiels an average acceleration of 10.7 m/s squared. At this acceleration, how far will it travel from a... more
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07/01/18

Word problem help
Would be thankful if shown how to work properly. A new crew of painters takes two times as long to paint A small apartment as an experienced crew. Together both crews can paint the apartment in... more
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Word Problems Math Help

06/29/18

A car's odometer read 62,926 miles at 10:18 a.m.
A car's odometer read 62,926 miles at 10:18 a.m. At 11:58 a.m, the odometer displayed the next possible number that read the same forward and backward. During that time , what was the car's average... more
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Word Problems Math Help

06/29/18

Pi and Circumference
The minute hand of the tower clock is 12 inches long, and the hour hand is 9 inches long. On this clock, what is the positive difference between the number of inches traveled by the tip of the... more
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Word Problems Math Help

06/29/18

Years and Time
The length of the year on the planet Mars is exactly 697 days. If Mars has a calendar with a 12-day week, and year 0 begins on the first day of the week, what is the next year which will begin on... more
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Word Problems

06/26/18

if it take 1 fish 1 minute to eat 1 pellet, how long would it take 4 fish to eat 4 pellets
If it takes 1 fish 1 minute to eat 1 pellet how long does it take 4 fish to eat 4 pellets
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06/21/18

Been trying for too long.
Mrs Chen made some tarts. She sold 3/5 of them in the morning and 1/4 of the remainder in the afternoon.   If she sold 200 more tarts in the morning than in the afternoon, how many tarts did she... more
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06/21/18

Word problem answers
A college football game is played to a sell-out crowd of 21 comma 500 people. Student tickets are $3 while general admission tickets are $5. A total of $78 comma 500 was collected from ticket... more
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Word Problems

06/21/18

find the answer
the sum of tree consecutive whole numbers divided by 4 is equal to 6. find the numbers.
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Word Problems

06/20/18

the sum of two numbers is x and the product is y. what are the two numbers?
the sum of two numbers is 2 and the product is 126. what are the two numbers
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06/18/18

Word problem help please..
The telephone company offers two billing plans for local calls. Plan 1 charges $36 per month for unlimited calls and Plan 2 charges $16 per month plus $0.05 per call.a. Use an inequality to find... more
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06/18/18

Word problem help please!
In a survey at a local university, 28% of students say that they get less than the recommended eight hours of sleep per night. In a group of 3500 students, how many would you expect get eight or... more
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Word Problems

06/14/18

A 105​-inch length of ribbon is to be cut into three pieces. The longest piece is to be 40 inches longer than the
Upper AA 105105-inch length of ribbon is to be cut into three pieces. The longest piece is to be 4040 inches longer than the shortest piece, and the third piece is to be half the length of... more
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06/12/18

The sum of twice a number and 17 less than the number is the same as the difference between -37 and the number. What is the number?
Solve the problem.
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Word Problems

06/10/18

john can cut the lawn at his cottage in 3 hours. his brother cuts it in 4 hours. Working together, how long would it take the brothers to cut the lawn?
How do you solve this? I am very confused with it.
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Word Problems

05/31/18

If the sum of the two pages were 26406 what pages are you on
This word problem has a book with pages and you have to fond out what two pages make up 26406 if they were right next to each
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Word Problems

05/30/18

An ad in a magazine is in the shape of a rectangle and occupies 88 in^2. The length is three inches longer than the width. Find the dimensions of the ad.
I need help forming an equation based on this word problem. I have tried using this x+x+3=88 ir 2x+2(x+3)=88
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Word Problems

05/28/18

Ruby is 8 years old. Her brother Tom is twice her age and her other brother Andrew is 3 times the age of Tom. How old is Tom? And how old is Andrew?
 Ruby goes to Scholar Shippy High when the other two go to High Premium Academy Great. So yeah bub bye
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Word Problems

05/26/18

There are 48⋅56 cows spread across 32⋅54 square miles of land. Find the average number of cows per square mile. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
Hi, i dont understand this math problem
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