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Word Problems

05/03/18

If he charges $120 for each tree he plants, how many trees does he have to plant each week before he can make a profit?
John plants trees for a living. He has weekly expenses of $425 plus an additional $35 for each tree.
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04/30/18

How to solve this trigonometry question?
You pay $145 for canning supplies plus $0.75 for each food item you can.a. How many canned items must you complete for the average cost per canned item to fall to $1?   b. What happens to the... more
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04/27/18

word problem help please!
A waterfall has a height of 1100 feet. A pebble is thrown upward from the top of the falls with an initial velocity of 24 feet per second. The height of the pebble h in feet after t seconds is... more
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04/27/18

word problem help please!
A holding pen for cattle must be square and have a diagonal length of 110 meters.a. Find the length of a side of the pen.b. Find the area of the pen.
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04/26/18

Word problem help please!
A woman bought some large frames for $10 each and some small frames for $5 each at a closeout sale. If she bought 21 frames for $145, find how many of each type she bought.
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Word Problems

04/26/18

If Pedro wins, he gets 5 points. If the computer wins, it gets 2 points. They play 49 games and end with a tie score. How many games did the computer win?
Pedro played checkers with a computer.
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Word Problems

04/25/18

a pipe fills 1 tank in 8 h. A second pipe fills in 12 h. how long does it take to fill the tank with both pipes filling the tank
I need help[ in solving this word problem.  
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Word Problems

04/25/18

ladder word problem
a ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder is one foot less than the length of the ladder. find the length of the ladder if the distance... more
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Word Problems Quadratic Equations

04/25/18

find two consecutive integers whose product is 194 more than their sum.
 find two consecutive integers whose product is 194 more than their sum.
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Word Problems

04/22/18

Kristy recipe for breakfast cereal is : 50 grams of oats, 30 grams of raisins and 40 grams of nuts.
if she has 125 grams of oats how many more grams of raisins does she need
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04/22/18

a bill of $4.60 was paid in nickels and quarters. if there were 28 coins in all, how many quarters were there?
 not sure how to set up the equation, but you do have to use "let" statements.
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Word Problems

04/22/18

For a science Experiment, Dana tracks the height of a plant
For a science Experiment, Dana tracks the height of a plant. Initially, the plant is 3 cm tall. If the plant grows at a rate of 1.5 cm per day, how long will it take for the plant to reach a height... more
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04/18/18

An investor invested a total of $5,200 in two mutual funds.
I've been having a tough time with this one. Every time I work the equation out it is either a negative amount, or is much larger than the original invested amount. Please Help. An investor... more
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Word Problems

04/18/18

tickets sold
University theater sold 556 tickets for a play. Tickets cost $22 per adult and $12 per senior citizen. If total receipts were $8492, how many senior citizen tickets were sold?
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Word Problems

04/18/18

How much of each must she use to make 20 liters of a solution that is 40% alcohol?
A nurse has a solution that is 25% alcohol and another that is 50% alcohol. How much of each must she use to make 20 liters of a solution that is 40% alcohol?
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Word Problems

04/18/18

Will the top reach a window ledge that is 36 feet above the ground?
The base of a 40-foot ladder is 10 feet from the wall of a building. 
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Word Problems

04/16/18

Find the probability of choosing a day that ends with y when randomly choosing a day of the week. options: 1 7/1 1/7 0
this question is really hard
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Word Problems

04/16/18

Find the probability of choosing a day that begins with y when randomly choosing a day of the week. options: 17 1 71 0
problems in math
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Word Problems Math Algebra

04/15/18

Copy Machine Word Problem. Linear Equations.
A copy machine makes copies at a constant rate. The machine can make 105 copies in 2.5 minutes. Write and solve a linear equation to represent the number of copies, n, that can be made over any... more
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Word Problems Pre Calculus Investment

04/12/18

Pre-Calc word problem
you have $10,000 to invest. You are considering safe investments are just search of care of deposits which pay 5.5% interest. the stock market is much riskier but pays 12% interest. if you like to... more
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Word Problems Math Math Help Help!

04/12/18

a farrier Drives 24km in 8 minuets, how many kilometres per minute
i don’t know what this answer is and im very very confused 
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Word Problems

04/11/18

Please solve the word problem below
Iona started with a certain amount of money. She sent half of her money. She earned $6 the next day. Later, she lost 1/6 of her money, but still had $15 left. How much money did she have in the... more
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Word Problems

04/09/18

the sum of two numbers is 36. one number is 3 times as large as the other. What are the numbers
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04/09/18

old navy sells jeans for 5/8 the price at gap. old navy sells jeans for $35. What is the price of jeans at gap?
( I need a expression with a awnser for this problem) asap please!
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Word Problems Math Rate Miles Per Hour

04/09/18

f Rachael rides for 12 hours on a bicycle, what is her rate if she rides for 84 miles?
if Rachael rides for 12 hours on a bicycle, what is her rate if she rides for 84 miles?
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