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Word Problems

11/05/17

a trainload of 28 passengers leave every 5 mins how many hours would 1176 take to ride?
One train holds 28 passengers, One train leaves every 5 minutes how many hours would it take for 1176 passengers. I believe I have the answer but someone else is tell me theirs was a 1/4 different. 
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Word Problems

11/03/17

Arnold paid $149.50 for a 3 day rental if each day it cost $39 and every mile its $.25 how far did he drive
i dont have any  
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Word Problems Fractions

11/02/17

Word Problems... see below
Kim uses decals to decorate 5 cars and 2 motorbikes. She uses 2/3 of the decals on the cars and 2/5 of the remaining decals on the motorbikes. She has 6 decals left. How many decals does Kim use on... more
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Word Problems

11/02/17

Water rationing.
On an island many houses have running water from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. During those hours Mike fill several containers of different sizes with water which his family will use for the day one afternoon... more
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Word Problems

11/02/17

how many pens did you buy?
you purchased 8 pens and highlighters from the coaler creations store for a total cost of $7.52. each highlighter costs $1.09 and each pen costs $0.69. how many pens did you buy
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Word Problems

11/02/17

Two adults and two children need to cross the river. ?
Two adults and two children need to cross the river. Their boat has a load maximum of 150 lb. Two of the individuals each way 150-lb. The other two each way 75 lbs. Using the boat how can this... more
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11/01/17

word problem involving the maximum or minimum of a quadratic function
A ball is thrown vertically upward. After "t" seconds, its height "h" (in feet) is given by the function h(t) = 60t-16t^2. What is the maximum height that the ball will reach? Don't round your... more
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Word Problems

11/01/17

8 less than the product of a number and 5
Word problem I need the numbers not the answer  
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Word Problems Algebra

11/01/17

The sum of two numbers is 26. When twice the smaller is subtracted from the larger, the result is 2. Find the numbers.
This is a word problem in my math homework. Can you help me out?
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Word Problems

10/31/17

One number is 3 3 more than 2 2 times another. The sum of the numbers is 12 12 . Find the two numbers.
One number is 33 more than 22 times another. The sum of the numbers is 1212. Find the two numbers.  
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Word Problems

10/31/17

word problems
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 10. If 18 is added to the number, the result is equal to the number obtained by reversing the digits of the original number.  Find the original number 
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Word Problems

10/31/17

word problems
One pipe takes 6hours to fill a tank, and another pipe empties it in 8hours.  If both pipes are open, how many hours will it take to fill the tank
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Word Problems

10/31/17

word problems
a woman invested an amount of money at 5% and twice as much at 7%. if her total yearly interest from the two investments is $760. how much was invested at each rate
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Word Problems

10/30/17

One number is 6 less than 3 times another number and their sum is 62. Find the numbers.
One number is 6 less than 3 times another number and their sum is 62. Find the numbers.
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Word Problems

10/30/17

Two trains pass each other in opposite directions.after 18seconds the locomotives are 500m apart.if they travel at the same speeds in the same direction they ar
they are 50m apart after 15seconds .find the speeds of the two trains in km/h
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10/30/17

The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive integers is 61.find these two numbers
equations
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Word Problems Fractions Age Problem

10/28/17

Kim is 6 years more than twice timothys age 2 years ago kim was three times as old as timothy how old os was kim 2 years ago
Kim is 6 years more than twice timothys age 2 years ago kim was three times as old as timothy how old os was kim 2 years ago
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Word Problems

10/24/17

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Mel is 3 years older than Rahfat and Aurelio is twice as old as mel. The sum of their ages is 57. How old is Mel
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Word Problems

10/24/17

The amount she invested in Fund A was twice as much as the amount she invested in Fund B. Fund A returned a 3
Ann invested her savings in two investment funds. The amount she invested in Fund A was twice as much as the amount she invested in Fund B. Fund A returned a 3% profit and Fund B returned a 5%... more
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Word Problems Prealgebra Algebra

10/24/17

Peggy Sue decided to enter her famous “Five-Alarm Chili” at her local chili-cooking contest.
Peggy Sue decided to enter her famous “Five-Alarm Chili” at her local chili-cooking contest. Normally, she needs five tomatoes to make enough chili for her family of seven. How many tomatoes should... more
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Word Problems Math Math Help

10/23/17

Copier Word Problem
Lauren runs a copying service at her home. She paid $4000 for the copier and a lifetime service contract. Each sheet of paper she uses costs $0.02 and she gets paid $0.07 per copy she makes. Use x... more
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Word Problems Equations

10/22/17

Julio eats 6 raisins in the time Cari eats 4 raisins. When Julio has eaten 18 raisins, how many has Cari eaten?
Julio eats 6 raisins in thetime Cari eats 4 raisins. WhenJulio has eaten 18 raisins, howmany has Cari eaten?
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Word Problems

10/19/17

how do i solve this
Luke is selling tickets to a school play. each adult ticket cost $10 each and child's ticket cost four dollars. Luke sold 87 for the total of 678 how many tickets of each type did Luke sell?
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Word Problems

10/19/17

How do you solve this?
kassie ate 12 more hot dogs than joe. sue ate twice as many hot dogs than joe. all together its 52 hot dogs how many did each person eat
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Word Problems

10/19/17

FIND HOW LONG IT TOOK THE TWO PIPES TO DRAIN THE SITE BEFORE THE SMALL PIPE BROKE DOWN
    a large pump operating alone can drain a site in 20hours and a smaller pump can drain it alone in 30hours. the two pumps work together for a period of time and then the smaller pump breaks... more
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