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Word Problems

10/02/17

In 1971 there were 294,105 females. Since then that number has increased by 8.5% per year.Estimate the number participating in 2015
Round to the nearest whole number.
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10/01/17

Word problems
UH OH!! You  were roughhousing in your living room and you accidentally broke your mom's favorite vase!  Replacing her vase will cost $40 and you make $15 an allowance every week. If you want to... more
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10/01/17

when preparing to cook, Joanna can chop 2 pounds of carrots in 3 minutes. How many ounces can she chop per second?
when preparing to cook, Joanna can chop 2 pounds of carrots in 3 minutes. How many ounces can she chop per second?
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10/01/17

A bullfrog can leap 6 feet. How far will it go in four leaps?
math problem solve 
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09/29/17

Wyatt can husk at least 12 dozen ears of corn per hour and at most 18 dozen ears of corn per hour.
Wyatt can husk at least 12 dozen ears of corn per hour and at most 18 dozen ears of corn per hour. Based on this information, what is a possible amount of time, in hours, that it could take Wyatt... more
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09/28/17

I need help on this word problem please
 Two friends were going to visit colleges in Washington state. Carol drove 350 miles  to visit Washington state university.   Amy drove 15 miles further than 1/3 the distance Carol drove to visit... more
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09/28/17

I neeed help on the word problem
Issaac has $5 gift card for cold stone. He wants to buy two containers of ice cream. If his dad has to give him an extra $8.50 to cover the cost, how much does each container cost? ($6.75)
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09/28/17

Word problem question
The length of a rectangle is 3 meters longer than its width. If the perimeter is 36 meters, find the dimensions of the rectangle
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09/28/17

A rabbit can run 35 miles per hour. A fox can run 21 miles in half an hour. Which animal is faster, and by how much?
Stuck on this question for my son's 7th grade math class.
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09/27/17

Two–thirds of the children in the fourth–grade class are girls. If there are 12 girls, what is the total number of children in the class?
Two–thirds of the children in the fourth–grade class are girls. If there are 12 girls, what is the total number of children in the class?
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Word Problems Algebra 2 Question Lifepac

09/23/17

Lifepac Grade 11 Unit 2 test problem 20
On a trip the Fare for each adult was 50cents and for each child 25 cents. If 30 passengers paid $12.25, how many adults and children went?
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Word Problems

09/22/17

How many 2.5 inch by 6 inch tiles will fit on a backsplash that is 2.5 feet tall and 8 feet long? If each tile cost 80 cents how much change would you get back
if each tile costs 80¢ how much change will you get back if you paid in 100$ bills
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Word Problems Divisibility

09/22/17

Question is in the desciptions
Jay has 9 cupboards with the numbers 1 to 9 written. He has to form 3 three-digit numbers which are divisible by 9 with these cardboards and arrange them in ascending order. In how many different... more
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09/21/17

Billy and Barb went bowling last weekend Barb got a total score that was 10 more than twice Billy score arts total score was 218 what was Bailey score
I need help with this word problem
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09/21/17

How many 2.5 inch by 6 inch tiles will fit on a back splash that is 2.5 feet tall and 8 feet long?
how many 2.5 inch by 6 inch tiles will fit on a back splash that is 2.5 feet tall and 8 feet long?
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09/20/17

word problem
how do I get this answer? Your socks drawer contains 10 pairs of white socks and 10 pairs of black socks. Suppose you are in the dark and need to get one sock at a time, without knowing which one.... more
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09/19/17

A tree casts a shadow 24 feet long. At the same time, a vertical rod 28 feet high cast a shadow 12 feet long. How tall is the tree
Need help with my algebra problem
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09/19/17

A jogger starts from one end of a 17 mile nature trail at 8:00 am.
A jogger starts from one end of a 17 mile nature trail at 8:00 am. One hour later, a cyclist starts from the other end and rides towards the jogger. If the rate of the jogger is 5 mph and the rate... more
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09/19/17

How do you solve this problem and what does the answer end up being?
A stamp collection consists of 8-cent, 13-cent and 18 cent stamps. The number of 8-cent stamps is twice the number of 18-cent stamps. There are 3 more 13-cent stamps than 18-cent stamps. The total... more
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Word Problems Algebra 1 Equations

09/17/17

Can anyone give me an equation for this problem? I don't understand...
A bookstore owner offered a sale on books that had not sold in 2 years. The before tax price on paperback books was reduced to 2.99 each. The before tax price on hardback books was reduced to 3.49... more
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09/16/17

If l=2w-10 and 2l+2w=400 what is l
Finding length of parking lot. Length is ten meters less than two times the width and the lot has a perimeter of 400 meters. Solving for length
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Word Problems

09/15/17

Distance problems
A car and a truck are leaving a city traveling in opposite directions. The car is going 12 mph slower than the truck. After 3/4 hours, the car reaches its destination. After 2 1/2 hours the truck... more
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09/14/17

You need a 55% alcohol solution. On hand, you have a 360 mL of a 40% alcohol mixture. How much pure alcohol will you need to add to obtain the desired solution?
how much ml of pure alchohol and how much ml of the desired 55% solution
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09/14/17

Nearest Hour
Seems too easy. Am I missing something?   Alba's face painting charges a flat rate of $50.00 for set up and travel and an additional $60.00 per hour for the face painting service. Cathy's bill... more
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09/13/17

Chemist needs to mix 20% acid solution with a 70% acid solution to obtain the 8 liters 50% many liters do you
A chemist needs to mix a 20% acid solution with a 70% acid solution to obtain leave you a message asking how many liters each of the solution must be
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