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Word Problems

09/12/17

word problems
Barry can do a certain job in 3 hours, whereas it takes Samuel 10 hours to do the same job. How long would it take them to do the job working together?
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09/12/17

One number is eight less than another. Twice the smaller is seven more than the larger. Find the numbers.
One number is eight less than another. Twice the smaller is seven more than the larger. Find the numbers.
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Word Problems

09/11/17

The difference between a number and 17 is 96
What is the equation form of this word problem 
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Word Problems

09/10/17

How do I solve?
A car and truck leave a city traveling in opposite directions. The car is going 12mph slower than the truck. After 3/4 hours, the car reaches its destination. After 2 1/2 hours, the truck reaches... more
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Word Problems

09/09/17

Lucas left the study group traveling 8 mph. Then, 3 hours later, Tyler left traveling the same direction at 14 mph. How long until Tyler catches up with Lucas?
distance, rate and time
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Word Problems

09/07/17

a machine grinds 2/7 pounds of spices in 1/3 second. what is the machines rate, in pounds per second, of grinding spices?
a machine grinds 2/7 pounds of spices in 1/3 second. what is the machines rate, in pounds per second, of grinding spices?
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Word Problems

09/06/17

the length of a rectangle is twice as long as the width. the perimeter of the rectangle is 60 ft. what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
the length of a rectangle is twice as long as the width. the perimeter of the rectangle is 60 ft. what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
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Word Problems

09/06/17

downstream/upstream word problem
A boat travels downstream and then travels upstream back to the original starting point. If the total time going upstream and downstream is 2 hours, find the exact speed of boat in still water and... more
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Word Problems

09/06/17

How many gallons of a 5% salt solution must be mixed with 60 gallons of a 7% solution to obtain a 6% solution?
 How many gallons of a 5% salt solution must be mixed with 60 gallons of a 7% solution to obtain a 6% solution?  
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Word Problems

09/05/17

help this is making my head spin
Heather purchased a prepaid phone card for $30. Long distance calls cost 17 cents a minute using this card. Heather used her card only once to make a long distance call. If the remaining credit on... more
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Word Problems

09/04/17

find how many coins there are in a sock drawer.
There are 28 coins in a sock drawer. Each coin is either a dime or quarter. The total value of the coins is $4.00. Write two equations to model this situation, and solve the system to find how many... more
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Word Problems Inequalities

09/04/17

Four more than the quotient of a number and three is at least nine
I need help turning this into an equation
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Word Problems

09/04/17

There are 16 girls in a school club. The number of girls is four more than twice the number of boys. Find the number of boys
There are 16 girls in a schoolclub. The number of girls is fourmore than twice the number ofboys. Find the number of boys.
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Word Problems

09/03/17

A racetrack measures 9 miles long. If an automobile completes the track in exactly 4 minutes, what is its average rate of speed, in miles per hour?
I am trying to study and I can't quite understand the way to solve the problem because I have not been taught how to solve problems like this yet.
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Word Problems

08/30/17

An appliance store decreases the price of a 19 in. television set 23% to a sale price of $491.65. What was the original price ?
I don't understand how the original price has to be calculated.
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Word Problems

08/30/17

word problem
how do I go about answering these kinds of questions? The sum of two numbers is 20.  One number is four less than the other.  Find the numbers.
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Word Problems

08/30/17

the difference of a number and 12 is three. find the number.
the difference of a number and 12 is three. find the number.
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08/29/17

During the 2005 football​ season, Team Tackle beat Team Sack by 9 points. If their combined scores totaled 29​, find the individual team scores
I need help asap
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Word Problems

08/29/17

The flagpole casts and 8 foot shadow at the same time the oak tree cast a 12 foot shadow how tall is the oak tree
I don't understand the concept of this question because I'm not very good at word problems
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Word Problems

08/29/17

need to know how many titles she won in each category
During her tennis career, a player won a total of 6565 Grand Slam titles in three categories: women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Out of this total, her number of wins in women's... more
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Word Problems

08/29/17

A drum Radius 0.65m ,1.2m high . How many liters of fuel can the drum hold
If 1 m3  = 1000000 cm3 , 1 cm3 = 1ml 
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Word Problems Division

08/28/17

Three-sevenths of a number 21. Find the number
How would I go about writing out/solving the "Three-sevenths of a number" part? I'm confused
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Word Problems Algebra 2

08/27/17

Solving word problems
you invested a total of $12,000 at 4 1/2% and 5% simple interest. During one year, the two accounts earned $580. How much did you invest in each account?
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Word Problems

08/24/17

I need help figuring out the equation.
Emmanuel bought 28lb of potting soil this week.  This amount is 4lb more than twice the amount of potting soil he bought last week. Find the numb erf pounds of soil he purchased last week. I have... more
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Word Problems

08/23/17

You bought a magazine for $5 and four erasers. You spent a total of $25. How much did each erasers cost?
What is the answer to this question? I'm confused when it comes to word problems.
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