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Word Problems Algebra
03/04/21
What is the exact value of the sum of these two numbers
There exist two numbers where the difference between three-fifths of either number and ten is exactly three. What is the exact value of the sum of these two numbers
How thick is the frame?
The thickness of a frame around a rectangular picture is exactly one-eighth of the pictures width. The length of the picture is 5 inches longer than its width. The perimeter of the outer edges of...
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03/02/21
R(x) = 60x − 0.5x^2, What is the maximum revenue, and how many units should be manufactured to obtain this maximum?
A manufacturer finds that the revenue generated by selling x units of a certain commodity is given by the function R(x) = 60x − 0.5x2, where the revenue R(x) is measured in dollars. What is the...
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Math Problems x5
Andrew is 8 years older than Christy. In 8 years the sum of their ages will be 90. How old is Andrew now?
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Math Word Problem
April is thinking of a decimal number. The denominator of its equivalent fraction is 2 more than twice its numerator. What number is she thinking of?
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02/19/21
Student Jen asks
A potter uses 3/5 of a pound of clay to make a bowl. How many bowls could the potter make from 10 pounds of clay?
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Word Problems
02/14/21
Solving word problems
Who won is 13 years younger than Thomas to some of their ages is 77 what is Thomas his age
How do you solve this problem?
The length “l” (in millimeters) of an antelopes bone can be modeled by the equation: l=24.1d^2/3where d is the diameter (in millimeters) of the nail. What is the diameter of an antelope bone that...
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Word Problems
01/27/21
Pablo is going for a walk. He takes 4 hours to walk 6.4 miles. What is his speed?
01/27/21
trouble with functions and domain/range
Assume a car uses gas at a constant rate. After driving 25 miles since a full tank of gas was purchased, there was 9 gallons of gas left; after driving 70 miles since a full tank of gas was...
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Word problems (help please!)
A square is altered so that one dimension is increased by 4, while the other dimension is decreased by 3. The area of the resulting rectangle is 60. Find the area of the original square.
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01/27/21
Word problems (help)
The length of a rectangle is 2 more than twice the width. The area of the rectangle is 60. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. What is the length of the rectangle?
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Word problems (help)
The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 45 cm. The difference between its other two sides is 9 cm. Find the length of shorter side.
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01/27/21
Word problems (solve)
An object is launched straight up into the air. It is launched from a height of H feet off the ground. Its height H in feet, at t seconds is given by the equation H= -8t^2 + 40 t +18. Find all...
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01/27/21
Word problems (solve)
Find three consecutive positive integers such that the product of the first two is 11 more than five times the third.
01/27/21
Word problems (help)
A rectangular picture has a width that is three-fourths its length. The picture has an area of 768 square inches. What is the width of the picture?
01/27/21
Word problems (help please)
The bottom of a ladder must be placed 20 feet from a wall. The ladder is 29 feet. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?
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Quadratic equations
The bottom of a ladder must be placed 18 feet from a wall. The ladder is 24 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?
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Quadratic equations
The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 35 cm. The difference between its other two sides is 7 cm. Find the length of the sides.
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Quadratic equations
One leg of a right triangle is 7 cm less than the length of the other leg. The length of the hypotenuse is 17 cm. Find the lengths of the legs.
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Quadratic equations
A soccer field is a rectangle, 33 meters wide and 56 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the corner diagonally across the field. How far do the players run?
Quadratic equations
The dimensions of a rectangular garder were 5m by 8m. Each dimension was increased by the same amount. The garden then had an area of 108 m^2. Find the dimensions of the new garden
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Quadratic equations
A square is altered so that one domension is increased by 5 units, while the other dimension is decreased by 3 units. The area of the resulting rectangle is 48 sq units. Find the area of the...
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A square is altered so that one domension is increased by 5 units, while the other dimension is decreased by 3 units. The area of the resulting rectangle os 48 sq units. Find the area of the...
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The length of a rectangle exceeds its width by 5 inches. Find the length of the rectangle if its area is 126 square inches.
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