2,101 Answered Questions for the topic Word Problems

05/02/17

At her latest concert, she was Bitsy was only able to sell 910 tickets for a total of $15,620 (barely enough to pay her agent). If regular seats cost $18.50 -

And mezzanine seats (the only other option) cost $16.25, how many mezzanine tickets were sold?

05/02/17

Beachcomber #1, found only a few seashells along the shore. Beachcomber #2 found 7 more than Beachcomber #1. Beachcomber #3 was the best of all. He found 5 -

more than Beachcomber #2. If all three Beachcombers found a total of 82 seashells, how many did Beachcomber #1 find?
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05/02/17

John worked 14 days out of a 31-day month. What fraction of the month did he work?

John worked 14 days out of a 31-day month. What fraction of the month did he work?
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05/01/17

The ramirez family and the gonzales family each used their sprinklers last summer.

the ramirez family and the gonzales family each used their sprinklers last summer. The Ramirez family sprinkler was used for 35 hours.the gonzales Family sprinkler was used for 15 hours. There was... more
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05/01/17

How much time wold it take for a person to make 155,000 dollars if he earns 50 dollars per day?

help me with the problem :P
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04/30/17

42 more worn than men at the movies there were 132 people in the there how many were me

there were 132 people in the movie how many were women
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04/27/17

120 gallons of 40 ​% fertilizer They have 50 ​% fertilizer and 30 ​% fertilizer. How much of each type should they mix​ together?

A landscaping company needs 120 gallons of 40 % fertilizer to fertilize the shrubs in an office park. They have in stock 50 % fertilizer and 30 % fertilizer. How much of each type should they mix... more
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04/27/17

Solving word problems withD=R×T

A fiaherman on pearl River rows 9 miles downstream in the same amount of time he rows 3 miles upstream. If the current is 6 mph, find how long it takes him to cover the 12 miles.  
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04/24/17

fiona bought 20 packets of gum at 60 pence each how much did it cost her

My question is because I dont know how to do these calculations 
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04/23/17

One number is six less than a second number. Four times the first is 15 more than 5 times the second. Find the numbers.

Need the value of first and second number.
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04/21/17

Lori has 18 stamps . She shows the stamps on pages of an album and groups of either 3, 6 or nine . How many different ways can she display the 18 stamps?

The answer is 7 , but how do you arrive at the answer?
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04/21/17

a 30% solution of fertilizer is to be mixed with a 60% solution to get 150 gallons of 50% solution. how many gallons of 30% and 60% solution should be mixed?

I need to see how to set up the problem as well
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04/17/17

Math Word Problem(Sq. In, Carpet Tiles)

A major convention center, whose floors are covered by square carpet tiles with side lengths of 9 inches laid out in a 48 by 96 array, held a wild conference over the weekend. A local cleaning... more
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04/16/17

sixty - three times as many chickens as camels . How many of each type are there for every one hundred people in the world ?

For every one hundred people in the world , the world also has 207 pigs , camels and chickens . There are five times as many pigs as camels and sixty - three times as many chickens as camels . How... more
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04/15/17

finding % in a word problem

In 1990 Dallas, Texas, had an estimated population of 1,006,877. By 2000 the population had increased 18 1/2%. What was the estimated population in 2000 for Dallas, Texas? find the answer to the... more
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04/15/17

Robert spent 3/8 of his monthly income on food and 3/10 of the remaining on house rent. What fraction of the income is left with him?

I dont know how to solve this problem. Please help me out. Aksvskskgebemskbbxknsbsnskskkdbdndjkwhwnsnxbdbjsjsjdnj

04/10/17

3x+8(x+2)=104

Need help solving 
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04/08/17

Basic Math Help

A student makes a $9.25 purchase at the bookstore with a $20 bill.The store has no bills and gives the change in quarters and fifty-cent pieces. There are 30 coins in all. How many of each kind are... more

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