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11/06/16

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amiri can deliver his newspapers in 85 minutes. it takes horus 62 minutes to do the same route. how long would it take them to deliver the newspapers if they work together?suppose that player a can... more
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11/06/16

Water tank problem

a tank contains 10000 gallons of water. each week 500 gallons of water evaporates from the tank. water sells for $0.50 a gallon now and the price of the water increases by 5 cents a week. in... more
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11/04/16

The sum of four times a number and 6 more than the number is the same as the different between -15 and twice the number.

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11/02/16

six less than the product of four and a number x

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10/30/16

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A school is buying new jackets and hats for its band members. Jackets cost $92 each and hats cost$36 each. The expression 92 j + 36h represents the cost of j jackets and h hats. How much will it... more
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10/30/16

Tom's red bicycle travel 50 feet for every 3 pedal turns. How many pedal turns are needed to travel a mile?

one mile= 5,280 feet
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10/27/16

Need help.

The exponential function N=1000•1.32^d , where d is measured in decades, gives the number of individuals in a certain population. Find the percentage growth rate (rounded to two decimal places) per... more

10/27/16

Find the maximum height of a model rocket launch algebraically.

A model rocket is launched with an initial velocity of 120 ft/sec from a height of 80ft. The height of the rocket t seconds after it has been launched is given by the function s(t)=-16t^2 +120t +... more
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10/26/16

Marisa spent $8 on a movie ticket. Then she spent $5 on popcorn and one half of what was left on a drink. She has $2 left. How much did she have initially?

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10/25/16

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A chemist needs 80 milliliters of 37% solution but has only 19% and 43% solutions available. Find how many milliliters of each that should be mixed to get the desired solution.
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10/25/16

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sarawong had some candy to give to his five children. he first took nine pieces for himself and then evenly divided the rest among his children. each child received three pieces. with how many... more

10/25/16

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The Sweater Shop sells sweaters in three colors: red $20, blue $25, white  $28. On Tuesday, they sold 23 sweaters. They sold seven more red sweaters than blue sweaters. They sold $522 in sweaters,... more
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10/24/16

A painter can finish painting a house in 4 hours. Her assistant takes 6 hours to finish the same job. How long would it take for them to complete the job if the

A painter can finish painting a house in 4 hours. Her assistant takes 6 hours to finish the same job. How long would it take for them to complete the job if they were working together?
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10/24/16

The Beatles had 9 more number one albums than Elvis Presley. Together, they had a total of 29 number one albums. How many number one albums did each have?

The Beatles had 9 more number one albums than Elvis Presley. Together, they had a total of 29 number one albums. How many number one albums did each have?
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10/23/16

World problems

Gabrielle is 5 years younger than mikhai. The sum of their ages is 57. what is mikhails age ?

10/21/16

how much was invested in each vehicle?

Country Day's scholarship fund receives a gift of $ 188240.607247983. The money is invested in stocks, bonds, and CDs. CDs pay 2.5 % interest, bonds pay 5.5 % interest, and stocks pay 10.1 %... more
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10/21/16

You are offered two different sales jobs.

The first company offers a straight commission of 6% of the sales. The second company offers a salary of $440 per week plus 1% of the sales. How much would you have to sell in a week in order for... more
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10/20/16

The sum of two numbers is 27. One number is 3 more than the other. Find the numbers

The sum of two numbers is 27. One number is 3 more than the other. Find the numbers

10/19/16

made 2/3 gallon of lemonade. divided equally among 8 cups. how much lemonade (in gallons) in each cup?

Lynn and her brother made 2/3 of a gallon of lemonade to sell at their lemonade stand. they divided the lemonade equally among 8 paper cups. how much lemonade (in gallons) was in each paper... more
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10/19/16

if a cashier can count a certain sum of money in 2 hours and another cashier can count the same sum in 3 hours

Please show me the easiest way to solve this problem. Thank you!   If a cashier can count a certain sum of money in 2 hours and another cashier can count the same sum in 3 hours then both... more
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10/18/16

Honors Problem 8

Fenway Park is a Major League Baseball park in Boston. The park offers seats on top of the left field wall. A person sitting in one of these seats accidentally dropped his sunglasses on the field.... more
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10/18/16

In the talent show there are 56 acts. There are twice as many singing acts as there are dancing acts.

In the talent show there are 56 acts. There are twice as many singing acts as there are dancing acts. There are half as many comedy acts as there are dancing acts. How many are there of each ?

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