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09/20/16

Can't figure out the answer. Im confused please Help!
A poster sells stamps usually in the proportion of fifteen 5-centavo stamps to every six 6-centavo stamps and every four 30-centavo stamps in ordering 15,000 of these stamps. How many more... more
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09/20/16

Professor a usually drives her minivan and it costs her $240
Professor a usually drives her minivan and it costs her $2405 just to commute to work.if she drives her little Hyundai Accent to work she can save $487 per year how much does it cost her to drive... more
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09/20/16

word problems
Jack is twice as old as lacy. In 3 three years the sum of their age will be 54. how old are they now
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09/19/16

The perimeter of a rectangle is 37inches. The length is one less that 12 times the width find the dimensions
I have to find the dimensions of the following questions and it tells me the perimeter but I have to find the dimensions
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09/19/16

Word Problems
Brandon owns 4 times as many soccer cards as Paul. Brandon owns 36 soccer cards. What is theequation to determine the number of soccer cards that Paul owns?
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09/19/16

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Find the equation and answer that show a correct solution to the problem.When a number is divided by 5, the quotient is 7. What is the number?    
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09/19/16

Consumer survey conducted to examine patterns in ownership of tablet computers, cellular telephones, and blue ray players
a consumer survey was conducted to examine patterns in ownership of tablet computers, cellular telephones,  and blue ray players. The following data was obtained: 311 people had tablet computers,... more
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09/16/16

Johnny spent 1/4 of his money on a new belt. 1/5 of it on a soda and $50 cake. If he had $85 left, how much money did he start with?
Kindly give me an equation here in arriving the answer. Thanks
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09/16/16

a cup of Rice (raw) weighs 7 oz
One cup will serve 4 people. Rice is purchased in 2 pound boxes for $1.99. How much would the rice cost if you were serving 20 people? 
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09/16/16

one pound of packaged coconut costs $2.89
How much would 100 grams cost? 
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09/16/16

how many days did jill work and how many days did peter work?
peter and jill worked a different number of days, but earned the same amount of money. how many days did jill work? peter earned $10 a day, jill earned $20 a day, peter worked 3 more days than jill
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09/16/16

Three sandwiches and a hotdog cost $65, while one sandwich and 3 hotdogs $35. How much two sandwiches and 2 hotdogs cost?
I couldn't get the right equation in this word problem. What must be the correct solution?Your best explanation would be a great help. Thanks.
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09/16/16

Together, Thomas, Ping and Lydia earn $144,000 per month. If Thomas earns $12,000 more than Ping and $18,000 more than Lydia, how much does Thomas earn?
I can't figure out the answer from the choices. I'm getting $50,000 for Thomas. My equation for this is: (x+12,000) + (x+18,000) + x = $144,000   I think there's something wrong with my... more
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09/16/16

Mr. West owns 3/8 of the company. After selling 1/3 of his share, how much of the company does Mr. West still own?
Please help me. How I be able to solve this basic word problem about fractions. I'm bit confuse with my answer. Thanks!
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Word Problems Pricing Fruit

09/14/16

Pricing fruits
A fruit stand prices bananas,tangerines,oranges,grapefruit,and apples by the piece- not by weight. If 3 bananas and 8 apples cost $2.50,and if 7 bananas and 12 apples cost $4.00,how much do 10... more
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09/14/16

Interest rate
paige inherits 100,000 and puts it into 2 accounts. One has 6% the other has 4.5% simple interest annually. At the end of 1 year her interest adds up to 5025. How much money is invested at each rate?
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09/13/16

Cam you help please
A ski resort ofees a super saver pass for $90 dollars that allows you to buy lift tickets at half price. If you buy the oass, the cost ( on dollars ) of buying x tickets is 90 + 22.5x otherwise the... more
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09/13/16

The length of a rectangle is 27 centimeters less than five times its width. Its area is 56 centimeters. Find the dimensions of the rectagle
word problems , intermediate math.
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09/12/16

Find length and width when given the perimeter.
perimeter of a cross section of a "two by four" piece of lumber is 10 inches. The length is 2" longer than the width. Find thdimensions of the cross section of a two by four.
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09/11/16

Jennifer cut a board 2 meters long into two pieces. One piece is 24 cm shorter than the other one. Find the length of each piece
Jennifer cut a board 2 meters long into two pieces. One piece is 24 cm shorter than the other one. Find the length of each piece
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09/11/16

How many pounds of nuts costing $8 per pound must be mixed with 6 pounds of nuts costing $5 per pound to yield a mixture costing $7 per pound?
I do not understand how to solve. I have tried different equations, but have failed to solve for x, which would be the pounds.
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09/11/16

if 3 is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is two more than the number. find the number.
I am in a fundamental of mathematics class and we are doing word problems and they are confusing to me to write out the equation.
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09/09/16

fence off a square feed lot and then? cross-fence to divide it into four smaller feed lots. he uses 480 feet of? fencing, then how much area will be fenced? in?
No idea What I am doing. HELPPPPPPPPP
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09/09/16

How many gallons of paint should be bought to paint 20 motel rooms 8ft by 12ft by 16 ft do not paint the floor
Need help with this problem   
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09/09/16

Urgent ! Please help me with this word problem
The manager of one theatre marks up the cost of chocolate covered raisins by one eighth of the cost of raisins. Find the cost to the nearest cent if the theatre sells a box of raisins for ?$2.20.... more
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