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Word Problems

09/08/16

word problem regarding calories
A 6 inch personal pizza has 580 calories, with 240 of those from fat. A 12 inch pizza is cut into 8 slices. Estimate the number of calories in one slice of a 12 inch pizza.
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Word Problems Math Algebra

09/07/16

Word Problems, Help
    Use an algebraic approach to solve the problem. (Objective 2)Aura took three biology exams and has an average score of 86. Her second exam score was 13 points better than her first, and her... more
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Word Problems Math Rectangles

09/07/16

Word Problems, HELP
 Use an algebraic approach to solve the problem.Suppose that the width of a certain rectangle is 5 inches more than one-fourth of its length. The perimeter of the rectangle is 70 inches. Find the... more
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Word Problems Square Roots

09/07/16

How Do I Find the squares of five different decimal numbers when each has one decimal place?
I Have About Three Problems Like This And I Don't Understand Any Of Them. Please Show Me How You Found The Answer So I Can Have A Better Understanding. Thanks!
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Word Problems Problem Solving

09/07/16

Your team is to design a rectangular playground that has 2,160 yd^2 of space.
Your team is to design a rectangular playground that has 2,160 yd^2 of space. Examine different options for the length and width of the playground if one piece of equipment requires at least 15 yd... more
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09/06/16

How many pesos would have been equivalent to 26 pieces of eight?
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09/05/16

Word problem
15 ml of Tylenol3 to be given every 4 – 6 hours. Your research indicates thatthere are 12 mg codeine per 5 ml of liquid and that the safe dosage is between0.5 and 1 mg/kg/dose every 4 – 6 hours. Is... more
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09/05/16

Word problem
When you don’t seem to get any better, you eventually end up in the hospital. Thedoctor orders 120 mg of medicine to be given twice a day. The nurse comes in with 6tablets and tells you that there... more
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09/05/16

Word problem
While still in the hospital, the doctor writes an order for an antibiotic at 3mg/kg/day.You are nervous now because the nurse was wrong before. Assuming that you weigh123 lb, determine how many... more
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Word Problems

09/03/16

Mike's Movers charges a flat rate of $175 plus $20 per hour. If one of their customers was charged a total of $295, for how many hours were they charged?
Mike's Movers charges a flat rate of $175 plus $20 per hour. If one of their customers was charged a total of $295, for how many hours were they charged?
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Word Problems

09/01/16

word problem I dont know how to help my daughter
a florist has 16 roses 20 daises and 24 carnations she needs to put a equal number of flowers into each vase what is the greatest number of vases that can be arranged so there will be no flowers... more
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Word Problems

09/01/16

You are baking a casserole. The recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup of beans to make 7 servings .how many cups of beans would you need to make 49 servings?
This is a difficult word problem that I have to explain to my seventh grader
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Word Problems Math Algebra Equations

08/31/16

Algabraic Expression
Use an algebraic approach to solve the problem.Suppose that Maria has 130 coins consisting of pennies, nickels, and dimes. The number of nickels she has is 9 less than twice the number of pennies;... more
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Word Problems

08/31/16

A length of a rectangle is 8 cm more than 3 times it's width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 64 cm. What are the dimensions of the rectangle
A length of a rectangle is 8 cm more than 3 times it's width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 64 cm. What are the dimensions of the rectangle
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Word Problems Figures

08/31/16

one offer for 50 snow plows quoted as 123962.50 which includes a sales tax of 5.5%. what is the cost of a single snowplow before taxes
one offer for 50 snow plows quoted as 123962.50 which includes a sales tax of 5.5%. what is the cost of a single snowplow before taxes
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Word Problems

08/31/16

Word problems
motorboat maintained a constant speed of 24 miles per hour relative to the water in going 16 miles upstream and then returning. The total time for the trip was 1.5 hours. Use the information to... more
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Word Problems Trigonometry

08/30/16

In a right triangle, the longer leg is 2 cm greater than twice the shorter leg, and the hypotenuse is 8 cm more than the shorter leg.
Give the lengths of the three sides. 
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Word Problems

08/30/16

Matt’s Marquee Manufacturing makes a profit of $940 on each marquee it sells. Matt’s weekly fixed costs of doing business are $5,300. Write an equation that mod
This is a word problem I can't quite understand I either have to translate the statement to mx+b or ax+by=c form, then solve
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Word Problems

08/29/16

You have 6 times as many dimes as nickels and have a total of $3.90. How many coins do you have?
A word problem about coins.
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Word Problems

08/28/16

The sum of two numbers is 35; 1/2 of the smaller number is equal to 1/3 of the greater number. Find the numbers.
The sum of two numbers is 35; 1/2 of the smaller number is equal to 1/3 of the greater number. Find the numbers.
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Word Problems Math Help

08/27/16

Solving Equations & Problems (Word Problem) HELP!
Andrea and Briana own a company, whose profit was $18000 in the month of May. Because Andrea took some time off in May, she agreed to receive $4500 less than the amount of that Briana receives. How... more
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Word Problems

08/25/16

you play a game where you score -6 points on the first turn and on each of the next 3 turns. what is your score after those 4 turns?
how do you figure out the word problem?
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Word Problems

08/25/16

Trail runners race up a trail of 4mi/hr and down trail at 5mi/hr. If it took them 30 minutes less down the trail, what was the total distance traveled?
I can't figure out how to set it up and need help
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Word Problems

08/25/16

I can't figure this out
A business owner has two loans totaling $25,000. The simple interest rates are 7% and 8.5%. If the annual interest charge on the 7% loan is $520 more than on the 8.5% loan, how much did he borrow... more
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Word Problems

08/25/16

Can't figure out
Clint and Jim rode their bicycles to centennial park at an average of 8mi/hr. It took them 1 hour longer to return home riding at an average of 7mi/hr on a route that was 4 miles longer than their... more
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