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Word Problems

05/31/16

Costco sells extra large eggs for $6.39 per two dozen. How much does each egg cost?
At this price per egg, if James eats ten eggs per week, how much will he have spent on eggs in one year? (Hint: There are 52 weeks in one year)
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05/30/16

A book costs 4 times as much as a toy car. If the book costs $ 36 more than the toy car, find the cost of the book.
How do I find the answer
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05/26/16

If Mark scored 75 percent on a math test with 150 questions, how many questions did he get right?
If Mark scored 75 percent on a math test with 150 questions, how many questions did he get right?
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05/25/16

A fund drive announces that it has raised $3,348 , which is 60% of its goal . How much more must be raised ?
A fund drive announces that it has raised $3,348 , which is 60% of its goal . How much more must be raised ?
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05/25/16

Gourmet sandwiches
Jenny, Demi, and Joel by an 18in. long gourmet sandwich and take it back to their apartment. Since they have different appetites, Jenny cuts the sandwich so that Demi gets half of what Jenny gets... more
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05/24/16

Tom leaves town at 8:00 AM and drives north at an average speed of 50 mph. Bill leaves town at 10:30 AM and drives north on the same highway at 65 mph...
Tom leaves town at 8:00 AM and drives north at an average speed of 50 mph. Bill leaves town at 10:30 AM and drives north on the same highway at 65 mph. at what time will bill catch up to... more
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05/23/16

Please help me solve this question
investor has deposited $80,000 in an account that pays 5.3% annual interest, compounded continually. How long will it take until the accounts balance is $100,000?
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Word Problems

05/23/16

Please help with this word problem!!
Students sell 168 pints of ice cream. They use containers that hold 3/4 of a pint. Each container is sold for $.75. How much money did they make?   We have been working on this all afternoon.... more
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05/23/16

word problem
Thomasita was thinking of a number less than 90 that she says when counting by sixes and when counting by fives, but not when counting by fours. Of what number was she thinking?
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05/22/16

Please help me solve this word problem
In 1997, lowe's had 427 stores nationwide. By 1999, this total had grown to 520. If the number of stores continues to grown exponentially at this rate, how many stores will there be in 2017? 
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Word Problems

05/21/16

time speed distance
Excluding stoppages the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages it is 45 kmph for how many minutes does the bus stop per hour     in my answer book  Due to stoppages it cover 9km... more
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05/19/16

A rectangle yard to be enclosed w/160 ft of fence. The 4th side is the barn. Find the dimensions of the enclosure and the maximum area that can be enclosed.
I need Asap please 
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05/19/16

Two brothers, counting their money, found that together they had $186, and that John had five times as much as Charles. How much had each?
 I need this done ASAP!!!!!!!!
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05/19/16

how long would it take the man by himself
a man and his assistant can rake the sand on a volleyball court together in 24 minutes. If his assistant could do it alone in 1 hour, how many minutes would it take for the man to rake the court by... more
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05/18/16

Four cups of pure water are added to a 20-cup bowl of punch that is 75% juice. What percentage of the new punch is juice?
OriginalAddedNewAmount of Juice15 cups0 Amount of Punch20 cups4 cups 27%37.5%62.5%75%
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05/18/16

word problem help please
"netflix offers1 dvd at time for 8.99 a month and a 2dvd plan for 4.99 a month. during one week 250 new subscribers paid 1975 for these plans. how many of each plan were purchased?"
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05/16/16

We had a question like this on a previous test but I've forgotten how to do it
How much pure HCL acid must be added to 2 liters of a solution that is 15% HCL acid to make it 20% HCL acid?
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Word Problems

05/16/16

Frank can type a report in 4 hours and James takes 7 hours how long will it take the two of them typing together
It's a word problem 
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05/16/16

a sales tax rate is 7.5% if the tax on a purchase is 9.75 what was the price of the purchase
I struggle with word problem math I had help
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05/15/16

If 500 kgs of grass will feed 20 cowd for a week,for how many days will 200 kgs of grass feed 14 cows
500 kgs of grass will feed 20 cowd for a week,for how many days will 200 kgs of grass feed 14 cows
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05/14/16

Word Problems
On a trip, a motorist drove 150 miles in the morning and 50 miles in the afternoon. His average rate in the morning was twice his average rate in the afternoon. He spent 5 hours driving. Find his... more
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05/13/16

Help me with this please!
A midwestern music competition awarded 34 ribbons. The number of blue ribbons awarded was 2 less than the number of white ribbons. The number of red ribbons was 3 more then the number of white... more
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Word Problems

05/11/16

the points A and B of the sector are joined together to make a hollow cone . The arc AB of the sector becomes the circumference of the base of the cone.
The length of the slant is 24cm.    Calculate the radius of the base of the cone, the height of the cone, the volume of the cone.
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Word Problems

05/10/16

How fast did Anjali drive?
Anjali left the hardware store driving east two hours before Ted. Ted drove in the opposite direction going 45 mph slower then Anjali for two hours after which time they were 330 mi. apart. How... more
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Word Problems

05/10/16

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The restaurant serves four different soups and three different salads. How many different soup-and-salad combinations can diners order?
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