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05/09/16

A boat went 280 miles downstream and back.Going downstream took 7 hours Going back took 14. Whats speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current?
A math word problem that we are struggling with. Can anyone help?
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05/09/16

the width of a strip of land is 2/3 of its length. the area of the land is 600 square yards. what are the dimensions of the land
I need to find this answer for a homework problem. it is due tomorrow at eight o clock in the morning
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05/09/16

10 people shake hands, how many hands were shaken?
10 people shake hands, how many hands were shaken?
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05/04/16

A senior employee who works 16 hours earns $39.50 more than a junior employee who works 18 hours. The senior employee earns $14 per hour.
What is the hourly pay in dollars and cents for the junior employee?
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05/03/16

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Three quarters of the boats in the marina are white, 4/7 of the remaining boats are blue, adn the rest are red.  If there are 9 red boats, how many boats are in the marina?
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05/02/16

Two stores are having a sale on T-shirts. Read rest in description
Two stores are having a sale on T-shirts that normally sell for $20 store S is advertising an S percent discount and store T is advertising a T dollar discount. Rose spends $63 for three T-shirts... more
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05/02/16

help with a word problem Please
Wayside Auto Sales discovers that when $1000 is spent on radio advertising, weekly sales increase by $101,000. When $1250 is spent on radio advertising, weekly sales increase by $126,000. Assuming... more
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Word Problems Math Algebra 1 Algebra 2

05/02/16

On Monday a guitar repairperson fixes five guitars with loose wires and four with malfunctioning pickups
Doing all this takes a total of 4 hours, 29 minutes. On Tuesday this same repairperson spends a total of three hours, ten minutes fixing four guitars with loose wires and two with malfunctioning... more
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05/02/16

A five-person band left late to a gig in another city.
The gig went well, but the band received 3 speeding tickets on the way there. After the tickets are paid, the band divided up the money left with each person getting an equal share. Each speeding... more
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04/30/16

home heating oil currently costs $3.75 per gallon, and Chase wants to put gas in his 500-gallon tank.
If n represents the number of gallons of oil he purchases, and c(n) represents the cost of the oil purchase, determine the best domain and range for the function
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04/30/16

invested $5000 in two accounts on at 5% and one at & 7% interests how much did I invest in each account to earn $310 in interest?
 Invested $5,000 two accounts one at 5% one at 7% how much did I invest in each account to earn $310 in interest?
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04/30/16

Every week,Kumar sells 14 cartons of milk while Leon sells 16 cartons of milk. In how many weeks time would they take to sell a total of 120 cartons of milk ?
 Every week,Kumar sells 14 cartons of milk while Leon sells 16 cartons of milk. In how many weeks time would they take to sell a total of 120 cartons of milk ?
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04/28/16

Martha buys tennis rackets for $45. She marks them up 225% before selling them in her sport shop. What is the retail price of the tennis racket?
 Martha buys tennis rackets for $45. She marks them up 225% before selling them in her sport shop. What is the retail price of the tennis racket?
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04/28/16

State two equations clearly & define the two variables used
Write a system of two equations, using two different variables:[Do not solve] A hamburger costs twice as much as French Fries. Two hamburgers and three orders of french fries cost $4.20.(State the... more
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04/26/16

If a 6 inch diameter pancake has 5 grams of fat, how many grams of fat are in a 4 inch diameter pancake ?
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04/26/16

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On a map the distance between two mountains is 5 and one half inches. The actual distance between the mountains is 144 miles. Russ is camped at a location that on the map is three fourths inch from... more
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04/26/16

The distance along a scenic route between cities is 344 miles. How long will it be before the two groups meet?
The distance along a scenic route between 2 cities is 344 miles. 1 group of tourists left from the western end of the route at 40 mph. Another group left from the east at the same time, traveling... more
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04/25/16

Bogani makes 3-legged stools and 4-legged chairs.
Bogani makes 3-legged stools and 4-legged chairs. Last month he used 72 legs altogether. He made 3 more stools than chairs. How many stools and how many chairs did he make?
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04/23/16

Nancy can do a typing job in 8hours. When Carole helps her, they can do the job together in 5hours. How many hours would it take Carole to do the job alone?
 I want to know how many hours and minutes the answer will be.
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04/20/16

A box contains ten 1$ bills, five 2$ bills, three 5$ bills, one 10$ bill, and one 100$ bill. Find the expectation if one bill is selected
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04/20/16

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A paddleboat on the Mississippi River travels 48 miles downstream, with the current, in 3 hours. The return trip, against the curren, takes 4 hour. Find the boats rate in still water and the rate... more
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04/19/16

Interest problems
If you invested $1500 into an account with continuous compounding at a rate of 12.5%, how long will it take for your money to double?
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04/16/16

One hundred fifteen is subtracted from a number and results in the number times three
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04/15/16

Ms. Lund paid $5.00 to buy x bananas at 43 cents each. Which expression can be used to find how much she received in change?
What's the equation?
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Word Problems

04/12/16

what are t he speeds of the two trains
Train A has a speed of 20 miles per hour greater than that of train B. If train A travels 225 miles in the same time train B travels 165 miles, what are the speeds of the two trains?
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