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12/14/15

Write a system of equations to represent each of the following situations

A jar of dimes (d) and quarters (q) contains $15.25 there are 103 coins in all How many of each are there?
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12/10/15

Maria runs 10 miles in 75 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would she run in 69 minutes?

Maria runs 10 miles in 75 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would she run in 69 minutes?
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12/08/15

On a buying trip Rosario ordered 120 prices of jewelry: a number of bracelets at $4 and a number of necklaces at $15. She paid $1360 how many bracelets?

I need to find the number of bracelets and necklaces she purchased 
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12/07/15

they are told that they will teach in one large room with a perimeter of 228 ft and the length is 6 ft greater than twice its width. what are the dimensions of

Two teachers are team-teaching for the first time together at Null Elementary school. They are planning on shopping together to purchase decorations for their new room. they are told that they will... more
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12/06/15

YOU HAVE 200 CASH IN 5 AND 10 DOLLAR BILLS AND THE BILLS AND UP TO 25

      $200 IN $5 AND $10 BILLS THE NUMBER OF BILLS ADD UP TO 25
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12/06/15

Math problem

A man driving at 65km/hr leaves his house at 2:pm to visit a friend who lives 210 km. away, at the same time, the friend who will attend a meeting in the town before the first man came leaves house... more
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12/03/15

How much did each candy bar cost

Alyssa brought a small drink for $4 and 9 candy bars she spent the total of $31 how much did each candy bar cost
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12/02/15

The sum of three consecutive numbers is 144.what is the smallest of the three numbers?

Dont pay attention to this part i put all the detail at the summarry of my question  

12/02/15

How many hours did he pay to check out

Oceanside bike rental shop charges 17 dollars Plus $6 an hour for renting a bike. Mike paid 53 dollars to rent a bike. How many hours did he pay to have a bike checked out?  

12/02/15

Word problem help

Ann has 5026 grams of flour in a canister. She bought a 4,157 gram bag of flour. She poured some flour from the bag to the canister. As a result, the mass of the flour in the canister is now twice... more
Word Problems

12/01/15

How could I write a simple word problem for

A) 3x-1/3=1000   or   B) 3x-(1/3)x=1000
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11/30/15

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, given two legs are 10 and 9. Give an exact answer and a two-decimal place

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, given two legs are 10 and 9. Give an exact answer and a two-decimal place approximatiom.
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11/30/15

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 24 feet long. The length of one leg is 22 feet more than the other. Find the lenghts of the legs

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 24 feet long. The length of one leg is 22 feet more than the other. Find the lenghts of the legs
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11/29/15

13.8% of employees ride a city bus. This is up 12.9% from last year. How many rode the bus last year

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Word Problems Algebra

11/29/15

find the dimensions of the rectangular prism v=5y^3+31y^2+6y

find expressions for the possible dimensions of the rectangular prism ...
Word Problems Area

11/29/15

I have a 8x10 picture frame and want to fit 60 pictures in it. How big do the pictures need to be?

Im in need of help for a Christmas present. I want to do a collage of pictures but I don't know how small the pictures need to be in order to fit all 60. if it won't work, I can always group... more
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11/29/15

If a family with cash reserve of 728.00 must declare 3/8 of its income, how much must be declared?

Fractions
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11/23/15

If twice a number, added to 3 is divided by the number plus 8, the result is five thirds. Find the number.

Please help..
Word Problems Precalculus

11/23/15

Two pumps of varying power help to fill a tank, after four hours, one breaks down.

An 8 horsepower pump can fill a tank in 8 hours. A smaller, 3 horsepower pump fills the same tank in 12 hours. The pumps are used together to begin filling the tank. After four hours, the 8... more
Word Problems College Algebra

11/22/15

I have worked this out but apparently I'm setting up the problem wrong

An accounting firm has 780 hours of staff time and 272 hours of reviewing time available each week. The firm charges $1800 for an audit and $200 for a tax return. Each audit requires 60 hours of... more

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