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Word Problems

11/02/15

Manuel can drive 3 times as fast as Luis can ride his bicycle. It takes Luis 4 hours longer than Manuel to travel 96 miles, how fast can Luis ride his bike?
Manuel can drive 3 times as fast as Luis can ride his bicycle. It takes Luis 4 hours longer than Manuel to travel 96 miles, how fast can Luis ride his bike?
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Word Problems Physics

10/30/15

Average acceleration
A dragster and driver together have mass 902.2 kg. The dragster, starting from rest, attains a speed of 25.1 m/s in 0.55 s . Find the average acceleration of the drag- ster during this time... more
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Word Problems Word Problem Help

10/30/15

Need answer to word problem
mike is paid for writing numbers on pages of a book.  since different pages require different numbers of digits. mike is paid for writing each digit . in his last book he wrote 642 digits. how many... more
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Word Problems Accounting Accounting Help

10/29/15

the steps in the accounting cycle for a merchandising company are different from those in the accounting cycle for service enterprise
do you agree or disagree?
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Word Problems Math Algebra Polygons

10/29/15

Each interior angle ã in a regular ñ-gonna has a measure of ã = 20ñ. How many sides does the polygon have?
Each interior angle ã in a regular ñ-gon has a measure of ã = 20ñ. How many sides does the polygon have?
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Word Problems

10/29/15

The population of the Earth is approximately 6 billion people and is growing at an annual rate of 1.9%. Assume the growth follows a Malthusian model.
By what factor will the current population of the Earth increase in 200 years?
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Word Problems Right Triangles

10/29/15

length of shortest side of a right triangle
The hypotenuse of a right triangle has a length of 20 inches. If one leg of the triangle is 3 times the other leg, what is the length of the shortest side of the triangle?
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Word Problems

10/28/15

how long it takes the apprentice working alone to do the job?
A roofer requires 12 h to shingle a roof. After the roofer and an apprentice work on a roof for 8 h, the roofer moves on to another job. The apprentice requires 14 more hours to finish the job. How... more
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Word Problems

10/28/15

A 6ft board is cut into two pieces so that one piece is 2 feet longer than 3 times the shorter piece. Find the lengths of both pieces
A 6ft board is cut into two pieces, one piece is 2 feet longer than 3 times the shorter piece. Find the length of both pieces
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Word Problems

10/27/15

mr mensah is 4years more than thrice his son kofis age.in 7years time the sum of their ages will be 58.how old are they now?
i need to solve this asap
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Word Problems

10/27/15

What is the difference between bad design and bug?
What is the difference between bad design and bug?
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Word Problems

10/26/15

find three consecutive odd integers such that five times the third is seven less than half the sum of the first and second
I can't figure this word problem out...
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Word Problems Math Exponential Decay

10/25/15

find the half-life of a radioactive substance that decays by 5% in 7 years.
I don't know what exact formula to use. i know 5% is .05 and 7 years is the Time. I'm not sure how to find the half time in years with the given. 
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10/25/15

Pythagorean Theorem Word Problem
I got confused on how to complete word problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem. I understand how to do it when it is not in word problem form, but this one confused me. Please review the problem... more
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Word Problems Geometry

10/24/15

The supplement of an angle is three times the complement of the angle. Find the measure of 1/2 supplement of the complement
my teacher worded this problem really weird and left a  of typos and I can't figure out how to do this help please
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Word Problems

10/21/15

the larger of two numbers is four less than three times the smaller number. the sum of the two numbers is 100.
i do not know how to do this because i was out when they learned it
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Word Problems

10/20/15

Linear equations Word Problems
Timothy's age in 7 years will be twice what it was 15 years ago. How old is Timothy now?
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Word Problems

10/19/15

It takes 15 min to run 2/3 of a mile. How long does it take to run 3 miles?
It takes 15 min to run 2/3 of a mile. How long does it take to run 3 miles?
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Word Problems

10/19/15

Linear Equation Word Problems
In an election between two candidates, 510 votes were cast. If the winner received 380 more votes than the loser, how many votes did the winner receive?
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Word Problems

10/18/15

Finding mixture percentages in a word problem.
How many pounds of the $7.50 per pound coffee should be mixed with 10 pounds of the $9.00 per pound coffee in order to get a coffee mixture that's valued at $8.00 per pound?
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Word Problems

10/18/15

The sum of 3, and a number increased by 7, is -36
The sum of 3, and a number increased by 7, is -36
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Word Problems

10/18/15

A bus travels 200 km at a constant speed. A car travelling 10 km/h faster than the bus, completes the same distance in 1 hour less than the bus
A bus travels 200 km at a constant speed. A car travelling 10 km/h faster than the bus, completes the same distance in 1 hour less than the bus.a)How many hours does the bus take to travel the... more
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Word Problems Word Problem Fraction

10/17/15

How long is each piece? How many people can eat?
1. A string length 3 1/2 m is divided into 5 equal parts. How long is each piece?    2. Rosa bought 4/5 kg of dry lasagne. Each person needs 2/35. How many people can she feed?
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Word Problems

10/17/15

How do I solve this word problem?
Luis and Al are competing in a table tennis match. The first person to win either 3 consecutive games or a total of 4 games wins the match. In how many different ways can their match be played?
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Word Problems

10/15/15

How much time should we budgeted for the drive home from the aiport
Tim hit a huge pothole during his drive from the airport damaging the front wheel. The temporary tire forced him to decrease his average speed by 15 miles per hour. If the 39 mile drive usually... more
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