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07/22/15

In a math class pf 80 students, 22.5% withdrew from the course prior to the final exam. how many students took the final exam?
In a math class pf 80 students, 22.5% withdrew from the course prior to the final exam. how many students took the final exam?
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07/21/15

If x is to 5 as y is to 8, what is the value of x when y=2
Can you help me out 
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Word Problems Math Money College Math

07/15/15

You are choosing between two health clubs
You are choosing between two health clubs.  Club A offers membership for a fee of $75 plus a fee of $20. Club B offers a membership at a fee of $135 plus a monthly fee of $10. After how many months... more
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07/15/15

how many 0.25 cups can be filled from a 4.5 L jug of lemonade
i have to ask many questions this question is of grade 5  
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Word Problems Solving With Equations

07/13/15

Distance= Rate times time
A race- car driver is driving at a rate of √10,800 miles per hour. How long does it take the driver to go 85 miles? Give the answer as a rational expression in simplest form. (Hint: distance= rate... more
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07/11/15

Number between2000&6000,digit in thousands&tens is double,9 is in hundreds,all digits add upto 22,difference digit in tens&ones is 5. what number?
the number is between 2000 and 6000. the digit in the thousands and the tens place is double. the digit 9 is in the hundreds place. all the digits add up to 22. the difference between the digits in... more
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Word Problems

07/08/15

Word problem help
On a particular day, the wind added 4 miles per hour to Jaime's rate when she was rowing with the wind and subtracted 4 miles per hour from her rate on her return trip.  Jaime found that in the... more
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07/08/15

10 bacteria in a petri dish for his science class if the bacteria population doubles every 12 hours, how many bacteria will be im the dish after 2 full days
20 40 60 or 160 need it super quick
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07/05/15

Word Problem Equation
Mary had some cookies. She gave 2/9 of them to Matthew and ate 1/3 of them. She had 8 cookies left. How many did she have at forst?
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07/03/15

A man can row 8km downstream and back in 6 hours. If the rate of the stream is 1 km per hour, what is the rate if the man rowing in still water?
If you could help me understand this at all. It'd be very helpful.  I would like an answer with label and if you can, an explanation to go along as well.
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Word Problems

07/01/15

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kathy works two part time jobs for a total of 28 hours a week. Job A pays $5.70 per hour, and Job B pays %7.40 per hour. how many hours did she work at each job the week that she made $191.90
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06/30/15

565 boys 385 girls what is the ratio of boys to girls rounded to the nearest tenth
How do I figure out the ratio of boys to girls
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06/23/15

Braces and Neil share 23 cookies. Braces eats 12 less than 4 times the amount of Neil. How many cookies did each eat?
Braces and Neil share 23 cookies. Braces eats 12 less than 4 times the amount of Neil. How many cookies did each eat?
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06/22/15

how much of an alloy with 30% copper must be added to 25 pounds fo a second alloy which is 20% copper to create a 27% alloy?
algebra word problem
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06/22/15

number/cost word problem
I'm doing this out of a textbook that gives me the answer as $40 but gives no explanation as to why and none of the other examples of number word problems have anything remotely similar to this... more
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06/22/15

mrs. smith write "Eight less than three times a number is greater than fifteen" on the board. If x represents the number.
if x represents the number what is the inequality 
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Word Problems Math

06/21/15

Karen bowled 7 games. After 5 games, her avg score was 142. After 7 games, her avg score was 144. What is the avg for the last 2 games?
I got this question wrong from a SAT prep. Please help.    Thank you so much!
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06/21/15

In 2012 about 2.4 billion people used Internet-100 times more than in 1995. If growth is linear, how many people were added on average each year from 1995-2012
What would the formula be?
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Word Problems Maths

06/20/15

the total cost of 3 books and 4 pens is rs 520.If each book costs twice as much as a pen, how much does a pen cost
the total cost of 3 books and 4 pens is rs 520.If each book costs twice as much as a pen, how much does a pen cost
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06/18/15

a rectangular patio has a perimeter of 56 feet.if the length of the patio is 2 feet less than twice the width find the dimensions of the patio
Show the work
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Word Problems Math College Math Elevation

06/17/15

City A has an elevation of 3447 feet above sea level while city B has an elevation of 86 feet below sea level. How much higher is City A than City B?
City A has an elevation of 3447 feet above sea level while city B has an elevation of 86 feet below sea level.  How much higher is City A than City B?
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Word Problems

06/15/15

interest rate is 14%, on a 7000 loan. how much will be paid back in 7 years?
 solve the problem. assume that simple interest is being calculated. round to the nearest cent.
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Word Problems

06/13/15

i have doubt in word problem
two vessels contain mixture of milk and water in the ratio 5:2 and 3:1 respectively. the ratio of milk and water in the new solution if two mixtures are mixed in equal amt    answer 5+2 and 3+1... more
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06/09/15

There are 10 stickers, 4 are stars, 4 are hearts, and 2 are flowers. How many combinations of stars hearts, and flowers are there?
There are 10 stickers, 4 are stars, 4 are hearts, and 2 are flowers. How many combinations of stars, hearts, and flowers are there?
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06/09/15

James has 33 coins in his pocket, all of them nickels and quarters. If he has a total of $2.25, how many quarters does he have?
James has 33 coins in his pocket, all of them nickels and quarters. If he has a total of $2.25, how many quarters does he have?
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