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04/01/15
On a map, 1/2 inch represents 10 miles. If the distance from Mineapolis to Duluth is 7.7 inches on the map, how many miles seperate the two cities
I am having a hard time trying to figure out what this word problem is , do I use substitition or elimination?
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04/01/15
Wilma makes $315 per week. She works 50 weeks and gets paid for a 2 week vacation. How much is her annual pay?
please help I need this for tmrw
Word Problems
04/01/15
Pete earns $5.35 an hour for a 37.5 hour week. How much does he earn per week?
Per month?
03/29/15
If you are dealt 5 cards from a shuffled deck of 52 cards, find the probability of getting three queens and two kings.
If you are dealt 5 cards from a shuffled deck of 52 cards, find the probability of getting three queens and two kings.
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03/29/15
A town council has 13 members, 7 Democrats and 6 Republicans.
Membership selection. A town council has 13 members, 7 Democrats and 6 Republicans.
(A) If the president and vice-president are selected at random, what is the probability that they are both...
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03/28/15
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a man ordered 4 times as many boxes of ballpoint pens as boxes of felt-tips. Ballpoint cost $4.37 per box, Felt-tip $3.42 per box. if man ordered of pens total $83.60 how many boxes of each pen...
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03/28/15
An experiment consists of dealing 7 cards from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of being dealt 7 hearts?
An experiment consists of dealing 7 cards from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of being dealt 7 hearts?
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03/28/15
A card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card is a red card or a 3.
A card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card is a red card or a 3.
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03/28/15
An experiment consists of drawing 1 card from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of drawing the 5 of diamonds?
An experiment consists of drawing 1 card from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of drawing the 5 of diamonds?
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03/28/15
An experiment consists of drawing 1 card from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of drawing a king?
An experiment consists of drawing 1 card from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of drawing a king?
Word Problems
03/26/15
Jack travels to Peoria every 4th day. Sam is there every 5th day. They meet in a restaurant on May 15th. On what date will they meet next?
Jack travels to Peoria every 4th day. Sam is there every 5th day. They meet in a estaurant on May 15th. If they keep to their schedules, on what date will they meet next?
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03/26/15
IF you are given he following sequence: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13... in what number will the 10th "4" be found
IF you are given he following sequence: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13... in what number will the 10th "4" be found
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03/23/15
Please help with the word problem for Alegbra?
The eight grade held an election for class president. Five eigth-graders were absent on the day the election was held and did not vote. Six tenths of the votes caset were votes fro the winner. ...
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03/23/15
The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 123 cm. what is the length of each side
And and a hit was to draw a picture
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03/23/15
a toddler takes off running down the sidewalk at 190 ft/min. Two minutes later a worried woman comes running after her child at 780 ft/min
After how many minutes will the mother overtake the toddler
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03/22/15
the perimeter of a rectangular pool is 130 ft. The width is 4 times the length. Find the dimensions of the pool.
w + l = 130 ft.
4w + l = 130 ft.
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03/22/15
Abdul drove to the mountains last weekend...
Abdul drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took hours. When Abdul drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took hours. If his...
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03/22/15
the perimeter of a garden is 316 ft. if the length of the garden is 87 ft, what is its width?
the perimeter of a garden is 316 ft. if the length of the garden is 87 ft, what is its width?
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03/18/15
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a doctors prescription calls for the creation of pills that contain 20 units of vitamin B12 and 12 units of vitamin E. Your pharmacy stocks two powders that can be used to make these pills. One...
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03/17/15
henry can swim 3 laps in 7 minutes how long will it take him to swim 15
Please explain to me how to come up with the answer. I know the answer but need to explain how i got there to my child
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03/17/15
Height is proportional to foot length.
Height is proportional to foot length. A person whose foot is 10 inches is 67 inches tall. A human like creature has a foot length of 40 inches. Use a proportion to find the height of the creature.
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03/17/15
two pipes filling a pool. how many hours does it take?
A pool can be filled by one pipe in 2 hours and by a second pipe in 4 hours. How long will it take to fill the pool using both pipes?
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03/17/15
two pipes filling a pool. how many hours does it take?
A pool can be filled by one pipe in 3 hours and by a second pipe in 9 hours. How long will it take using both pipes to fill the pool?
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03/17/15
two pipes filling a pool. how many hours does it take?
A pool can be filled by one pipe in 6 hours and by a second pipe in 5. How long will it take to fill the pool using both pipes?
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03/16/15
A pole, 135 cm long, is painted red, white, and blue in the ratio 3 : 4 : 2. What length of the pole is painted white?
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