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Word Problems

03/01/15

Solve using systems
In 2009, there was a combined total of 4,046 Gap and Aeropostale clothing stores worldwide. The number of Gap stores was 3 1/4 times more than the number of Aeropostale stores. How many Gap stores... more
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Word Problems

03/01/15

the weight of a certain material varies directly with the surface area of that material.
If 4 sq ft weight 1/5 pounds how much will 10 sq ft weight
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03/01/15

Solving Applied Problems; 2 Equations
One canned juice drink is 30% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 20L that is 16% orange juice? 
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Word Problems Algebra

02/25/15

Simplify a word problem
Five people ordered pizzas for x dollars.  Two also ordered salads for $6.  The next two people ordered breadsticks for $5.  Write and simplify an expression showing the total amount of money spent.
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Word Problems Math

02/25/15

Market Town Department Store has a 25% discount on all goods at all times
They advertised that they will increase the discount by 40%  for the coming weekend. If a radio was listed at $120 before any discounts were applied, how many dollars would it cost after the... more
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Word Problems Math Foundations

02/25/15

Charlene's age in years is 16 more than the number of years in the sum of
Betty and Ashley's ages. The square of Charlene's age is 1632 more than the number of years in the square of the sum of Betty's and Ashley's ages. How many years are in the sum of the two women?
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Word Problems

02/25/15

Two Equation Word Problem
One canned juice drink is 30% orange juice; another is 10% orange juice. How many liters of each should be mixed together in order to get 20L that is 16% orange juice. How many liters of the 30%... more
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02/25/15

Solving Applied Problems with 2 Equations
Alvin paddled for 2 hours with a 6-km/h current to reach a campsite. The return trip against the same current took 8 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
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Word Problems

02/25/15

Solving Applied Problems with 2 Equations
$5900 is invested, part of it at 12% and part of it at 6%. For a certain year, the total yield is $540.00. How much was invested at each rate?
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Word Problems

02/25/15

Solving Applied Problems with Two Equations
Soybean meal is 18% protein; cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed in order to get 360-lb mixture that is 10% protein? How many lbs of cornmeal should be in the... more
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Word Problems

02/25/15

Word problem
Three times a number added to 5 times a number is the same as seven times the number minus 5.    The unknown number 
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Word Problems

02/24/15

algebra word problems
larry mitchell invested part of his 27000, advance to 3% annual simple interest and the rest at 9% annual simple interest. If his total yearly interest from both accounts was $1,770 find the amount... more
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Word Problems

02/23/15

Money problem
Anna is so excited to count the coins her Grandma gave her. Her Grandma knows she gave her 95 coins consisting of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. She also knows there are only 5 pennies and... more
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Word Problems

02/23/15

Solve for X word problem
Three bags of wheat, two bags of corn, and one bag of oats weigh the same as one bag of wheat, one bag of corn and fie bags of oats. If two bags of corn and one bag of oats weights 26 pounds, and... more
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Word Problems Linear Systems

02/22/15

1 lbs of candy 1: $1.05 | 1lbs of candy 2: $1.35 | candy 1 + candy 2 create worth $1.17 a lbs. | how many lbs of each candy were used to make 30 lbs
Please include all steps. I am very confused. Thank you for your time
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Word Problems

02/22/15

The sum of two number is 5. four times the larger number plus three times smaller number is 35. What are the two numbers?
need help with the problem above
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02/22/15

please help!
A small publishing company is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) and variable costs (such as printing). The one-time fixed... more
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02/22/15

Can anybody get these two word problems? There simpler but for some reason I cant get it. Thank you!
1) Candy and Tim share a paper route. It takes Candy 80 min to deliver all the papers, and it takes Tim 70 min. How long does it take the two when they work together?     2) Stan and Hilda can... more
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Word Problems

02/21/15

Itunes sells some songs for $059 and some for $0.99. Jim buys 35 songs for $25.45 how many cost $0.59 and how many cost $0.99
Itunes sells some songs for $059 and some for $0.99. Jim buys 35 songs for $25.45 how many cost $0.59 and how many cost $0.99
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02/19/15

A sample of gas under a pressure of 22.0 kPa has a volume of 33.0 cm3. The pressure is increased to 888 kPa, while the temperature remains constant. What v
A sample of gas under a pressure of 22.0 kPa has a volume of 33.0 cm3. The pressure is increased to 888 kPa, while the temperature remains constant. What volume will the gas occupy at this... more
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02/19/15

The pressure exerted by a gas is 38.0 atm while it has a volume of 350 cm3. What would be the volume of this sample of gas at standard atmospheric pressure?
The pressure exerted by a gas is 38.0 atm while it has a volume of 350 cm3. What would be the volume of this sample of gas at standard atmospheric pressure?   must show units, and must be rounded... more
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02/19/15

The pressure exerted by a gas is 2.0 atm while it has a volume of 458 cm3. What would be the volume of this sample of gas at standard atmospheric pressure?
The pressure exerted by a gas is 2.0 atm while it has a volume of 458 cm3. What would be the volume of this sample of gas at standard atmospheric pressure?   must show units, and must be rounded... more
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02/19/15

The pressure exerted by a gas is 45.0 atm while it has a volume of 475350 cm3. What would be the volume of this sample of gas at standard atmospheric pressure?
The pressure exerted by a gas is 45.0 atm while it has a volume of 475350 cm3. What would be the volume of this sample of gas at standard atmospheric pressure?   must show units, and must be... more
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02/18/15

The pressure exerted by a gas is 2.5 atm while it has a volume of 150 cm3. What would be the volume of this sample of gas at standard atmospheric pressure?
answers must show units, and must be rounded to the correct number of significant digits. Pressure for STP in atmospheric units (atm) is 1.0, STP for kilopascals (kPa) is 101.3 kPa The pressure... more
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Word Problems Algebra 1

02/18/15

Help on this problem
Grace deposits $1000 in a mutual fund earning 9.5% annual interest, compounded monthly.   Write an exponential function that models the situation where Y is the amount of Grace's investment and X... more
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