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Word Problems Algebra 2

10/18/19

Sally needs a new car. She is trying to lessen her "carbon foot print", but at the same time she wants to spend her money wisely.
She is deciding between the Lexus RX 450h (hybrid) and the Lexus RX 350. The RX450h costs $43,700 with anticipated gas costs of $1,454 per year. The RS 350 costs $38,650 with anticipated gas costs... more
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Word Problems Math Calculus

10/17/19

How fast is the height of the pile increasing when the pile is 11 feet high?
Gravel is being dumped from a conveyor belt at a rate of 30 cubic feet per minute. It forms a pile in the shape of a right circular cone whose base diameter and height are always the same. my... more
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Word Problems Math

10/14/19

How many Miles until they are equal.

A truck can be rented from Company A for ​$130 a day plus ​$0.50 per mile. Company B charges ​$70 a day plus ​$0.60 per mile to rent the same truck. Find the number of miles in a day at which the... more
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Word Problems

10/14/19

Write the equation

The opposite of a number is increased by four. This is some is quadrupled for the result of 12. Find the number.
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Word Problems Math Statistics Mathematics

10/13/19

How do I find something that is 1.96 Standard Deviations below the mean?
A consumer is investigating the cost of car insurance finds out that in her area, the ave. cost/yr is $867 with a standard deviation of $172. Find the cost that is 1.96 STD below the mean. I guess... more
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Word Problems Algebra 1 Sat Math

10/13/19

There’s this word problem which is really hard for me because I’m really bad at word problems and this one is really hard to understand so if there is an easy solution could anyone give it to me?
Word problem: The formula for determining the pressure, p, exerted on an object at a depth, h, below the surface of a liquid is p = s + dgh, where s is the atmospheric pressure, d is the density of... more
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Word Problems Math Fractions

10/10/19

There is 1/4 ounce of yeast in every 2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast. A recipe for bread calls for 2 teaspoons of yeast. How many ounces of yeast are needed for this recipe?
Please explain I don’t understand.
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Word Problems Math Algebra 1

10/10/19

The second of three numbers is 1 less than the first. The third number is 5 less than the second. The first number is twice as large as the third, find the numbers.

Be sure to include a let statement in your answer.
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Word Problems Prealgebra

10/08/19

Aiden and his two friends ordered a pizza with 12 slices. Together they are 2/3 of the pizza. If they evenly divided what was left how many slices would each of them recieve.
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10/06/19

After 1 hour, a vehicle traveled 44 miles, after 4 hours, it traveled 152 miles.
If they maintain the same average rate of change, which is 36 miles an hour, how many hours will it take to go 487 miles? How would I find this?
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10/04/19

At noon a train leaves Della for Midtown, 800 km South. At 2 P.M., A train on a parallel track leaves Midtown for Della. If each track travels at 75km/hr, at what time will they pass each other?
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Word Problems Algebra

10/02/19

Four less than the product of 5 and a number is equal to 6
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Word Problems Math Algebra 1 Algebra 2

09/26/19

What is the radius of the unknown planet?
You are on a pleasure cruise through the universe and you crash in the ocean of an unknown planet. Your spaceship floats on the water and its top is 21 feet above the surface of the water. You swim... more
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Word Problems Algebra 2

09/23/19

A cattle train left the station traveling east two hours before a diesel train.
The diesel train traveled in the opposite direction going 15km/h slower than the cattle train for 9 hours after which time the trains were 1265km apart. What was the cattle train's speed?
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Word Problems Math Algebra 1 Algebra 2

09/23/19

The number y is 3 more than 5 times another number x. Their sum is 51.
Hey there! I've always had troubles with word problems, so if you could, please explain it step by step.
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Word Problems Math Algebra 1 Algebra 2

09/23/19

How many gallons of a 90% alcohol solution and a 30% alcohol solution must be mixed to get 15 gallons of a 54% alcohol solution?
Hey there! I've tried to solve this using systems of equations, but it didn't work. If you could, please explain it to me step by step
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09/23/19

A value 2 times a smaller number is 1 less than a larger number . Their difference is 18.
Hey there! I'm really condused with this one. I've tried to do that myself, but I never couldn't. I would be happy if you could explain it to me step by step.
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Word Problems

09/22/19

Equations mathematical

A job pays an annual salary of $34,950, which includes a holiday bonus of $750. If paychecks are issued twice a month, what is the gross amount for each paycheck?
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Word Problems

09/20/19

carla has sold 40% of the 70 candy bars she has to sell for a school fund-raiser.How many does she still have to sell?
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Word Problems

09/19/19

One angle in a triangle has a measure that is three times as large as the smallest angle. The third angle is 50 degrees more than that of the smallest angle. The measure of the LARGEST angle?
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Word Problems Algebra 2

09/18/19

Kristin left the movie theater and drove toward the mountains. Adam left one hour later driving at 30 mph in an effort to catch up to Kristin.

After driving for five hours Adam finally caught up. Find Kristin's average speed.
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Word Problems Algebra 2

09/18/19

An Air Force plane and a cargo plane left Tokyo at the same time. The planes flew in opposite directions. The cargo plane flew 112 km/h faster than the Air Force plane.

After eight hours they were 4080 km apart. Find the Air Force plane's speed.
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Word Problems

09/17/19

Find three consecutive odd integers such that four times the largest is one more than nine times the smallest integer.
Find the three integers
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Word Problems Equations

09/16/19

Steve mows his neighbor's lawns for extra cash. He charges Mrs. rodgers $35 for her 1 1/2 acre yard. At this rate, how much should he charge Mr. timber for his year if it is 6 3/4 of an acre?
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Word Problems Algebra 2

09/10/19

In 1980 the average price of a home in brainerd county was $97000. by 1986 the average price of a home was $109000.
write a linear model for the price of a home, P, in brainerd county as a function of the year, t. let t=0 correspond to 1980.
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