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Word Problems

01/06/15

450 tickets were sold at last nights play there were 84 more student tickets then adult tickets how many of each ticket were sold
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Word Problems

01/06/15

A motorboat 5 hours to travel 100km upstream. The return trip 2 hours going downstream. What is the rate in still water and the rate of the current?
i don't know what to do
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Word Problems Math Algebra

01/06/15

Algebra Problem
What is the average rate of change of the function f(x)=2^x over the interval 1≤x≤4? Over the interval 3≤x≤5? Will this function have a constant rate of change over any interval? Explain why or why... more
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Word Problems Math Algebra

01/06/15

Algebra Problem
You have the choice of working for either Company A or Company B. Company A will give $100 per day of work for up to two weeks of work. Company B will start you at $1 on the first day, but will... more
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Word Problems Math Algebra

01/05/15

Algebra Problem
The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 4 children tickets for a total of $111. The... more
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Word Problems

01/05/15

find three consecutive even intergers,
such that five times the first, plus three times the third, is the same as seven times the second, plus ten. then i have to 1. represent each interger 2.write an equation using the... more
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Word Problems Math

01/04/15

What is absolute deviation
I have a word problem that states: a safety regulation states that the height of a guardrail must be 42 inches with an absolute deviation of 3 inches. Find the minimum and maximum heights of a... more
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Word Problems

01/02/15

The end of a week a store has 50 lamps in stock,it gets 60 lamps from factory ea week,It sells 45 lamps a week. How many weeks will the store have 215 lamps?
Would like steps on how to solve
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Word Problems

01/02/15

veterinarian jasmine cato has 2/9 of a quart of medication. she wants to prescribe this medication for 3 cats in her pet hospital. if she divides the medication
veterinarian jasmine cato has 2/9 of a quart of medication. she wants to prescribe this medication for 3 cats in her pet hospital. if she divides the medication evenly how much will each cat receive?
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Word Problems System Of Equations

12/18/14

Systems of equations : word problems
Need to know set up of the equation and answer. You purchased office supplies for your business. Plain copy paper is $4.50 a pack and bright paper costs $7 a pack. If you purchased 28 packs of... more
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12/17/14

Jack had $54 to spend. He bought 3 DVD's for $36. Jack still wants to grab some lunch. Write an inequality that represents what Jack can spend on lunch.
We have to type out our answers since i go to a online school. I need this ASAP please.....
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Word Problems

12/17/14

the product of 3 and the number a plus 10 is fewer than the quotient of the number m and 5.
I am stuck with this equation.
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Word Problems

12/17/14

Amie have 175$,she spends it on Video games which cost 40 each and DVDs which costs15 each. If she buy 2 video games,how many DVDs can she buy?
V+D = 175
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Word Problems Elementary Math

12/16/14

the average length of a humpback whale is 13.7 meters. the average of a killer whale 6.85 meters. how much longer is the humpback whale than the killer whale?
how much longer is the humpback than the killer whale
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Word Problems

12/15/14

four pencils and two pens cost .74. six pencils and five pens cost 1.53. find the cost of a pen and a pencil.
four pencils and two pens cost .74. six pencils and five pens cost 1.53. find the cost of a pen and  a pencil.
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Word Problems

12/15/14

a baseball team played 162 games.they won 44 more games than they lost.how many games did they lose.
a baseball team played 162 games. they won 44 more games than they lost. how many games did they lose.
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Word Problems Algebra 1

12/15/14

find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the integers plus four is equal to four times the second integer
I have to 1. represent each integer with an unknown   2.write an equation using the unknowns   3.solve for three integers   4. check by substituting the integers in the equation
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Word Problems Precalculus

12/15/14

The half life of a cetain radioactive substance is 4 years. If you start with 100 grams of the substance,what formula gives the amount of the substance...
(continued question)...remaining after t years?   options are: 100-4t 100e^-ln(sqrt(2))t 100e^4t none of the above      Can you please work the problem in its entirety? 
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Word Problems Algebra 2

12/13/14

All of the 3rd grade teachers and students from Loyola went on a field trip to an art museum. Tickets were $6.50 each for teachers and $3.50 each for students,
This is a word problem that im having trouble being able to solve on my own.
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Word Problems

12/12/14

The perimeter of a rectangle is 100 feet. If the length is five feet more than twice the width, find the length and width.
The perimeter of a rectangle is 100 feet. If the length is five feet more than twice the width, find the length and width.
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Word Problems

12/10/14

A square acre of land is 4840 square yards. Between which two integers is the length of one side
A square acre of land is 4840 square yards. Between which two integers is the length of One side.  
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Word Problems

12/10/14

The perimeter of a rectangle is 50 centimeters. The length of the rect. is 1 more than 3 times the width of the rectangle. What are the dimensions of the rect.
I really need this to be answered within the hour.
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Word Problems Quadratic Functions

12/09/14

The cost C of manufacturing x wheels at Ravi's Bicycle Supply is given by the function
The cost C of manufacturing x wheels at Ravi's Bicycle Supply is given by the function   C(x)=0.5x^2-170x+25,850   What is the minimum cost of manufacturing wheels? Do not round
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12/08/14

Can you explain how to do this?
You've been asked to help decorate for a school dance, and the theme chosen is "The Solar System." The plan is to have a bunch of papier-mâché spheres serve as models of the planets, and our job is... more
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Word Problems Geometry

12/08/14

Exactly how far above the ground do the ropes cross?
Two vertical poles have heights of 7 ft and 12 ft. A rope is stretched from the top of each pole to the bottom of the other.
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