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Word Problems

10/01/14

Word problems
The corner of a square the length of whose side is 2 are cut off in such a regular octagon remains. What is the length of a side of this octagon?
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10/01/14

Word Problems
a cattle dealer bought a certain number of steers for 1260$. Having lost 4 of them, he sold the rest for 10$ a head more than they cost him, and made $260 by the entire transaction. How many steers... more
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10/01/14

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Find a number of two digits from the following data: the product of the digits is 48, and if the digits be interchanged the number is diminished by 18
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10/01/14

On Saturday, Lindsay walked 3 1/2 miles in 1 2/5 hours. What was her walking pace in miles per hour. Write in simplest form.
I really need held on this word problem
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Word Problems Quadratics

09/30/14

help me!!!!
a farmer has 120 feet of fencing to make a new rectangular yard for his chickens. if he only needs to use fencing on 3 sides as his barn if the 4th side, find the maximum area he could make his yard.
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09/29/14

Time and Distance Word Problem
Wilma drove at an average speed of 50 mi/h from her home in City A to visit her sister in City B. She stayed in City B 15 hours, and on the trip back averaged 60 mi/h. She returned home 46 hours... more
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Word Problems Algebra

09/29/14

The sale price of shoes was $89 after a discount was given. If the discount off the original price was $27, what was the original sales price of the Nike shoes
I need to determine which of the following translates the problem into an algebraic equation and provides the correct... more
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09/29/14

Stats Help Please
A researcher is interested in increasing feelings of self-confidence in adolescents. He randomly selects 100 adolescents from the population and randomly assigns 50 individuals to a treatment... more
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Word Problems

09/29/14

the product of three and the sum of a number and two is twelve.
solve this please
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Word Problems

09/28/14

Jon rented a car from a company that charged...
Jon rented a car from a company that charged a daily rental fee and a mileage charge. He rented the car for 6 days and drove 400 miles and was charged $410. His friend Amanda later rented the same... more
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Word Problems Geometry

09/25/14

finding the radius and diameter
A circular pipe has an inside radius of 10.6 cm and a wall thickness of 2.575 cm. It is surrounded by insulation having a thickness of 4.4 cm.   What is the outside diameter of the... more
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Word Problems Geometry

09/25/14

The gear is 3.27 in. thick. Find the diameter of the holes if each is to remove 12 oz. Use a density 485 lb/ft3 for iron.
A steel gear is to be lightened by drilling holes through the gear. The gear is 3.27 in. thick. Find the diameter of the holes if each is to remove 12 oz. Use a density 485 lb/ft3 for iron.
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Word Problems Time Distance Investment

09/25/14

What is the plane's speed in still air?
7. A plane flies 600 miles with a tail wind in 2 hours. It takes the same plane 4 hours to fly the 600 miles when flying against the wind. What is the plane's speed in still air?   
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Word Problems

09/25/14

Algebra word problems
Amy's yearly salary is given by the equation y = 25,000 + 700x, where x is the number of years since 2007 and y is her salary in dollars. What has been her yearly raise since 2007?
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Word Problems

09/25/14

Amy's yearly salary is given by the equation y = 25,000 + 700x, where x is the number of years since 2007 and y is her salary in dollars. What has been her year
Finding the equation for the above word problem.
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Word Problems

09/24/14

Speed of a Stream
The speed of a stream is 3 mph.  A boat travels 100 mils upstream in the same time it takes to travel 140 miles downstream.  What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Word Problems

09/24/14

one runner averages 8 miles per hour and the other averages 6 miles per hour. Starting at the same place the slower runner end 3/4 of an hour after the first.
two runners, one averaging 8 miles per hour and the other averaging 6 miles per hour, start at the same place and run along the same trail. The slower runner arrives at the end of the trail... more
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Word Problems

09/24/14

a gas tank is 3/8 full. When 3 gallons are added, the tank is 9/16 full. How many gallons does a full tank hold?
4th grade word problem.
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Word Problems

09/24/14

Percentages
a college bookstore marks up the price it pays the publisher for a book by 25%. If the selling price of the book is $25.00, how much did the book store pay for the books?
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Word Problems Math

09/22/14

How many Flats should Yoshi buy?
A flat of plants contains 12 plants. Yoshi, wants a garden that has 3 rows with 10 plants per row. 
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Word Problems

09/22/14

Word Problems
The saddle height ona bicycle should be 109% of the inside leg measurement of the rider. If the saddle height is 37 inches, then what is the inside leg measurement? 
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Word Problems System Of Equations

09/22/14

550 tickets were sold. Students paid $4.00 each, while non-students paid $6.00 each. If a total of $2,594.00 was collected
How many students? How many non students?
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Word Problems Fractions

09/21/14

During the last 5 days, a student spent 11 hours studying math at home. On average, how time is this per day?
This problem is about multiplying or dividing fractions
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Word Problems

09/21/14

the length of a rectangle is 2 feet less than four times the width.if the perimeter is 76 find the length and width
the length of a rectangle is 2 feet less than four times the width.if the perimeter is 76 find the length and width
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Word Problems

09/18/14

C=2m, m=(j-3) , c+m+j =91 solve please
Caroline earns two times the amount of Matt, Matt earns $3 less than Jeremy, together they earn $91.00 weekly. How much does each earn
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