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Word Problems Linear Equations

08/30/14

(a) What was the average annual change in enrollment from 1990 to 2003? ) Use the average annual change in enrollment to estimate the enrollments in 1994, 1998,
The University of Florida hadenrollments of 36,531 students in 1990 and 48,673students in 2003 b) Use the average annual change in enrollment toestimate the enrollments in 1994, 1998, and 2002.
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Word Problems Linear Equations

08/30/14

Write a linear equation giving the value of the equipment during the 10 years it will be in use
A school district purchases a high-volumeprinter, copier, and scanner for $25,000. After 10 years,the equipment will have to be replaced. Its value at thattime is expected to be $2000. Write a... more
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Word Problems Linear Equations

08/30/14

Write a linear equation for the hourly wage in terms of the number of units produced per hour.
e A microchip manufacturer pays itsassembly line workers $11.50 per hour. In addition,workers receive a piecework rate of $0.75 per unitproduced. Write a linear equation for the hourly wage in... more
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Word Problems Linear Eqautions

08/30/14

Write a linear equation for the salesperson’s monthly wage in terms of monthly sales S
Monthly Salary A pharmaceutical salesperson receives a monthly salary of $2500 plus a commission of 7% of sal
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Word Problems

08/28/14

How do I set up this word problem
The coins are to be made from an alloy that is 40% silver. The foundry has on hand two alloy, one with 50% silver content and one with 25% silver content. How many kilograms of each alloy should be... more
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Word Problems

08/28/14

in a class of 115 students, 51 received a grade of an A. what fraction of the class did not receive an A?
i do not know where to start please help me solve. i dont know what the fraction is? so please reply
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Word Problems

08/26/14

3 knights each had their own page. The pages cant be left alone with another knight. Is there any way to cross everyone over the river without losing a page?
Many years ago, three knights waited to cross the river Neva. Each knight had his own page, so there were 6 people. The boat they had could only carry two. The knights were ferocious killers and... more
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Word Problems

08/26/14

par on a golf course is 72. If a golfer shot rounds of 74, 68, and 73 in a tournament, what will she need to shoot on the final round of average par?
par on a golf course is 72. If a golfer shot rounds of 74, 68, and 73 in a tournament, what will she need to shoot on the final round of average par?
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Word Problems

08/25/14

Word problem
Vic has a choice of three gates to go trough, three different outside doors, two staircases to the second floor and two different ladders to the attic. How many ways does Vic has to get from the... more
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Word Problems Rate

08/25/14

Jorge and Rosa drive towards Lake Murray. Jorge drives faster. How fast and long did each person drive?
Jorge was 2 times faster than Rosa when driving toward Lake Murray. In fact, Jorge drove the 162 miles to Lake Murray in 2 hours less than it took Rosa to drive 135 miles. How fast and long did... more
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Word Problems

08/20/14

One school menu repeats every 20 days, another menu repeats every 15 days. Both schools are serving pizza today. When will they serve pizza again?
Need to know when both schools will be serving pizza again.
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Word Problems Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Algebra

08/19/14

Word problem
On a 1287 long road trip in windy conditions, a family calculates their fuel economy to be 18 miles per gallon over the 2 days it takes to reach their destination. On their 2-day return trip, with... more
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Word Problems

08/14/14

tickets for adults cost $12 and tickets for children cost $8. At one performance ticket sales were $480. How many people may have attended the performance?
algebra summer math word problem.
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Word Problems Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Geometry

08/11/14

Word Problems
1.If Samantha and Logan can do their paper route together in 45 minutes, how many hours would it take each of    the to do it alone, given Samantha is three times as fast as Logan?            ... more
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Word Problems

08/10/14

Brandon is riding his bicycle at a constant speed from to the library. His distance from the library in kilometers x hours after leaving school can be modeled
Bryn is riding his bicycle at a constant speed from school to the library. His distance from the library in kilometers x hours after leaving school can be modeled by the equation y=20-12x. What do... more
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Word Problems

08/09/14

the sum of two numbers is 180. if one number is 40% more than the other, find the numbers
the sum of two numbers is 180. if one number is 40% more than the other, find the numbers
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Word Problems Algebra 1 Geometry

08/08/14

I need the balance of $2,500 principal earnings with 4% compounded quarterly, after 4 years the balance is?
answers are:   a) $2,931.45    b) $2,924.65     c) $41,600.00     d) $40,000.00
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Word Problems Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Calculus

07/31/14

A super hero leaps from a building to capture a villain. The data from this leap is shown below
Time(seconds) .75 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.25 | 2.75 | 3.5 Height(feet) 108 | 119 | 116| 112 | 97 | 59 1. What type of function best models this data linear exponential quadratic or other 2. Use a... more
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Word Problems

07/31/14

The number of tickets sold each day for an upcoming performance of Handel's Messiah is given by N(x)=-0.5+15+13
where x is the number of days since the concert was first announced. When will daily tickles sales peak and how many tickets will be sold that day?
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Word Problems Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Calculus

07/29/14

Complete the table for each function
1. f(x)=3x2 -3 2. g(x)= 1/9x2  3. h(x)= -x2   ive tried to do this multiple times and I feel like I keep getting the table wrong which prohibits me from finishing the questions.     I made... more
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Word Problems Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Math Help

07/29/14

A super hero leaps from a building to capture a villain the data from his leap is shown below
   Time(seconds)  .75  | 1.5 |  2   | 2.25  |   2.75  |   3.5        Height(feet)    108  | 119 | 116|  112  |   97     |     59          1. What type of function best models this... more
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Word Problems

07/29/14

please help
PC Solutions sells regular keyboards for $84 and wireless keyboards for $105. Last week the store sold three times as many regular keyboards as wireless. If total keyboard sales were $4,998, how... more
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Word Problems

07/18/14

I ate 7 bags of gummy worms each bag contains 6 servings each serving contains a whole number of calories could have consumed from these 7 bags of gummy worms
7 times 6 equals 42 is a whole number of calories 1 or 100 how many calories did I consume
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Word Problems

07/15/14

The sum of six times a number and ten is equal to the difference of the number and fifteen. Find the number.
What would the translation look like?
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Word Problems

07/09/14

Article of48000words,printer uses2sizes of type.large type,a page has1800words.small type,a page contains2400words.allotted21full pages.How many p in small type
This is a practice quiz. I know the correct answer is 17, but I need to know how to do the problem. Please help! I had to shorten it to fit. Hopefully it makes sense!
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