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Word Problems

02/06/14

how many marbles?
sally has 5 marbles, ben has 8 marbles. how many marbles do both children have total?  
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Word Problems

02/05/14

How many cars have a spare tire?
In a parking lot, some cars have 1 spare tire and others have no spare tires. All together, there are 43 tires and 9 cars. How many cars have a spare tire?
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Word Problems

02/04/14

You pay 1/6 the price for apples as compared to grapefruit.If the grapefruit is $2.99 per pound, how much do you pay for apples per pound?
You pay 1/6 the price for apples as compared to grapefruit.If the grapefruit is $2.99 per pound, how much do you pay for apples per pound?
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Word Problems Algebra 2 Helpful Solutions

01/28/14

Word Problem
A solution is 10% citric acid. if 3 liters of a 20% citric acid solution are added to it, the result is a solution this is in a ratio of 13 parts citric acid to 102 parts "other than citric acid".... more
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01/22/14

Help solving this three-part word problem?
At $0.49 per bushel, the daily supply for wheat is 305 bushels, and the daily demand it 515 bushels.  When the price is raised to $0.73 per bushel, the daily supply increases to 545 bushels, and... more
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Word Problems Percentages

01/14/14

A home stereo depreciates by 20% each year. What’s the value of a stereo, purchased new for $1,200, after two years?
I need to know how to breakdown this equation. It's a multiple choice on a practice test and I am stuck on percentages. I did 1200x.40=480.00 but that is not one of my answer choices. Please give... more
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Word Problems

01/13/14

bobbie earned $75 on her local paper route one month if she spent $6.50 at the movie and 8.50 for a record album how much of her paper route money did she have
bobbie earned $75 on her local paper route one month if she spent $6.50 at the movie and 8.50 for a record album how much of her paper route money did she have left
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Word Problems

01/08/14

How long will it take two different air conditioners to cool a room 5 degrees?
A small air conditioner can cool a room 5 degrees in 75 minutes. A larger air conditioner can cool the room 5 degrees in 50 minutes. How long will it take to cool the room 5 degrees with both air... more
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Word Problems

12/16/13

George and Bill left town A for town B at the same time.
George and Bill left town A for town B at the same time. George was riding a bicycle at a constant speed, while Bill was driving a car. Bill traveled 5 times faster than George. Bill's car broke... more
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Word Problems

12/08/13

Trish invests $5,000 in her IRA in a bond trust that pays 9%....
Trish invests $5,000 in her IRA in a bond trust that pays 9% interest compounded quarterly. Sean invests $5,000 in his IRA  in a certificate of deposit that pays 8.9% compound continuously. who has... more
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Word Problems

12/08/13

find x and y?
how many gallons y of a 50% solution must be mixed with x gallons of a 20% salt solution  to produce 10 gallons of a 38% salt solution.  set up with two equations
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Word Problems

12/08/13

solve x+y=50 10x +15y=650 need to check if doing right
two groups attended seniors x and regulars y . If seniors paid $10 per ticket and regulars $15 per ticket and the total gate receipt was $650.  word problem set up with two equations in two... more
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Word Problems Word Problem Numbers

12/05/13

Tricky Word Problem
This word problem has me stumped..  I would really lovesome step by step help, thanks!   When a number, half of a number, and a third of a number are added together, the sum is 385. Find the... more
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Word Problems Algebra 1

12/04/13

Algebra Word Problem
Aaron and Henry had 52 grapes together. If Aaron ate 11 grapes and gave 5 to Henry, he would have 19 fewer grapes than Henry. How many grapes did Aaron have in the beginning?
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Word Problems

12/02/13

word problems and turning them into algebraic equation to slove
Show algebraically why the following Number Trick always works? Choose any number; add 5; double the result; subtract 4;divide by 2;subtract the original number. the result is always 3.
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Word Problems Economics

11/14/13

monopolistic firm involving income effect and substitution effect
Given the demand function of a monopolist operating two plants is equal to Q=400-4p and cost functions for plant A is equal to C=20Q and plant B is equal to C=0.5Q² Assuming the monopolist can... more
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Word Problems Algebra

11/12/13

MATH WORD PROBLEMS
J&T TILING COMPANY ONLY TILE SQUARE AREAS AND USE ONLY SQUARE TILES. THEY ALSO ONLY USE ONE PATTERN. ANN PLACES   THE CENTER  WITH WHITE TILES. BEN COMES ALONG AND BOARDERS THE AREA WITH GRAY... more
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Word Problems

10/27/13

How long did James travel before Julio caught up with him?
James left the hardware store and traveled toward the capital at an average speed of 28 km/h.  Some time later Julio left traveling in the same direction but at an average speed of 35 km/h.  After... more
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Word Problems Ratio

10/25/13

If 48 marbles are to be divided between bill and carl in the ratio 3:5 how man y marbles will bill get?
Ratio word problems and proportions dealing with word problems.
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10/21/13

Please solve this Word Problems.
1. Shipping charges are often based on a formula that offers a lower charge per pound as the size of the shipment is increased. Suppose shipping charges are as follows: $2.20 per pound if the... more
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Word Problems

10/20/13

8 inches of heavy wet snow are equivalent to 4 inches of rain, estimate the water content 13 inches of heavy wet snow
eight inches of heavy wet snow are equivalent to four inches of rain, estimate the water content 13 inches of heavy wet snow.   ?   The water content in 13 inches of snow is___   inches.
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Word Problems

10/12/13

word problems
Sweet Candies, Inc has determine that when "x "candies are made daily, the average cost per candy is given by the formula C(x)=0.001x^2-0.14x+12.20 (a) What is the average cost per piece of candy... more
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Word Problems

10/10/13

Find how many of each coin is there
kevin and randy have a jar containing 57 coins all of which are either quarters or nickels the total value of the coins is $8.85 how many of each type of coin is there please help
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Word Problems Graphs Equations

10/06/13

Equations in graphing?
Given the graph of an equations, where would you look on the graph to find the solutions to the equation that goes with the graph?   This word problem was on my test and I got it wrong, I know... more
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Word Problems

10/06/13

After Jack added 15.2 gallons of water to a half-full bucket of water, the total volume of water in the bucket was 3734 gallons.
After Jack added 15.2 gallons of water to a half-full bucket of water, the total volume of water in the bucket was 3734 gallons.  
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