12/04/14
Which student got the right answer?
Two students worked the following problem. Show your work and circle the correct answer.
1/(x-y)+2/(y-x)
one got answer a)1/(y-x) the other got answer b)-1/(x-y)
12/04/14
What will the dimensions be?
The morton's can afford 220ft of fence material. They want to fence a rectangle area with a length that is 20 feet more than twice the width. What will the dimensions be?
solve for the length and...
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12/04/14
alik figures he needs $23,000 a year in interest to live on. How much should he invest in each account to make enough interest while minimizing his risk?
Malik just retired, and has $780,000 to invest. A very safe Certificate of Deposit (CD) account pays 1%, while a riskier bond fund pays 8.5% in interest. Malik figures he needs $23,000 a year in...
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12/04/14
Word Problem
The sum of three natural numbers is 15. The second number is 1 more than the first number. The sum of the first and third numbers is equal to twice the second number, Find all three numbers.
12/04/14
Applications and problem solving
Suppose the length of each equal-length side of an isosceles traingle is three times the length of the base. If the perimeter is 140 centimeters, what are the lengths of the base and the sides of...
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12/04/14
what is the relationship between
what is the relationship between f(x)=bx and g(x)=logb(x)? Assume that b is a positive real number and not equal to 1.
12/03/14
Help on math word problem!
Students get to switch classes every 20 minutes. The students are in school for 7 hours. If a student switched as much as possible, how many times would that student get to visit another classroom?
12/03/14
find the doubling time of an investment earning 7% interest if interest is compounded continuously
round to the nearest tenth of a year
12/03/14
translate to an inequality
the temperature is at most -10 Celsius.
The sentence written as an inequality is?
12/03/14
Tracy collects donations for a dance marathon. One group of sponsors will donate a total of $6 for each hour she dances.
Another group of sponsors will donate $75 no matter how long she dances. What number of hours, to the nearest minute, should Tracy dance if she wants to raise at least $1000?
Cos/1+sin + 1+sin/cos = 2sec
I thought it could possible be solved by a double angle formula, but I cant seem to make it work
12/03/14
the ratio of length to width in a rectangle is 2:3. find the length of the rectangle when the area is 150 sq. in.
be sure to indicate if a solution is to be rejected based on the contextual situation.
12/03/14
Word Problem
The admission fee at a fair is $2 for children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 2000 people enter the fair and $6000 is collected. How many children and how many adults went to see the fair on...
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12/03/14
Combination?
1) Willie Wonka gives everyone who visits his factory 6 pieces of candy to take home. He never gives a person 2 or more pieces of the same type of candy. If Mr. Wonka has 22 different types of...
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12/03/14
If cot ? = cos ? / sin ? , then tan 2 ? = __________ .
If cot θ = cos θ / sin θ , then tan 2 θ = __________ .
12/03/14
Paula ordered 4 pizzas for a party. if each of the 7 people ate 3/8 of a pizza, how much of the pizza was left?
Paula ordered 4 pizzas for a party. if each of the 7 people ate 3/8 of a pizza, how much of the pizza was left?
12/03/14
Math Problem, Systems of Equations
The time,t, in hours that it takes x people to bake n pies varies directly with the number of pies and inversely with the number of people. Suppose 6 people can bake 12 pies in 3 hours. How many...
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12/03/14
Bryan sold a pair of shoes for 210 less than three times the cost of material. If he sold a pair of shoes for 1200, how much did he spend for the material?
Need a solution
12/03/14
one positive number is 2 more than three times another. their product is 85. find the number(s).
one positive number is 2 more than three times another. their product is 85. find the number(s). I need help setting this up.
12/03/14
Anna is 3 years older than Laura. The product of their ages is double the sum of their ages. How old are they?
Solving a story problem with products
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