10/15/14

Algebra word problem

A painter can finish painting a house in 4 hours. Her assistant takes 6 hours to finish the same job. How long would it take for them to complete the job if they were working together

10/15/14

Find four consecutive even numbers which add to 76. Give the numbers smallest to largest

Find four consecutive even numbers which add to 76. Give the numbers smallest to largest

10/15/14

Arithmetic mean

 In a certain school, two teachers earn $16,000 per year, 3 teachers earn $17,000 per year, and 5 teachers earn $18,000 per year. What is the average annual salary of these teachers?

10/14/14

Show the following expressions are not equivalent in two different ways

12 + X and √144 + X^2

Today only, a suit is being sold at a 29% discount. The sale price is $639. What was the price yesterday?

This is a college algebra word problem/question that I need assistance with. Thank you

The area of a rectangle is 52m^2, and the length of the rectangle is 5m less than twice the width. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

This is a college algebra course question that I need help with. Please assist. 

10/13/14

How to figure out the answer to the work problem listed below in description?

Carson’s car averages 26.2 miles per gallon in the city and 12.2 more miles per gallon on the highway. The gas tank holds 17.125 gallons and is 8/9 of the way full. With his current gas level,... more

10/12/14

If I have an 11 cup container and a 7 cup container with no marking and free water supply how do I get 2 cups in one container

How do I end up with 2 cups in one container without measurements

10/12/14

The turtle tried to cross the 45 foot wide street. If the turtle traeled at an average of 6 feet per minute, how many seconds would it take to cross the street?

The turtle tried to cross the 45 foot wide street. If the turtle traveled at an average of 6 feet per minute, how many seconds would it take to cross the street?

jeans cost $45 each, shirt cost $25 each; total spent $190. If bought twice as many shirts as jeans, how many jeans and shirts did she buy?

jeans cost $45 each shirts cost $25 each total spent $190 If bought twice as many shirts as jeans, how many jeans and shirts were bought?

10/12/14

lauren scored 6 points during the soccer game diana scored twice as many points. How many points did Diana score?

lauren scored 6 points during the soccer game diana scored twice as many points. How many points did Diana score?

Sue did twice as many push-ups as Mark did. Bonnie did five less push-ups than Mark did. If they did 71 push-ups together, how many did each do?

Sue did twice as many push-ups  as Mark did. Bonnie did five less push-ups than Mark did. If they did 71 push-ups together, how many did each do?

10/11/14

What is the answer?

Sarah Meeham blends coffee for Tasti-Delight. She needs to prepare 160 pounds of blended coffee beans selling for $5.13 per pound. She plans to do this by blending together a high-quality bean... more

10/10/14

A radiator contains 15 quarts of fluid, 10% of which is antifreeze.

A radiator contains 15 quarts of fluid, 10% of which is antifreeze. How much fluid should be drained and replaced with pure antifreeze so that the new mixture is 30% antifreeze? 

10/10/14

i cannot figure out the number

i have a number. add 8 to my number and the sum is less than twice my number.subtract 6 from my number and the difference is 1 less half my number. what is my number?

10/10/14

Irene drove to work at a rate off speed of 60mph and returned home at a speed of 40 mph. If her total driving time was 1 hour, what was the total distance she

 Irene on the same road each time, and covered both the total distance in the time of 1 hour.

10/10/14

finding numbers

adam's house number has three digits. if the leftmost digit of this number is removed, the resulting number is the house of ben. if the leftmost digit of ben's house number is removed, the... more

Efficient Car Problem

A particular brand of car with the normal engine cost $11000 to purchase, and 22 cents a mile to drive. The same car with a fuel-injection engine cost 11300 to purchase, but only 20 cents a mile to... more

10/09/14

How can I get a better understanding of word problems????

Eugene can dig a 10 ft by 10 ft in nine hours. Molly can dig the same hole in seven hours. How long would it take if they worked together? please i need help can someone explain to me how to solve!!

10/09/14

A radiator contains 13 quarts of fluid, 25% of which is antifreeze.

how much should be drained and replaced with pure antifreeze so that the new mixture is 40% anti freeze? Round your answer to 2 decimal places

10/09/14

multipy (4x+3y)^2

I need help multiplying (4x+3y)^2 I sure appreciate any help! 

10/09/14

word problem

Over the last three evenings, Teresa received a total of 102 phone calls at the call center. The third evening, she received 3 times as many calls as the first evening. The second evening, she... more

10/09/14

use interval notation

Ralph needs to earn a B in his Physics class. His current test scores are 91, 86, 78, and 71. his final exam is worth 6 test scores. in order to earn a B Ralph's average must be between 80 and 89... more

10/09/14

Relationship between parallelogram and quadrilateral

One of the angle of a quadrilateral is twice the smallest angle of a parallelogram. The respective ratio between adjacent angle of the parallelogram is 4:5,remaining three angles is the... more

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