09/06/15

Math Word Problem
After working for a company for 12 months, an employee has earned 15 vacation days. At this rate, how much longer will the employee have to work in order to get a 4-week vacation (20 work days)?
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09/06/15

After how many miles with the cost of the two rental car companies be the same?
Rental car A charges $125 per week with a $0.04 charge per mile and rental car company B charges $59 per week with a $0.10 charge per mile. After how many miles with the cost of the two rental car... more
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05/21/15

Help! Very confused on how to do this?
A shirt has a $20 wholesale price and is marked up 50%. the sales tax is 5%. What is the total cost of the shirt?
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05/07/15

Word Problem-Please help!
A supermarket makes a profit of 5% on coffee and soap. It makes a 20% profit on canned vegetables and soup. It makes a 30% profit on fresh fruits and vegetables. The market's sales one day were as... more
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04/02/15

Can you help answer the word problem?
Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels at 90 miles per hour. The westbound train travels at 80 miles per hour. How long will... more
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04/02/15

At Hoffman's Bike Rentals, it costs $18 to rent a bike for 4 hours. How many dollars does it cost per hour of bike use?
This is on my homework. Just need to understand how to get the answer so I can understand the how word problems work. 
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03/26/15

ratio and proportions
the question is it takes Kristi 15 minutes to run 2 1/2 laps. It take maria her friends to fun 3 1/2 minutes to run 1/2 of a lap. Explain which girl runs the fastest lap and how you can tell.
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03/23/15

if f(x)=2x+9 and g(x)=3x+b , what value of b would make [f of g](x)=[g of f](x) ? Show all work
Algebra 2, needs all work shown.
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03/23/15

Word Problem
The grade of a highway up a hill is 30%. How much change in horizontal distance is there if the vertical height of the hill is 435 feet? Express the answer to the nearest foot.
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03/23/15

a toddler takes off running down the sidewalk at 190 ft/min. Two minutes later a worried woman comes running after her child at 780 ft/min
After how many minutes will the mother overtake the toddler  
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03/23/15

two part word question
A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Costa Rican coffee blend that normally sells for $8.90 per pound with a Breakfast coffee blend that normally sells for $15.00 per pound to create 70 pounds of... more
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03/18/15

i have a lot of problems with understanding how to set up a problem in words problem.
J and p have $80,000 to invest. They want to place some of there money in stocks and some in bonds. Three times the amount in bonds should equal two times the amount invested in stocks. How much... more
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03/18/15

need help with my math word problem
If Emilio  has an 8-inch by 10-inch picture that he wants to enlarge to 1.5 times its original size,what will be the dimenision of the new picture. A-4inches by 5 inches B-8 inches by 10... more
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03/18/15

i just need help please
Randy spins a spinner with sections labeled A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. What is the number of possible outcomes? ____________________________________________   When rolling a number cube with... more
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03/15/15

Julia is five years older than her sister Babs, and their ages add up to 31. How old is Babs?
algebra 2
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03/15/15

Donna buys some apples at 35 cents each. She eats 2 apples and sells the rest for 45 cents each. She makes $4.40. How many apples did she buy?
Common core math problem
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03/03/15

word problem mixture
a bag of powdered driveway sealant call for addition of 5 quarts of water for every 30 pounds of sealant. How much water should be added if only 20 pounds of sealant will be used
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03/03/15

The difference of twice a number and 4, increased by 6, is the same as six times the difference of the number and 1, decreased by twice the number
Use the problem solving strategy to solve the problem and find the unknown number.   The difference of twice a number and 4, increased by 6, is the same as six times the difference of the number... more
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03/01/15

At Billy's, preschool they have a total of 25 bicycles and tricycles. Among them all there are 57 wheels. How many of each are there
They are 57 wheels in total together.they have a total of 25 bicycles and tricycles together 
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03/01/15

Solve using systems
In 2009, there was a combined total of 4,046 Gap and Aeropostale clothing stores worldwide. The number of Gap stores was 3 1/4 times more than the number of Aeropostale stores. How many Gap stores... more
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02/23/15

Suppose you invest a certain amount of money in an account that pays 11% interest annually, and $4000 more than that in an account that pays, 12% annually,
How much money do you have in each account if the total interest for a year is $940.?
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02/22/15

5p-(3+p)=6p+1
How do I simplify and solve this? 
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02/22/15

A rectangular box without a top is to be constructed with a base that is twice as long as it is wide. The box has a volume of 12 ft3 .
The box has a volume of 12 ft3 . Find a function that models the surface area A of the box in terms of the width x.    
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02/22/15

Trying to find the time traveling by bike
After cycling at a steady rate for 60 miles, Cecil had a flat tire. He walked 8 miles to a repair shop. Cecil's cycling rate was 3 times faster than this walking rate. If the time spent cycling and... more
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02/21/15

Consider the following system of equations y=3x-7, y-3x=5. What can you conclude about the system of equations?
Consider the following system of equations y=3x-7, y-3x=5. What can you conclude about the system of equations?
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