11/13/15

twice by first number decreased by second number is 1. first number increased by four times the second number is -40. find the numbers

twice by first number decreased by second number is 1. first number increased by four times the second number is -40. find the numbers

11/13/15

Honors problem 5

How many third cups would are in 2 cups

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A total of $54,000 is invested in two municipal bonds that pay 5.25% and 7.25% simple interest. The investor wants an annual interest income of $3355 from the investments. What amount should be... more

find a line that intersects (-6,8) and is perpendicular to 6x-4y=-42

I need to find a line that intersects (-6,8) and is also perpendicular to 6x-4y=-42

a total of 12,000$ is invested into two accounts. the interest rate on 1st is 9%, on the 2nd it is 6%. how much should be invested in each account?

how much should be invested in each account so that they earn the same amount of annual interest? create system of equations and solve 

11/10/15

Problem in description

every month Omar buys pizzas to serve at a part for his friends. In May he bought 3 more than twice number of pizzas he bought in April. If Omar bought 15 pizzas in May how many pizzas did he buy... more

11/10/15

Number of chickens

Paul needs to keep 16 chickens on his farm in order to keep it operating. Someone stole 4 chickens from his farm last night. He now has 3 times less than he did before. How many more does he need... more

11/09/15

Hello, i'm preparing for college algebra and see this is a question in my practice book. Can anyone walk me through this?

6.  Luke wants to purchase custom-made mugs to advertise his business. Two companies offer different deals: Company A: Pay a design fee of $50.00, plus $4.50 per mug or Company B: Pay a design fee... more

need help with my question

a paddle boat can move at a speed of 20 km/h in still water. The boat is paddled 14 km downstream in a river in the same time it takes to go 7 km upstream. What is the speed of the river?

11/09/15

Finding speed of boat

The speed of a river current is 2mph. If a boat travels 30 miles downstream in the same time that it takes to travel 20 miles upstream, find the speed of the boat in still water

What is correct answer to 7/12 divided by 1/4 x 9/14 I have to evaluate the expression and write the answer in simplest form.

My answer was 3/7/27    The teacher marked it wrong and said it was 1 1/2.  She is no longer available to explain.

11/09/15

Honors problem 5

John lives 3/8 of a mile from the museum of science. Sylvia lives 1/4 of a mile from the museum of science. How much closer is sylvia from the museum

11/08/15

The perimeter of a rectangle is less than 70 ft the length of the rectangle is 5 ft longer than its width ,, write an equation representing the length (L=length

I need to write an equation representing the length ( L = Length) of the rectangle in terms of its width

11/08/15

A 110 point test is made up of 50 questions. Some qestions are worth 2points and some are worth 4points.how many of each type is on the test?

this is systems of equations and I get so confused when solving them

Solve this system of equations using elimination: 6x + 4y = 8 and 6x + 3y = 6. Write your answer as a point, (x,y). Remember: No spaces.

Solve this system of equations using elimination: 6x + 4y = 8 and 6x + 3y = 6. Write your answer as a point, (x,y). Remember: No spaces.

11/08/15

Equation of a line that passes through point (-5,4) and is perpendicular to line below

please help me find the equation of a line that passes through point (-5,4) and is perpendicular to line below

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There are 11 walnut trees and 26 popular trees currently in the park. Tom and I will each plant more walnut trees today. Altogether when we're finished it'll be 87 walnut trees in the park.  How... more

If his overall average was 75%, how many questions were on his test

after completing part of an online test, chris had correctly answered 80% of the questions he'd attempted. Then, he answered 113 of the remaining 20 questions correctly. If his overall average was... more

11/07/15

Word problem

charlie used a total of 3 1/4 gallons of gas while driving his car.each hour he was driving,he used 3/10 gallons of gas.what was the total number of hours he was driving?

A right triangle has one leg 7 meters longer then the other.hypotenuse of triangle is 7 meters less than twice the length of the shorter leg

A garden has the shape of a right triangle with one leg 7 meters longer than the other. The hypotenuse is 7 meters less than twice the length of the shorter leg. What is the length of the shorter leg? more

I need help on this math word problem!

A rectangular field is to be enclosed by 1000 m of fencing. What is the maximum area that can be enclosed? What dimensions will give a maximum area? What dimensions will produce an area of 9600 m2?

11/06/15

Percentage

You and a friend go to Halverson’s for lunch. All you have between you is $20. If you wish to leave a 20% tip what is the maximum cost of the food (assume no taxes) you can order and still put down... more

Can you help me with this quadratic world problem?

An integer is five times more than another integer. Three times the larger integer is 11 more than the square of the smaller integer. Find the two integers. Explain how you found your answer.

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