One year we had 120 students and the next year we had 150 students. What percentage did the population of the students grow by?

Please show your work. This is a crash question but I have to do one that looks just like it. I'm sure I once knew how to do this but because it's summer break, my mind is blank! 

06/22/17

Write and solve an equation

DiPaloma University had a faculty reduction and lost one tenth of its faculty. If 198 of its faculty were left after the reduction, how many faculty were there originally?

word problem

A coffee company wants a new flavor of Cajun coffee. How many pounds of coffee worth $ 9a pound should be added to 30pounds of coffee worth $ 3a pound to get a mixture worth $ 7a pound?

06/22/17

word problem

  A toy ball (sphere) expands and contracts. When it is completely closed, it has a diameter of 15.5inches. Find the volume of the sphere when it is completely closed. Use 3.14 for piπ. Round to... more

06/22/17

word problem

A 17-foot piece of string is cut into two pieces so that the longer piece is 5feetlonger than twice the shorter piece. If the shorter piece is x feet long, find the lengths of both pieces.

06/22/17

Find two positive numbers satisfying the given requirements. The sum of the first and twice the second is 80 and the product is a maximum.

Find two positive numbers satisfying the given requirements.The sum of the first and twice the second is 80 and the product is a maximum.

06/22/17

word problem

Dolbear's law states the relationship between the rate at which Snowy Tree Crickets chirp and the air temperature of their environment. The formula is Upper T equals 50 plus Start Fraction Upper N... more

06/22/17

word problem

During the 2005 football season, Team Tackle beat Team Sack by 18points. If their combined scores totaled 84 find the individual team scores.

06/22/17

prove that sec^2a+cos^2a can never be less than 2

Prove that sec2A + cos2A can never be less than 2 . Please solve this question fast

06/22/17

2a+3+2a in simpelest form

Please help.

if the total cost of 30 tickets is $2,614 how many of each ticket was purchased?

Uses the elimination method or substitution method and is put in two equations to solve for x and y

06/22/17

If √5 =2.236 and √3 =1.736 ,find the value of [{2/(√5+√3)}{7/(√5-√3)}]

If √5 =2.236 and √3 =1.736 ,find the value of  [{2/(√5+√3)}{7/(√5-√3)}]

The area of a playground is 204 yd. the width of the playground is 5yd longer than its length. Find the length and width of the playground .

It is a word problem pertaining to quadratic equations and functions . I need help 

06/22/17

Word Problem

There are a total of 80 full containers of water in a storage unit. Some of the containers have a capacity of 10 gallons and the rest have a capacity of 20 gallons. If the containers have a... more

06/21/17

To what extent is it important to learn of the atrocities committed by the US such as the Trail of Tears or the Japanese internment camps? Or is it more import

To what extent is it important to learn of the atrocities committed by the US such as the Trail of Tears or the Japanese internment camps? Or is it more important to emphasize aspects of our... more

06/21/17

Story problem

You and your friend love going to the movies. Over the last month you bought popcorn six more times than milk duds and milk duds eight more times than raisinettes. If you bought popcorn n times how... more

the width of a rectangle is 6 inches shorter than the length. The perimeter is 48 inches. find the length and width

I've gone over this question multiple times but i still fail to answer the problem. Need help!

06/21/17

If 3r + 5q = 7qr - 5, then q=?

Algebra 2

06/21/17

If 5x - 10 = y/5 - 25, what does y equal in terms of x?

Algebra 2

06/21/17

If 5q= 4 - 2p + 3pq, then p=?

Algebra 2 

06/21/17

What's the time and date in Alice Springs

very complicated ....   If the time in Alice Springs Australia is nine hours and 30 minutes ahead of the time in London and the time in San Francisco USA is eight hours behind the time in London... more

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