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Question 18296: what is the answer to the equation 9-14x=51
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Question 19059: A teller has 36 rolls of coins in his drawer, consisting of quarters($10 per roll), dimes($5 per roll), and nickels($2 per rolls). He has three times as many rolls of quaters as nickels and twice as many rolls of dimes as nickels. The total is $252. How many rolls of each does he have?
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Question 19331: what is this problem for the i need help please. x divided by 3 minus 6 equal x divided by 9?
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Question 19214: How to determine whether a given ordered pair is a solution of an equation in two variables

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Question 19330: 6=2x+5
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Question 19320: 2x-3y+5z=-5, 2y-3z=4, and 4z=-8
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Question 19339: I need help with simplifying expressions with fractions such as:
( 35 - 10q) ( - 2/5)
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Question 19382: Hi I have a problem with a this question that I need help with.
(1)Translate into a variable expression "and" simplify:
"three times the difference of twice a number and twelve",

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Question 19401: ` ` ` b-a
b = ` ---
` ` ` `a
`
solve for b
`
Please help me solve this formula. I am confused because there are 2 bs and I do not know what to do with them. I typed it as clear as I could it is b equals b-a over a.
Thank you

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Question 19408: 7/8 (32 + 16x) = -7x-14
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Question 19491: 11x+4=-x+16. i know the anwser but don't understand how to work it out easily?
3(x+2)=4(2+x) same thing

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Question 19525: find two cosecutive odd integers whose sum is 72
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Question 19546: A passenger train's speed is 60 mi/h, and a freight train's speed is 40 mi/h. The passenger train travels the same distance in 1.5 h less time than the freight train. How long does each train take to make the trip?
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Question 19360: This is a problem i'm not quite understanding (more fractions! )
An eagle dives from its nest with a velocity of 8 1/3 ft per second . Find the vertical displacement in 4 1/2 seconds.
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Question 19559: Please solve:
(3x^2+5x).(X-1)
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Question 19591: 4Y(-3XY)
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Question 19674: I am helping in after school tutoring and I want to be sure I am correct-
when you do an equation such as : 5z squared + 9z squared = 504
what do you do with the exponents?
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Question 19676: when you have an equation like 1/4x+5=28, and you have to find x, how do you get rid of the fraction?
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Question 19664: 30x^2y^3/-6x^3y^2
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Question 19876: 9x-(3x-2)+10=0
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Question 19859: Please help me solve this problem.
19-(2x+3)=2(x+3)+x
I tried but my answer was wrong
19-2x+3=2x+6+x
22-2x=3x+6
22-2x+-3x=3x+-3x+6
22-5x=6
22-22-5x=22-6
-5x=-16
x=-16/5
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Question 19904: please solve this equation: I = prt , solve for p
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Question 20011: 15-(2x-7)=14

what is x = to???
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Question 20021: The Lions have won 40 of their first 74 baseball games. How many of the remaining 66 games must the team win to win 60% of their first games?
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Question 20022: 39-12w=7-16w
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Question 20003: x-2/3=x
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Question 20190: -10=1/2y+y
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Question 20170: x-y=2
4x-3y=11
How do I solve the sytem of equation using the subsitution method? Please show the work!
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Question 20169: y=-x+5
x-4y=10
How do I solve the sytem of equation using the subsitution method? Please show the work!
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Question 20165: y=2x
x+y=12
How do I solve the system of equation using the substitution method?
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Question 20168: 2x-3y=12
x=4y+1
How do I solve the sytem of equation using the subsitution method? Please show the work!
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Question 20166: x=3y-1
x+2y=9
How do I solve the sytem of equation using the subsitution method? Please show the work!
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Question 20232: 2(x+3.1)=9.8

How do I solve????
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Question 20224: Please help me solve this worksheet problem. I get confused when working with negative numbers. I must find the solutions. What number is 6 less than Negative 4.

My first step was :x= (-4) - 6
x= -10
Please let me know if this is the correct way to solve the equation. Thank you very much for your help!!
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Question 20239: Please help me solve this worksheet problem. I get confused when working with negative numbers. I must find the solutions. What number is 6 less than Negative 4.

My first step was :x = (-4) - 6
x = -10
Please let me know if this is the correct way to solve the equation. Thank you very much for your help!!
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Question 20261: the sum of three consecutice numbers is 417. i ahve to write and solve an equation that will determine the three numbers. what are the three numbers? all i know is the numbers are in order and the equation looks something like x+y+z=471, but how do you figure that out?
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Question 20299:
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Question 20538: I need to solve the following:
Write 8 expressions that have different results when they are evaluated. You must use all three numbers in each expression and each number can only be used once.
Thanks,
Teri
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Question 20563: The expression 2(1 + w) may be used to find the perimeter of a rectagle. What are the length and width of a rectangle if the area is 13 1/2 square feet and the length of one side is 1/5 the measure of the perimeter?

Thanks,
Teri
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Question 20626: use substitution to solve the equation
n=3m-11
2m+3n=0
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Question 20713: What is the solution to -b+4b= 8b-b?
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Question 20838: waths the solution to 5m + 4 =8 - 7m
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Question 20837: waths the solution to 5x -4x + 3=9 - x
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