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Question 391275: while at the music store drew bought 5 cds all at the same price.THe tax on his purchase was $6 and the total was 61$ What was the price of each CD?
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Question 391329: The expression x^2-6x+7 can be written in the form (x+a)^2+b where a and b are the constants. Calculate the values of a and b?
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Question 391325: I need help evaluating the following expression. I have came up with one solutiion but not sure it is right. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
6 (x+3) - 4 (x+2)
(6x+18) – (4x+8)
6x + 18 - 4x -8
2x +10

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Question 391353: Jim has a total of 50 coins. Some are nickels and some are quarters. Altogether he has $4.10. How many quarters does he have? How many nickels?
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Question 391465: I have tried several methods to evaluate this expression and came up with this answer. I would appreciate any help with verifying I am correct. Thanks
2x (3+4) - (4+5)
2x 7 - 9
14 - 9 = 5

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Question 391472: Simplify 17/30

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Question 391530: four more than twice a number x
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Question 391673: What is the elimination method 2r-5s=-29 and 5r+2s=58?
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Question 391684: 3(x+6)=4x I only get as far as 3x+18-4x.I don't know how to finish the problem. Please help
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Question 391763: how do you solve this -10y-4=8+6y
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Question 391804: I'm having a problem with following equation using Substitution algebra. I understand substitution however this particular equation has me stumped.
4y + x = -2
x = -4y
I understand I need to plug the -4y in for the x in the first equation. What I don't understand is how to get the 4y on the other side of = sign in order to isolate the y.
Thanks.
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Question 391809: jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit over his cost. How much did the statue originally cost him? please break it down
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Question 391807: Solve the equation is 2A/3=8+4A
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Question 391811: if r =5z then 15z=3y, then r =?
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Question 391836: Solve by the substitution method
8x-4y= -84
4x + 45 = y
6m+n=29
m-6n=48
4x+9y=51
-4x+y=19
5x+2y=-9
-5x+y=33

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Question 391813: the city council decided to add 0.3% tax on motel and hotel rooms. if a traveler spends the night in a motel room that cost $55 before taxes ,how much will the ciity receive in taxes from him. please bread it down. thank you
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Question 391806: the sales price of a car is 12,590 wich is 20% off the original price . what is the original price?
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Question 391888: Can someone please help with this Algebra problem? I am so confused by this.
Use an associative law to find an expression equivalent to s+(r + 36)
Thanks
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Question 391897: solve by the substition method
3x - 2y = -12
9x + 51 = y
find the solution and type the ordered pair
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Question 391942: solve system of equations by addition method.
x+y=-7
x-y=9
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Question 392045: Can you help me? If sally and rocky travel on motorcycles toward each other from chicago and indianapolis which are 350km apart and they are biking at the rates of 110km/h and 90km/h they started at the same time, in how many hrs will they meet. Shelly
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Question 392046: Can you help me? Muscle movers charge $85 plus $40hr to move households across town, champion moving charges $60hr for cross town moves, for what lengths of time is champion more expensive? Shelly
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Question 392047: Can you help me? In 1988 Florence Griffith Joyner set a record of the 10.49sec in the women's 100m dash, using the equation R=-0.0433 + 10.49 and t years after 1988, what years was the record between 10.15 and 10.35 sec. Thank you! Shelly
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Question 392137: show a graph for y= -9/5x+9
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Question 392211: 32x + 23y = 10,100
12x + 14y = 5400
substituttion the varible. I selected equation 2 first to solve for y, but couldn't get y by itself. please help...
subtracted 12x from both sides of 12x + 14y = 5400 I got:
14y = 5400-12x....what is my next step?

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Question 392325: ab/4 times 2/bc
find the product and write in simpliest form
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Question 392364: Evaluate each expression for n=6 and n=15.
N+15____ _____
5*n____ _____
n/3 _____ _____
n-5____ _____
Do I just 6+15= and then 15+15= and write the answer in the blank space?
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Question 392466: Hi I have another problem I need help with! Go figure huh? I need to find a solution for this...
8y - 24 ≥ 30
Solve if y=2
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks Blaine
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Question 392396: multiply (s+(1)/(5))(s+(1)/(2))I have s^2+7/10s+1/10
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Question 392534: x/7=3/21
find the missing variable
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Question 392568: use substitution to solve for x and y
y+2x=12
x+2y=12
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Question 392869: Can you get this standard form equation into slope intercept form?
x-y=2
Is it possible to have a -y?
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Question 392869: Can you get this standard form equation into slope intercept form?
x-y=2
Is it possible to have a -y?
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Question 392860: How to solve for x and y?
X+Y=30 and X*Y=209
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Question 392854: what is 1/3 divided by 34
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Question 393014: 7-g<-8g
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Question 392997: Blinn College in Bryan has 620 students. The difference between male students and female student is 20. How many female students are there?
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Question 393036: -12=-8w+4(w+3)
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Question 393168: what will it cost to carpet a room with indoor/outdoor carpet if the room is 10 feet wide and 12 feet long? the carpet costs 12.51 per square yard.please break problem down.
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Question 393170: An instrument store gives a 10% discount to all students off the original cost of an instrument. During a back to school sale an additional 15% is taken off the discounted price. Julie, a student at the local high school, purchases a flute for $306. how much did it originally cost? plesase break the problem down
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Question 393186: Given:

2x + 3y = 12
2x - y = 4

What is the value of x + y?

A -5
B -1
C 1
D 5
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Question 393213: how do you translate and solve this equation: If you subtract a number from four times its square, the result is three.
thank you :)
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Question 393382: How do you combine like terms and then write them in a factored form for the equation 32+20x?
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Question 393433: two cars leave town at the same time going in opposite directions. one car travels 44mi/h and the other travels 55mi/h. in how many hours will they be 297 miles apart?
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