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Question 91308This question is from textbook Investments
: question:
(100P-4000)/100P =0.3
solve for P
please show all working
thanksThis question is from textbook Investments

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Question 91275: if you are selling pizza, at a party, with 2000 families, and the pizza costs six dollars, you have no idea how many will be sold, and you have an option of selling 1/8 of a pizza for 3.40, or 1/10 of a pizza for 2.80, which should you choose to maximize your profits the most?
I came up with ten, but I am not sure, can you please help me?
this was a random question i saw in our church buliton, and i can not figure it out!!!
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Question 91666: Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?

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Question 91836: If simple interest on $6000 for 3.5 years is $945, find the simple interest on $5000 for 8 months at the same rate.
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Question 92013: A man invests $2000 in a bank paying 5% simple interest per annum and $3000 in another bank paying 6% simple interest per annum. What rate percent does he recieve on the investments altogether?

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Question 92122: I need help with these problems please.
53. Business and finance. The inventor of a new product believes that the cost of producing the product is given by the function
C(x) = 1.75x + 7000
How much does it cost to produce 2000 units of her invention?
54. Business and finance. If the inventor in exercise 53 charges $4 per unit, then her profit for producing and selling x units is given by the function
P(x) = 2.25x - 7000
(a) What is her profit if she sells 2000 units?
(b) What is her profit if she sells 5000 units?
(c) What is the break-even point for sales?
Thanks so much for your help!
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Question 92041: 1)The price of a camera is increased by 40%. later, in a sale, the price is reduced by 20% of its new value. this final price is $50. what was the original price.
2)a)A man packed 180 apples in X cartons. write down an expression, in term of X for the number of apples in each carton.
b) Another man packed 160 apples in x+5 cartons write down an expression in terms of X, for the number of apples in each carton.
c) Given that the first man had 4 apples per carton more than the second man, form an equation in X and solve it to find how many apples the first man had in each carton.
Please help me answer these questions.
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Question 92168: I am trying to figure out the balance of a college fund after 10 years if I invest $5000 at 3% compounded quarterly.
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Question 92231: if P/5 = q, then p/10 =?
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Question 93863: order from least to greatest
-8/9 , -7/8 , -22/25
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Question 95311: Simpfly
6h + 5(h-5)
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Question 95251: fina the principal when the interest is $432, the rate is 6.25 and the time is 3 yrs,
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Question 95492: directions: set up and solve the following.
question: a change purse contains 14 coins consisting of nickels and dimes and having a total value of $1.10. how many nickels are in the change purse?
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Question 95531: The ratios between the income and expenses of Gulzaib and Shahzaib are 4:5 and 2:3 respectively. If monthly saving of each is Rs. 2500, then find the monthly income and expenses of each.
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Question 95534: THANKS.....I REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND THIS TWO OVER THREE+THREE OVER FOUR.. AND THEN THE ANSWER IS = TO EIGGHT OVER TWELVE..CAN YOU HELP ME OUT PLEASE AND GIVE ME OTHER EG.. THANK YOU SHARNA-KAY
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Question 95665: Mr.Smith had $3000 invested at 5% per year. How much must he invest at 6% in order to make his total annual income $300?
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Question 95817: An automatic coin counter at a bank indicates that $65 in dimes and quarters was processed. If there were 389 coins how many of each were there?
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Question 95892This question is from textbook
: The total revenue from Indian casnos in the US has been increasing at approximately $2.2 billion per year. In 2002, Indian casinos reported a combined revenue of $12.7 billion. In which year will total revenue reach $28.1 billion?This question is from textbook

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Question 95966: A math class wanted to go to the school store. As a class, they spent a total of between $2 and $3. Each student decided to spend the same amount of money and purchase the same item. If you knew how much each item cost and how much they spent, then you could easily figure out how many people are in the class. But I am telling you that YOU ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION and there is only one answer, assuming that the items cost more than one penny.
How many students were in the class, how much did each of them spend, and how much did the class spend all together?
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Question 95957: -3r+5-3s-7+8s-2t-r i dont need the answer, i just need to know how to do this kind of a problem...answer is optional. please help me do this!!!
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Question 96093This question is from textbook prentice hall mathematics algebra 1
: find five consecutive odd integers such that the sum of the first and the fifth is one less than three times the fourth.
i need help understanding consecutive numbers..please.
THanks!This question is from textbook prentice hall mathematics algebra 1

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Question 96338This question is from textbook prentice hall mathematics algebra 1
: three friends were born in consecutive years. the sum of their birth years is 5961. find the year in which each person was born.
i need help solving this problem.This question is from textbook prentice hall mathematics algebra 1

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Question 96387: solve for the indicated variable.
1. rt = d for t
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Question 96424: Solve A=P+Prt for A, given the P=$850, r=9.5%, and t=10 years. How do I set this problem up
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Question 96424: Solve A=P+Prt for A, given the P=$850, r=9.5%, and t=10 years. How do I set this problem up
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Question 96455This question is from textbook Algebra I
: Money is invested in a "guaranteed fund" at 12% simple interest. After one year, there is $840 in the account. How much was originally invested?This question is from textbook Algebra I

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Question 96545This question is from textbook

: Hi. I don't get this question: $1000 is deposited in a savings account that is compounded annually at 6%. The balance, A, in the account after t years is
A = . Find the balance after 1 year, 10 years, and 20 years.This question is from textbook

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Question 96607: I have been having problems in algebra and I need some help ok the Problem is
You select a Carpet for $3.50 per sq. ft. How much will it cost to Buy a carpet for a 12'*10' bedroom?? can u help me??
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Question 96631: hey I need help with my question If you spend 60% of your money, what percent would you have left?
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Question 96808: Hi, my name is Tim and I have a problem with exponential decay.
nintendo brand's value decreased by 11.2% from 2002 to 2003. Assume this continues. if the company had a value of 9,220,000 in 2002 write an equation for the value of nintendo for t yearsafter 2002.
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Question 97001: I've been out of school so long I can't remember how to do this problem, can you help?
40= x / 20,000
Although I would like the answer, I would also like to know how to solve the equation. Thanks

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Question 97406: A real estate agent received a 2% commission on the sale of a home. If the home sold for $761,000, how much was her commission?
i come up with .2X761,000 = $15220.00 am i heading in the right direction.
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Question 97502This question is from textbook

: Heres the question:
A farmer wants to buy 100 animals for $100.00 (must buy at least one of them)
Horses-$5.00
Cows-$3.00
Chicks-.50
How many horses,cows and chicks does the farmer need to have 100 and 100.00?This question is from textbook

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Question 97572: Write the equation of the line in slope intercept form that passes through point (3, –18) with a slope of –7. i have been trying this for about an hour and can not seem to find the answer or at least how to right it
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Question 97868: edward is a salesman. his annual base salary is $30,000. he receives 2.5% commission on each sale, if he wanted to make $55,000 how much would he have to reach in sales?
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Question 98036: A combined total of $20,000 is invested in two bonds that pay 8% and 9.5% simple intrest. The annual interest is $1675. How much is invested in each bond?
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Question 96606: I have been having problems in algebra and I need some help ok the Problem is
You select a Carpet far $3.50 per sq. ft. How much will it cost to Buy a carpet for a 12'*10' bedroom?? can u help me??
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Question 98786This question is from textbook
: what is a matrixThis question is from textbook

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Question 98766: A $23,000 car is purchased with a s$8300 down payment, the balance to be paid in 48 montly payments of $363.75 each, Find the total cost and the finance charge.
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Question 99208: write 55.8% as a decimal
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Question 99436: your weekly pay check is 25 % less than your co workers paycheck, the two pay checks put together is $875 what are the totals of the two paychecks
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Question 99648: Can you help me simplify the following leaving the answer in index form please.
4m^8x2m^2/6m^5 or 4mx10 to the eight x 2m squared divided by 6m to the power of 5
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Question 99650: Can you help me simplify the following leaving the answer in index form please.
or 4m x 10 to the eight x 2m squared divided by 6m to the power of 5
I have resubmitted the same question enclosed in brackets. I hope it makes moresense to you. Kind regards. Jimbo
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