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Question 148485: I am not sure how to do this problem?
Collect like terms...
17c + 4d - 11c - 6d = ?
and
Translate to an algebraic expression?
... The product of 11% and some number
The translation is?

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Question 148485: I am not sure how to do this problem?
Collect like terms...
17c + 4d - 11c - 6d = ?
and
Translate to an algebraic expression?
... The product of 11% and some number
The translation is?

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Question 148484: Solve using addition and multiplication principals.
5 + 4x < 21
The solution set is {x/x ??}

Solve the following system of equation
x + 4y = 2 (1)
x = 7 -4y (2)
What is the soltution of the system?

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Question 148483: -20 ≤ 4x -3 ≤ -2
What is the solution {x∣?? ≤ x ≤ ??}


SIMPLIFY
1[-83 - (54 - 87)]= ?

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Question 148482: Choose the correct equation for 3x + 4y = 8 in slope intercept form.
y = (-3/4)x + 2
y = (4/3)x + 2
y = (-4/3)x - 2
y = -3x + 8

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Question 148477: Solve: 1/2x = 17
I need the answer to this.

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Question 148475: which one of these is the sum of three consecutive odd integers is 72?
x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 72
x + (x + 1) + (x + 3) = 72
x + (x + 2) + ( x + 4) = 72
2x + 6 = 72



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Question 148510: Solve by the elimination method
7r - 4s = 24
4r + 7s = 88
What is the solution of the system???


Solve 8x - (6x + 6) =8
The solution is x=??

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Question 148479: Question
The equation y= -1777x + 27,153 can be used to predict the number y of gun deaths, in the U.S. x years after 2000, that is, x=0 corresponds to 2003, x=y corresponds to 2004, and so on... Predict the number of gun deaths in 2004 and 2007.
In what year will the number of gun deaths be 11,160?
What number of gun deaths predicted for 2004??? and What number gun deaths predicted for 2007?

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Question 148383: The mean mass of game fish in a certain locale is determined to be 2.5 kg and the standard deviation is 0.75 kg.
a. What percent have a mass between 1 kg and 4 kg?
b. Suppose a fish with a mass of less than 1.75 kg must be thrown back. What percent of the fish cannot be kept if caught?

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Question 148678: Could someone help me solve the substitution method using this example.
2x + 7y =12
x=8 -4y
What is the soltuion

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Question 148677: Here is my question.
1. 0.4x+1≤1.2 x-8
Solution is {x∣x ??
2. -0.9x <-18
Solution is x??

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Question 148698: Mike has 19 coins (Nickels, Dimes and quarters) in his piggy bank with a total value of $2.35. There are 2 more dimes than nickels. How many of each type of coins does mike have?

I know I have to make 3 equations
N + D + Q= 2.35
D= N +2 ( I think)
Not sure on the third one.

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Question 148698: Mike has 19 coins (Nickels, Dimes and quarters) in his piggy bank with a total value of $2.35. There are 2 more dimes than nickels. How many of each type of coins does mike have?

I know I have to make 3 equations
N + D + Q= 2.35
D= N +2 ( I think)
Not sure on the third one.

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Question 148732: How many years will it take $6,000 invested at 8% interest to earn $1,680?

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Question 148701: I need some help with the following word problem...
A small firm produces both AM and AM/FM ca radios. The AM radios take 15 hours to produce, and the AM/FM radios take 20 hours to produce. The Number of production hours is limited to 300 hours per week. The plant's capacity is limited to a total of 18 radios per week, and existing orders require that at least 4 AM radios and at least 3 AM/FM radios be produced per week. Write a system of inequalities representing this situation. In this case let x= AM Radios and y= AM/FM radios.
Would it be 15x + 20y (less than or equal to) 300 ???

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Question 148712: The cost of winning a seat in the House in recent years has been approximately 805e^0.0625x thousand dollars, where x is the number of years since 2000. Estimate the cost of winning a House seat in the year 2010.
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Question 148941: The instruction manual on the industrial oven suggests your oven temperature will increase by 45 degrees Fahrenheit per minute. When the over is initially turned on, the temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit. What will the temperature of the oven be after 7 minutes?
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Question 149274: Find the value of $950 invested at 4.5% with interest compounded monthly for 5 years
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Question 149384: PLEASE HELP: I have to find the total amount due for each simple interest loan for $3125 at 4.81% interest for 10 years.
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Question 149383: PLEASE HELP: I have to find the total amount due for each simple interest loan for $6100 at 5.7% interest for 4 years 9 months.
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Question 149706: I tried to find an equation with the the unknown amount of coins but could not find one. I believe I need 3 seperate equations but I am not sure.
.05N+.10D=5.65
.05N+2 + .10D*2
(Not sure if this one is right. don't know the third one but I am pretty sure there is one Please help)

Joe has a collection of nickels and dimes that is worth $5.65. If the number of dimes were doubled and the number of nickels were increased by 8, the value of the coins would be $10.45. How many dimes does he have?

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Question 149842: Find the selling price and the mark-up amount. The cost is $350., the mark-up rate is 70%,
Please help,
Ellen

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Question 148295: Solve by the elimination method.
7r - 4s =24
4r + 7s =88

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Question 149839: What is the maturity value if the principle is $1400.00, and the rate is 16% compounded quarterly over 6 yrs?
Please help,
Ellen

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Question 149841: Dr. Sand borrowed some money for new furniture. She paid $245. simple interest on a 3.5 year loan at 3.5%. Find the principle.
Please help,
Ellen

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Question 149841: Dr. Sand borrowed some money for new furniture. She paid $245. simple interest on a 3.5 year loan at 3.5%. Find the principle.
Please help,
Ellen

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Question 149881: 18 out of 20 customers make a purchase. If three customers are selected randomly one at a time, what is the probability that all will make a purchase?
Please help.

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Question 149986: Hi I need the answer please :) I am using half of my questons in this one box I will submit my other three in another question and thats it becasue it will b unfair 2 others
Find the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs measuring 5.2 cm and 7.8 cm respectively. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.
3.6 cm
5.8 cm
18.5 cm
9.4 cm
16.5 cm
I also need this answered :)
Sam hiked 48 miles directly east and then 36 miles directly south. Find the shortest distance in miles from the point where he ended up to his starting point.
72 miles
60 miles
48 miles
36 miles
24 miles
This one 2
The screen on Jeff's computer monitor has a length of 15.2 and a width of 11.5 in. Find the measure of the diagonal for Jeff's monitor.
19 inches
24 inches
28 inches
17 inches
13 inches

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Question 150072This question is from textbook elementary and intermediate algebra
: -3x+1=5-2x
I know the answer is -4 because it is in the back of the book. can you please explain very detailed how they get this answer. I have a learning disability so I need very detailed and basic step by step instructions on how to work it.
Thank you very much
This question is from textbook elementary and intermediate algebra

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Question 150124: an executive invest $22000, some at 7% and some at6% annual interest. If he recieves an annual return of $1420, how much is invested in each rate?
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Question 150400: Solve: v/2 – v/3 = 2


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Question 150616: If I have $1000 to invest for 2 yrs, which gives a higher yield, a CD or a money market account.
Please help me - Nancy

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Question 150747: A car salesman makes $445 per week plus commission. If during the week he sells a new van for $34,960 and earns a 2.5% commission on the sale, how much money did he earn for the week?
A. $429 B. $874 C. $885 D. $1319

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Question 151334: 99+1=?
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Question 151335: Is today singapore birthday?
Is today night going to have a fireworks?
Who can meet me?

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Question 151361: Take any number (except for 1). Square that number and then subtract one. Divide by one less than your original number. Now subtract your original number. Did you reached 1 for an answer? You should have. How does this number game work? (Hint: Redo the number game using a variable instead of an actual number and rewrite the problem as one rational expression). How did the number game use the skill of simplifying rational expressions? Create your own number game using the rules of algebra and post it for your classmates to solve. Be sure to think about values that may not work. State whether your number game uses the skill of simplifying rational expressions.
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Question 151455: I am extremely confused with how to solve fractions...especially fractions with two variables.
1/2 x + 1/3 y = 1/3
1/6 x + 1/3 y = 2/9

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Question 151455: I am extremely confused with how to solve fractions...especially fractions with two variables.
1/2 x + 1/3 y = 1/3
1/6 x + 1/3 y = 2/9

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Question 151898: factorise 20ax-15ay-4bx+3by
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Question 151897: factorise 20ax-15ay-4bx-3by
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Question 151895: [p+q][square]=10
p[square]+q[square]=50
Find p and q .
PLS HELP T.T
Thankx

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Question 152077: 132.48/x=147.12
Can you give me step by step to solve this, i did it with a calculator and got the answer, just forgot how to actually solve.

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Question 152268: Solve.

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Question 152418This question is from textbook algebra1
: Without grouping symbols, the expressionhas a value of 58. Insert grouping symbols in the expression 2x3^3+4 to produce the indicated values,
a.62 b.220 c.4374 d.279,936
This question is from textbook algebra1

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