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Question 292881: 2s^2-9s+9=0
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Question 295047: Having trouble with systems of equations using elimination. y=2x+3 and y=-x-4
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Question 295047: Having trouble with systems of equations using elimination. y=2x+3 and y=-x-4
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Question 295057: I need to know how to put this word problem into an algebraic expression. A supply store sold a wirebound notebook for $2.50 and a college-ruled notebook for $2.30. There were a combination of 50 notebooks sold for a total of $118.60. How many of each type were sold?
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Question 295685: A square support unit in a television is made with a side measuring 10 centimeters. A new model being designed for the upcoming year will have a larger square with a side measuring 10.3 centimeters. By how much will the area of the square be increased?

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Question 295751: Not understanding how to put this question in an algebraic expression! Mike made $9,000 last year from an extra job. He invested part of the money at a 9% annual rate of interest and the rest of it at 8%. At the end of the year, he made a total of $770 in interest. How much was invested at the 8%?
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Question 295745: The percentage of boys in a particular class at the begining of it is 60% . During the school year, 6 girls move away and are replaced by six boys making the it 75% boys. Find the number of boys and girls in the class at the beginning.
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Question 296003: Sami 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 she have?
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Question 296014: i need to find the answer of these equations by either substitution or elimination:
0.2x+0.4y=1.7 and 8.3x-6.3y=-4.3
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Question 296385: The difference when 7 less than a number is subtracted from twice the number is 12. What is the number?
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Question 296576: x multiplied by three times y

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Question 297138: Could anyone pls help to do this question-A circular table has an area of 1,256 square inches. The table opens in the middle to allow the additional leaves. Each leaf is 12" wide and is rectangular in shape. How many leaves must be added to change the area of the table to 2,696 square inches?
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Question 297300: I cannot figure out how to work this problem, can you please help.
The sum of twice a number and 11 less than the number is the same as the difference between -35 and the number. What is the number.
I have tried this several ways.
2(x-11)=-35+x
2x -11-x=-35-x
Neither one comes out. Can you please show me where I am going wrong?
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Question 299963: If bill rides his bike 3 miles to Fred's house and then walks with Fred the remaining 1 mile to school, it will take him 30 minutes. But if he rides the entire distance, it will take him only 20 minutes. what is his walking and biking speed?

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Question 300759: What is the slope of the line for the equation
4x-5y=3
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Question 301103: A number plus one half of the number is forty-eight. Find the number.
I thought I had this one, but it's not working in the proof.
Help.
:)
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Question 301154: Translate seventeen times the difference between a value and twelve is equal to one-half the unknown number.
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Question 301271: if one clerk can do 75 pieces of mail in 2 1/2 hours how long will it take 8 clerks to do 1620 if they are working at the same rate?
PLEASE HELPPPP CAN'T SOLVE IT :(
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Question 301434: If 3 times the number is subtracted from 15. The result will be equal to the number decreased by 21?
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Question 301460: Having trouble with this. Can some please help me ·Translate and solve this equation?
Twice an unknown number and 3 is 18.
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Question 301697: A zoo keeper has a certain number of cages and a certain number of tigers. If she puts one tiger in each cage, she has one tiger too many. If she puts two tigers in each cage she has one cage too many. How many tigers and how many cages does she have?
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Question 301899: Julia, who is 1.51 m tall, wishes to find the height of a tree with a shadow 31.05 m long. She walks 20.70 m from the base of the tree along the shadow of the tree until her head is in a position where the tip of her shadow exactly overlaps the end of the tree top's shadow. How tall is the tree? Round to the nearest hundredth.
This is a homework question. I have serious problems with word questions dealing with any type of Math. That has always been my weak point. So I am asking for your help. If you can, thank you. I do appreciate any assistance you can give me.
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Question 302089: If Leah is 6 years older than Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue? How do you set it up and solve it?
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Question 302024: a photo is 3 inches longer than wide and has a 2 inch border around the photo making the total area of photo and border 108inches^2 What are the dimensions?
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Question 303895: Jonathan can type a 20 page document in 40 minutes, Susan can type it in 30 minutes, and Jack can type it in 24 minutes. Working together, how much time will it take them to type the same document?
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Question 304361: Here is a word problem. Write a system of two equations in two unknowns and solve by the method of your choice. Don’t forget to show the methodology. Irving has 35 coins, consisting of only dimes and nickels. If the value of his coins is $3.30, how many nickels and dimes does he have?

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Question 304630: direct deposit. the percentage of workers receiving direct deposit of their paychecks went from 32% in 1994 to 60% in 2004. let 1994 be year 0 and 2004 be your 10 year. a) Write the equation of the line through(0,32) and (10,60) to model the growth of direct deposit. b)Use the equation from (a) to predict the year in which 100% of all workers will receive direct deposit.
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Question 304955: how do you write these sentences in algebraic equation?
There is half as many cups of water as cups of flour.
There are three times as many cups of flour as eggs.
The cooking time is 30 minutes to start and 10 additional minutes for each egg.
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Question 305256: what is 53/20 times number of additional cans collected plus 2.65 translated?

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Question 305259: I am thinking of an interesting 5-digit number.
When it has a "1" after it, it's 3 times as large as when it has a "1" before it. What's the number?
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Question 305549: Write a system of two equations in two unknowns and solve by the method of your choice. Don’t forget to show the methodology. Irving has 35 coins, consisting of only dimes and nickels. If the value of his coins is $3.30, how many nickels and dimes does he have? Suppose, in the problem above, that Irving’s total cash was only $2.50. Then, how many nickels and dimes would he have? Again, solve by the method of your choice.
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Question 305793: in a 24hr period the temperature dropped from 16 degrees fahrenheit to -25 degrees fahrenheit. how many degrees did the temperature drop during that time?
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Question 306430: The largest of 2 integers is one more than three times the smaller. If the sum of the two integers is 37, find the larger integer.
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Question 306781: I am thinking of an interesting 5-digit number.
When it has a “1” after it, it’s 3 times as large as when it has a “1” before it. What is the number?
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Question 306824: Trains A and B are traveling in the same direction on parell tracks. Train A is traveling at 60 miles per hour and train B is traveling at 80 miles per hour. The train passes a station at 1:20a.m. If train B passes the same station at 1:35am, at what time will train B catch up to train A?
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Question 307988: Katerina inherited some money and invested it at 6% simple interest. At the end of the year, the total amount of her original principal and the interest was $12,720. How much did she originally invest?
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Question 308025: 1) A tractor applies a force of 1300N to the sled,which has mass of 11000kg.
At that point the coefficient of friction increased to 0.80. what is the acceleration of the sled? and explain the significant of the sign.
Thanks.
James.
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Question 308377: My car holds 12 gallons of gas. My trip took a 1/4 of the tank. How much is left over?
How do I solve this?
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Question 308804: In the 2005 major league baseball season, the chicago white sox won 27 fewer than twice as many games as they lost. They played 162 regular season games. how many wins and losses did the team have?
I don't know how to translate this problem...where do I begin. Please help!

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Question 309270: a piece of equipment costs $95,000 new but depreciates 14% per year in each succeeding year. find its value after 10 years.
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Question 309473: I am so sorry it is so much but I am desperate, I am really having a problem with these questions please, please, please HELP!
1. Two minor league base ball players had a total of 330 hits. Washington had 4 more hits than Sanchez. Find the number of hits for each player.
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