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Question 234972: -3y^2+30y-75
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Question 234969: help me solve this problem 1. 5x^3-35x+50x in factor trinomial completely
2. -3y^2+30y-75 need to know how to factor them out completely.
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Question 234619: Find two consecutive numbers such that 3/4 of the first number is 5 more than 1/2 the second number
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Question 235182: How do you find the point of intersection between y=-1/2x+4 and y=2x+8
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Question 235242: A hummingbird can fly between 0.34 and 0.81 miles per minute. What is the range in miles per hour? Graph your answer.
I got 0.34 < x < 0.81
but i dont think its right
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Question 235461: Please I need help with this problem:
1. The number of publishers in the usa has increased approximately linearly from 40,964 in 1993 to 73,200 publishers in 2003. Let n be the number of publishers at t years since 1990

(a) find an equation of a linear model to describe the data. (b) what is the slope? what does it mean in this situation? (c) what is the n intercept? what does it mean in this situation?

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Question 235572: tell whether the given # is a solution of -8 is greater than or equal to -17+x-14
1. -23 2. 23 3. 0 4. 25 I don't know if they are looking for a yes no answer or a #?
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Question 235631: what is the answer to this problem.
2x-10+3x/4 <-5
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Question 235618: I don't understand how to write an inequality from a word problem. If that doesn't make sense, my problem is that I don't know how to take an equation from a word problem. The problem is "In a school zone, cars can go no more than 20 mi/h." I think I'm supposed to put x>=20, x meaning cars. That is suppose to mean cars can go less than or equal to twenty. Also I know the > Should have a line under it to show equal to, but I'm not sure how to show that on a computer.

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Question 235774: Is there an equation for 5 is not less than 3

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Question 236226: 3x+14y=2 and 6x+8y=4 solve by elimination
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Question 235980: I don't understand how to solve the compound inequality. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!
5>-2x+4 or 8< equal to -3x + 4

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Question 236499: Your departmetn sends its copying to the photocopy service down the street. The service bills your department $0.08 per page. Your department is considering purchasing a copier for $1750. The expense per page with the copier would be $0.03. If the expected life of the copier is 6 years, how many copies must the department make in the 4-year period in order for purchasing the copier to be more economical than using the photocopy service?
a. Write an inequality to describe the situation
b. Solve the inequality
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Question 237108: 5z<65
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Question 237091: Please help me solve this equation: 2x-3<5
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Question 237090: Please help me solve this equation:
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Question 237127: Write an inequality:
The sum of half a number and two-thirds of the number is less than 14
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Question 237122: Solve the inequality:
5-x-2>3
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Question 237248: What is the smallest value of x for which | x | < 6
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Question 237344: A health official recommends a maximum cholesterol level of 200 units. By how many units must a patient with a cholesterol level of 275 units reduce her cholesterol level to satisfy the recommended maximum level???????
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Question 237367: I have a problem of -h is less then or equal to-14 and what I am trying to figure ot is do I need to divide the negative sign so that it's no longer there by h ?
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Question 237478: Solve the inequality:
4(6+x)>_ -2x
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Question 237538: Solve the system of equations by elimination.
5x – 2y = -4
4x – 7y = 3

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Question 238124: x+4>8
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Question 238124: x+4>8
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Question 238131: 2x+5<13
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Question 238202: -6 > g+4
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Question 238254: Tell whether the given number is a solution of
5x–10 > 2x+4.
The numbers are...
8, 5, 4, -2
Tell yes or no and graph.
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Question 238267: Ok, so I asked this question before but I need to know how you graph this.
Tell whether the given number is a solution of
5x–10>2x+4.
The numbers are
8, 5, 4, –2
How to graph this, please try the best you can, I'm really confused!!!
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Question 238396: how do solve and graph -40 < -5r
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Question 238581: Form a polynomial whose real zeros and degree are given.Type the answer in factored form with a leading coefficient of 1.
Zeros: -4, 4, 6; degree:3
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Question 238606: how do you solve 0.9x(7x+6)is greater than or equal to 1.7-(x+6)?
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Question 238526: Substitution method
6x+2y-4=0 and 10x+7y= -8
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Question 238809: How do I solve 4x-7/8<-3 or 4x-7/8>6
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Question 238835: Solve: 6x+2>7x-5
Im confused about how this answer is solved, my instructor is not available At the moment the multiple choice answers are A) {x|x<-3} B) {x|x<7} C) {x|x>-3} D){x|x>7} im not sure what this | bar means i think x is 7 but i may be wrong.
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Question 238805: How do I solve 4x-7/8<-3 or 4x-7/8>6
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Question 237874: how do i solve this word problem (its really confusing)?
you take more than $8.25 but less than $10 to the amusement park. You ride the slide 15 times and decide that you need a soda. If the soda is $2,do you have enough money left over to buy the soda?

The key for this is as follows: The wetter than wet waterpark charges $0.75 to rent a mat plus $0.50 each time you ride the big water slide.

I have figured out that the equation is y=0.75+0.50x
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Question 237965: 4(k-1)>4
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Question 238245: 8(x+5)-6=18
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Question 239110: solve the inequality:
y>-x+8
y<9/4x-5
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Question 239216: the sum of two consecutive odd integers is 244. what is the smallest integer?
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Question 239530: How would I do this Algebra problem? "Three times the sum of a number and seven is greater than five times the number less thirteen?"
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Question 239559: Ernest works in the shipping department loading shipping crates with boxes. each empty crate weighs 150 lb. how many boxes, each weighing 35 lb, can ernest put in the crate if the total weight is to be no more than 850 lb?
write an ineuality
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Question 239727: where can i find free tutors to solve 3-6n-4<17?
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