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Tutors Answer Your Questions about Numeric Fractions (FREE)
Question 183998: a family spends 1/10 of its annual income for housing, 1/4 for food and clothing, 1/5 for general expenses, and 2/15 for entertainment. What fractional part of their income is spent on these items altogether?
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Question 186822: This equation is not from a textbook, it's directly from my professor. I'm having difficulties trying to remember how to solve for 'x' in the following situation:
($80 + ($1,000 - X) / 12) / (($1,000 + X) / 2) = 0.07
If I divide by the denominator, I end up with Xs on both sides of the equation. Please help! Thank You!
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Question 187510: obtain an estimate for each computation by rounding the numbers so that the resulting arithmetic can easily be performed by hand or in your head. Then use a calculator to perform the computation. How reasonable is your estimate when compared to the actual answer?
0.67 X 211
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Question 189533: Word Problem: Lisa is making gift bags for seven of her friends. Each bag will contain a certain number of peanunt butter cookies (let's call this number p) and a certain number of chocolate chip cookies (let's call this number c). In terms of p and c, write an algebraic expression describing the number of cookies Lisa will need.
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