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Question 175373: How do i solve the problem 5 one-fourth/ 2 and two-sevenths?
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Question 175377: How do I solve: how many people work part time, if one-eighth of the 288 employees work part-time?
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Question 175376: please help me solve the equation: A certain stock starts the day at $27 three-eighths per share. If it drops $2 one- half during the day, what is its closing value?
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Question 175374: Please help me solve the problem: ann works 5 one-half hrs, Mary works 6 one-third hrs, and john works 4 and one-fourth hrs. How many combined hours have they worked?
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Question 175546: write the percent as a fraction. simplify if possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
125% 345% 105%
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Question 175547: write the percent as a fraction. simplify if possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
125% 345% 105%

please tell me what you did and show me so i can understand
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Question 176201: 1) Helen babysat and was able to deposit 18.00$ in her bank.
This was 90% of what she made, How much did she make?
2)1.70
2.62
3.72
_________
What is the average temp for these days?
Thank You so much, I am stuck prepping for a test and these are examples of questions I may have??
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Question 176204: maria took a group of clients out to dinner, and the total bill was $227.68 including tax. if maria left a 15% tip on the bill how much did the dinner cost in all?
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Question 176296: I'm not sure if this problem can be solved. It appeared on an aptitude test that was part of a job application.
Jack makes twice as much as Mary. Jill makes 8 more than Mary. Who makes more?
I have come to the conclusion that this problem cannot be solved without more information. This is the answer I gave on the test, but it keeps bugging me. I have tried to solve for each of the variables but never get to an actual number.
Help?
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Question 176352: Dear tutor i'm studying for the GRE and i'm having a lot of trouble translating the math word problems into an equation.
this is the problem that I have:
If the ratio of 2x to 5y is 3 to 4, waht is the ratio of X to Y?
also if you have any tricks that could help me translate these problems into equations i would really appreciate it.
Thank you very much and have a wonderful day
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Question 176354: Thank you very much Fombitz.
Now i have another quick question. Why can i multiply by 5/2 and not 2/5. Please I need a refresher.
Thanks a lot you guys are great
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Question 176777: Dear Denis I'm requesting your assistance with this problem. I know the solution, but i can't figure out ow the book get 0.6P. This is how it read

Kathy buys a bike for $ 240 after 40% mark down. What was the original price?

I know the Sale price= original price - % * original price
the book puts it like that

P-Px0.4 = 240
0.6P = 240 THIS IS WHAT I DON'T GET .
P=240/6 = 400

PLEASE let i tried everything and either i'm already tired or i don't know. Please let me know how do i get the 0.6 and if there is another way to get this.

Thank you as always for your help
Adriana
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Question 177142: Thank you very much for the answer
Now i have another question
can you explain me the process of how this ended up given (25/28)d + 9 = d
I have the following
d/6+d/12+d/7+5+d/2+4=d I do get where the 9 comes from, but i tried to add that up by using LCD and it did not give 25/28.
Please can you explain me the process...
Thanks as always
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Question 177140: Thank you very much for the answer
Now i have another question
can you explain me the process of how this ended up given (25/28)d + 9 = d
I have the following
d/6+d/12+d/7+5+d/2+4=d I do get where the 9 comes from, but i tried to add that up by using LCD and it did not give 25/28.
Please can you explain me the process...
Thanks as always
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Question 177295: A student receives 10 points on an assignment worth a total of 15 points. The assignment is worth 10% of the student's total grade. What percentage will the student receive for this assignment?
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Question 177325: From Textbook: The expression of "pie"r^2 gives the area of a circle with radius r. How many square meters of wheat were destroyed when an alien ship made a crop circle of diameter 25 meters in the wheat field at the Southwind Ranch? Round to the nearest tenth. Find "pie" on your calculator.

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Question 177306: helen has 1/5 of her portfolio in U.S. stocks, 1/8 of her portfolio in European stocks, and 1/10 of her portfolio in Japanese stocks. The remainder is invested in municipal bonds. What fraction of her portfolio is invested in municipal bonds? What percent is invested in municipal bonds?
From Textbook
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Question 177503: A painter mixes red, green, and yellow paint in the ratio of 6:4:2 to produce a new color. In order to make 6 gallons of this new color, how many gallons of red paint must the painter use?
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Question 177493: I am having difficulty solving this: The pupils in a certain class are divided equally into 3 groups A, B and C. The number of boys in A equals the number of girls in B. 25% of the boys in Class are in group C. What is the ratio of boys to girls?
I know that A and B are split equally with boys and girls. If group C has 25% of the boys that means the other 75% is split between the other 2 groups. This is where I get lost. Help please.
Thanks
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Question 177699: I would appreciate any help on this problem, I've made up a table for this problem as the teacher had shown in class for other similar examples but my answer doesn't seem to check out.
"A Laboratory has 60 mL of a solution that is 40% HCl acid. How many mL of 15% HCL acid solution should be mixed with the 60 mL of 40% acid to obtain a solution of 25% HCl?"
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Question 177801: Alan's gas tank is 1/4 full.After he buys 6 gallons of gas,it is 5/8 full.How many gallons can Alan's tank hold?
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Question 177801: Alan's gas tank is 1/4 full.After he buys 6 gallons of gas,it is 5/8 full.How many gallons can Alan's tank hold?
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Question 178025: I am not sure how to do this type of problem :( The perimeter of a rectangle is 84 ft. the ratio of the width to the length is 2:5. Find the length and the width
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Question 178017: I am not sure how to do this type of problem :( The area of a rectangle is 108 cm squared. The ratio of the width to the length is 2:5. Find the length and width.
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Question 178127: the mean of a set of numbers is 120. if one number is increased by 300, the mean increases to 135. how many numbers are in the set?
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Question 178124: the ratio of females to males in a school band is 7 to 4. if 3 females and 12 males are absent from practice, the ratio of females to males is 5 to 2. how many members of the band attend practice?
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Question 178043: Jimmy has 7 pieces of bubble gum. 4 pieces are blue bubble gum and 2 pieces are green bubble gum. They were all put into a bag. Jimmy stuck his hand in and ate 1 piece of the blue bubble gum. What are the chances that Jimmy will pick up a green piece on his next try? (Fractional chance?)
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Question 178307: Among e-mail users at work, what is the most common time spent on e-mail per day?
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Question 178462: Lori has been hired to build the frame and outer walls of the house. The exterior walls will be made of 3/8" dry wall, 3 1/2" wide studs, 1/4"thick exterior plywood, and 5/16" thick siding. How thick are the new walls altogether?
Please help! I am trying to help my son with his homework..thanks
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Question 178460: Michael has hired Sarah to build a square window frame out of wood that is 3/4" thick. The dimensions need to be 4'31/4" square. If Sarah cuts the two sides of the square to be 4'31/4" long, how long should she cut the top and bottom pieces to fit between these two sides?
Please help! I am trying to help my son with his homework..thanks
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Question 178659: A professor gave his report on the grades of the last test in the following manner: One fifth made A's, one fourth made B's, one third made C's, one sixth made D's and 12 made F's. How many students are in the class?
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Question 178660: Construct a word problem that can be solved by doing the following computations.
a) 3 ⦁ 2/3
b) 8 3/8 ÷ 2/3
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Question 179398: A landscaping company buys 10 rose bushes and 25 magnolia trees for a project. What fraction of the purchase were rose bushes?
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Question 179398: A landscaping company buys 10 rose bushes and 25 magnolia trees for a project. What fraction of the purchase were rose bushes?
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Question 179399: If a recipe requires 3/2 of a cup of milk, how much milk would you need if if you wanted to quadruple. i.e. increase by four times the, the size of the recipe?
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Question 179400: A new dress requires 4/5 of a yard of fabric. How many dresses can be made from a bolt of fabric that is 25 yards long?
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Question 179401: A recipe for piecrust calls for 2/3 cup of flour. A chef is making 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour should the chef use?
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Question 179401: A recipe for piecrust calls for 2/3 cup of flour. A chef is making 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour should the chef use?
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Question 179659: Willis bought a shirt and necktie for $85. The shirt cost $15 more than the tie. Find the cost of each.
x+x=$85

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