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Question 144436: YESTERDAY YOU BOUGHT A HUGE WATERMELON THAT WEIGHS 100 POUNDS. A WATERMELON IS 90% WATER. YOU LEFT IT OUTSIDE IN THE HOT SUN. SOME OF THE WATER EVAPORATED, SO IT IS NOW 80% WATER. HOW MUCH DOES THE WATERMELON WEIGH NOW?
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Question 144437: YOU ARE SENT TO THE STORE TO BUY TOMATOES AND BROCCOLI. THREE POUNDS OF TOMATOES AND FOUR POUNDS OF BROCCOLI WILL COST $12. TWO POUNDS OF TOMATOES AND TWO POUNDS OF BROCCOLI WILL COST $8. WHAT IS THE INDIVIDUAL COST OF THE TOMATOES AND BROCCOLI?
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Question 144275: A triangle has vertices D(-5,4), E(3,1) and F(2,-6). Find the area of the triangle.
- Using Linear Systems.
help would be greatly appreciated.

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Question 144438: YOU DESIGNATE ONE ROW IN YOUR GARDEN TO BROCCOLI AND PEA PLANTS. EACH BROCCOLI PLANT NEEDS 12 INCHES OF SPACE AND EACH PEA PLANT NEEDS 6 INCHES OF SPACE. THE ROW IS 10 FEET LONG. IF YOU WANT A TOTAL OF 13 PLANTS, HOW MANY OF EACH PLANT CAN YOU HAVE?
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Question 144656: -4x=y=6
-5x-y=21
How do I solve this using a substitution, combination or equivalent properties? I've have a dozen of these problems and I don't know where to start. Thanks.

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Question 144759: Al can paint a room in a hours working alone. Bill can paint a room in b hours working
alone. Working alone, Bill takes two more hours to paint a room than Al. Working together,
they can paint a room in 8 hours. Write down a system of two equations involving the variables
a and b that can be used to find a and b. Solve the system.

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Question 144946This question is from textbook Toby Slater beginning Algebra
: Page 504 Chapter 8 Exercise 8.5 problem 4 I get so confused with word problems?
solve using two equations with two variables.
High school Musical El Segundo High School put on their annual musical.The students sold 650 tickets for a value of $4375.00. If orchestra seats cost $7.50 and balcony seats costs $3.50, how many of each kind of seats were sold?
This question is from textbook Toby Slater beginning Algebra

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Question 144945This question is from textbook Toby Slater beginning Algebra
: what is the system of equations by the substitution method of this please help me understand :(
4x + 2y =4
3x + y =4
This question is from textbook Toby Slater beginning Algebra

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Question 144944This question is from textbook Toby Slater beginning Algebra
: Hi I am having a problem solving this any help would be appreciated thank you in advance.
I have to find the solution to the system of equations by the substitution method.
this is my problem:
#2 x=4- 4y
-x +2y = 2
This question is from textbook Toby Slater beginning Algebra

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Question 144943: Hi I am having a problem solving this any help would be appreciated thank you in advance.
I have to find the solution to the system of equations by the substitution method.
this is my problem:
#2 x=4- 4y
-x +2y = 2

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Question 145048: casey receives $ 336 per year in simple interest from 3 investments. part is invester at 8%, part 9%, and part at 10%. there is $500 more invested at 9% than at 8%. The amount invested at 10% is 3 times the amount invested at 9%. Fine the amount invested at each rate.
8%________
9%________
10%_______

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Question 145088: Xander and Ella pool their loose change to buy snacks on their coffee break. One day, they spend $1.85 on 1 carton of milk, 2 donuts, and 1 cup of coffee. The next day, they spend $2.30 on 3 donuts and 2 cups of coffee. The third day, they bought 1 carton of milk, 1 donut, and 2 cups of coffee and spent $1.75. On the fourth day, They have a total of $1.80 left. Is this enough to buy 2 cartons of milk and 2 donuts?
equation #1________
equation #2________
Equation #3 _______
milk cost ______
Donut Cost _____
Coffee Cost_____
4th day cost______
available $1.80
yes or no________

I am finding this question VERY hard!! Please help me :)

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Question 145088: Xander and Ella pool their loose change to buy snacks on their coffee break. One day, they spend $1.85 on 1 carton of milk, 2 donuts, and 1 cup of coffee. The next day, they spend $2.30 on 3 donuts and 2 cups of coffee. The third day, they bought 1 carton of milk, 1 donut, and 2 cups of coffee and spent $1.75. On the fourth day, They have a total of $1.80 left. Is this enough to buy 2 cartons of milk and 2 donuts?
equation #1________
equation #2________
Equation #3 _______
milk cost ______
Donut Cost _____
Coffee Cost_____
4th day cost______
available $1.80
yes or no________

I am finding this question VERY hard!! Please help me :)

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Question 145090: The Wilson's pay their babysitter $5 per hour before 11 pm and $7.50 per hour after 11 pm. one evening they went out for 5 hours and paid the sitter $30.00. what time did they come home?
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Question 145091: On an 18-hole golf course, there are par-3 holes, par-4 holes, and par-5 holes. A golfer who shoots par on every hole has a score of 72. the sum of the number of par-3 holes and the number of par -5 holes is 8. How many of each type of hole are there on the golf course?
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Question 145097: The owner of cool beans coffee shop mixes french roast coffee worth $9.00 per with Kenyan coffee worth $7.50 per pound in order to get 10 pounds of a mixture worth $8.40 per pound. How much of each type of coffee was used?
number of pounds of french roast coffee_______
number of poundsof Kenyan coffee_____

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Question 145186This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: I have to solve using equations with two variables...Can you help me?
Page 504
Number 5
Income of a nurse Sharyn worked as a Registered Nurse in London last summer. The first week she was there she worked a total of 23 hours at a city hospital. She was paid $13.50 an hour for the day shift and $16.50 and hour for the night shift work. She earned $352.50 for her first week of work. How many hours did she spend on the day shift? How many hours did she spend on the night shift?
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

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Question 145181This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: Help me please...
I have to find the solution to the system of equations by the substitution method. Check answers..and place the solution in the form (x,y), (a,b), (p,q), or (s,t).
Page 483
Number 6
4x+2y=4
3x+y=4
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

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Question 145183This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: I need help with this...Thank you..:)
Page 490
Number 6
I have to find the solution by the addition method. Check answers...
-x+y=2
x+y=4
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

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Question 145184This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: I need help with this one can't understand it at all...Thanks:)
Page 490
Number 8
2x+y=4
3x-2y=-1
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

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Question 145185This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: I need help and lots of it LOL :)Thanks...
Page 490
Number 14
5x-3y=14
2x-y=6
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

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Question 145298This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: I need help...Please:)
Page 504
Number 4
I have to solve using two equations with two variables.
High School Musical El/ segundo High School put on their annual musical. The students sold 650 tickets for a value of $4375.000. If orchestra seats cost $7.50 and balcony seats cost $3.50, how many of each kind of seat were sold?
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

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Question 145179This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: I need help with this...Please:)
I have to find the solution to the system of equations by the substitution method. Check your answers. Place your solution in the form (x,y), (a,b), (p,q), or (s,t).
Page 483
Number 2
x=4-4y
-x+2y=2
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

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Question 145402: y=1/2x-3 y=-2x-2
We need step by step explanation to solve thhis system of equations

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Question 145527: i have to sole it algebraically
2y=8-x
y-2x=-1

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Question 145527: i have to sole it algebraically
2y=8-x
y-2x=-1

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Question 145543: A calculator and a battery together sell for $21.00. The price of the calculator is $20 more than the price of the battery. Find the price of the calculator and the price of the battery.
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Question 145542: The price of a magazine subscription rose 5% this year. If the subscription now costs $21, how much did the subscription cost last year?
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Question 145541: My mind has gone blank....any help is greatly appreciated:
A boat has a speed of 5 mph in still water. The boat can travel 21 miles with the current in the same time in which it can travel 9 miles against the current. Find the rate of the current.

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Question 145716: A car travels 418 km in 6h. One hour of the trip is in the city, where its average speed is just half of what the car averaged on the turnpike for the rest of the trip. What was the car's average city speed?
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Question 146275: pleas help: my math problem is about solving two-step inequalities the problem is -3 -8x > 29-7 i tried to solve it but im not sure how all my paper says is to first undo addition or subtraction second undo multiplication or division pleas help ive bin trying for 3 days now. thank you
also this problemis solveing one step inequalities and the poroblem is -x<6 all you have to do is solve the inequality my answer is -x<6 because it just says to change the inequality symbol if you divide or multiply by a negative and i think it stays the same because theirs nothing to divide or multiply by tell me if im wrong because i relly dont get this THANK YOU!!!!

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Question 146544: -7x+6y=59
-8x+6y=58

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Question 146579: solve the following system of equatiuons
x+3y=5
x=6-3y

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Question 147033: solve the system of equation using the addition (elimination method. 2x - 7y + 3
-4x + 14y = -9

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Question 147032: solve the system of equation using the substitution method. 4x + y = 4
2x + 8y = 0

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Question 147062: Find the corresponding y values for x= -2,-1,0,1,2,3 if y=x^2-x-2.
I have tried for 2 days to make this problem work but I keep getting stuck along the way. Please help.....

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Question 147125: x+y=100
0.5+0.40y=25

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Question 147119: x^2+y^2=11
2x^2-y^2=-2

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Question 147377: solve using the addition method
2x+5y=2
3x-2y=3

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Question 142284: Use elimination to solve the system of equations.
4x-9y=15
3x-4y=14

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Question 147408: An airplane flew for 3 hours with a tail wind of 40 km/hr. The Return flight against the same wind took 4 hours. Find The Speed of the airplane in still air.
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Question 147408: An airplane flew for 3 hours with a tail wind of 40 km/hr. The Return flight against the same wind took 4 hours. Find The Speed of the airplane in still air.
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Question 147640: The equation of the line through (8,6) and (2,) is:
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Question 147780: the soloution of the system of equations below
y=5-3x
4x-5y=13
how do i solve for x and y

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Question 147780: the soloution of the system of equations below
y=5-3x
4x-5y=13
how do i solve for x and y

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