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Question 304584: Okay, I am in the 6th grade && i'm learning absolute value. On your sight it kind of made me think that you were saying that a negitive number would be positive - witch is right, but then it said something like a positive number would alway's be negitive. I talked to my math teacher about this && he said that the information you posted was wrong. You made it seem more like you were talking about how to slove the positive/negitive number line thing. && I might be wrong about this, but can you please just reveiw what you wrote because If it is wrong alot of other kid's could be following what you wrote. Well that's pretty much it. Please email me regarding this qustion/statement. Thank you for takeing the time to read this.

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Question 306196: How do you calculate the value of the following expression:11/6 + 5/16 = 88/48 +15/48 = 103/48
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Question 306426: Calculate the value of the expression:

11/6 + 5/16= 88/48 + 15/48 = 103/48
solution given is (5x4) + 12/4 = 20 + 3= 23
Please explain how the book arrived at this solution
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Question 306567: actually i have 4 :
1. absolute value of k-10 greater than or equal to -17
2. 7* absolute value of n/6 less than 7
3. 3+ absolute value of k/2 less than or equal to 7
4. absolute value of 8x/10 less than or equal to -5
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Question 306631: 3-2/5x+3/>-11
i dont know how to simplify this because i know if it was
/5x+3/>-11 it would turn into
11>5x+3>-11
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Question 307031: Absolute value for x+2=11

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Question 306953: what is the solution for x in absolute value of 3x-3 =5
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Question 307762:
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Question 308221: how do i solve this problem -2|3-4-5|
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Question 308406: abs(squarroot(5)-5)
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Question 308408: -1-abs(1-abs(-1))

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Question 308640: how do i solve -2|3-4-5|?
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Question 309084: determine the point(s) where y=abs(x-2) intersects y=5 algebraically show all work. thanks

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Question 309041: At a bottling company, machine A fills a bottle with spring water and machine B accepts the bottle only if the number of fluid ounces is between 11 1/8 and 12 1/8 If machine B accepts a bottle containing fluid ounces, which of the following describes all possible value of n ?
(A) |n-12| = 1/8
(B) |n+12| = 1/8
(C) |n-12| < 1/8
(D) |n+12| < 1/8
(E) |n-12| > 1/8

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Question 309341: solve /x-10/=5
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Question 309536: Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?

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Question 309577: | 10 - k | = 3
| k - 5 | = 8
what is the value of k that satisfies both equations above ?

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Question 309759: | 2 - x | < 3 , which of the following is a possible value of x ?
a 4 b 5 c 6 d 7 e 8

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Question 309918: amy paid $54.42 for a pair of running shoes during a 35% off sale. what was the regular price?
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Question 309918: amy paid $54.42 for a pair of running shoes during a 35% off sale. what was the regular price?
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Question 309989: |4x - 7| = 1
|3- 8x| = 1
What value of x satisfies both of the equations above?

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Question 309346: 1.ajax manufacturing company makes a part for cars the part must be 25 inches long plus oe minus 1/64 inch. which equation best models this situation

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Question 310568: I don't get the basic level of absoulute value? what are we actulley finding?
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Question 310789: solve [2x+7}=15
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Question 311603: How do you multiply and write the result in scientific notation?
(3 x 10²)(3 x 10⁴)
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Question 312100: Solve the inequality:
2r + 5 < -1

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Question 312629: Which of the following is equivelent to x-3(y+4)=16
a. y=-28/3+1/3x
b. y=28-x/-3
c. y=12+3x
d. y=-4+1/3x
e. both a & b
Please help me figure this problem out, I am not quite sure how to determine which equation is equivilent to the given expression!
I really appreciate your help!
Thank you!
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Question 312642: Which of the following equations is not a polynomial?
a. x^2-x+2/x
b. y=x
c. y=3x-5(x+2)
d. y=3x^4-2x
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Question 312632: What is the equation for an absolute value graph opening down with a vertex of (-4,2)?
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Question 312636: Which of the following equations represents a line w/ a slope of 3 that passes through the point (6,9)
a. y+9=3(x+6)
b. y-9=3(x-6)
c. y+6=3(x=9)
d. y-6+3(x-9)
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Question 312637: Jenny is solving the equation x^2-8x=9. Which number should she add to oth sides of the equation to complete the square?
a.2
b.4
c.6
d.16

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Question 312638: What is the complete factorization of 3x^2-24x+45?
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Question 312640: 2x^2-5x-3=
a. (2x+1)(x-3)
b. (2x-1)(x-3)
c. (2x-3)(x-1)
d. (2x-3)(x+1)
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Question 312639: Is (3x)^3 equal to:
a.27x^3
b. 9x^3
c. 3x^3
d. none of the above
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Question 312643: Which equals 2^x=3?
a. x=2
b. x=log3+log2
c.x=logZ*Zlog2
d. x=log3/log2
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Question 312634: What of the following are assymptotes of g(x)=1/x+5-2?
a. x=0 and y=3
b. x=-5 and y=-2
c. x=5 and y=-2
d. x=0 and y=-3
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Question 313151: How do you solve: ?
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Question 314536: |10x + -8| < 28
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Question 314538: |-2x + 10| > 28
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Question 314534: 4|-6x + 6| + -3 = 93
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Question 314875: I have 2 questions. absolute value [3x-2]-9<5. The second one is absolute value[4x-6]-2>=5.
Thanks.
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Question 314894: (3x+4)=-9
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Question 315095: Rhona conducts a survey of the ages of students in eleventh grade at her school. On November 1, she finds the average age is 200 months. She also finds that two-thirds of the students are within 3 months of the average age. Write and solve an equation to determine the age limits for this group of students.
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Question 315115: Martin makes exercise weights. For his 10 pound dumbbells, he guarantees that the actual weight of his dumbbells is withing 0.1 pounds of 10 pounds. Write and solve and equation that describes the minimum and maximum weight of his 10 pound dumbbells.
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