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Question 582724: use two unit multipliers to convert 60 miles to inches.
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Question 582758: Alan washed 60 plates in 30 minutes. It took him 3 minutes to wash 6 plates. Is the number of plates washed in 3 minutes porportional to the total number of plates he washed in 30 minutes? Explain?
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Question 585969: how many fluid ounces are in a five gallon drum
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Question 587120: how to find the slope of 8y-x=48

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Question 587117: how to find the slope of y+7=8x

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Question 593615: how do i use 1 unit multiplier to convert 28 cm into 1 in. (2.54CM=1IN.)
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Question 594807: Nashaly needs to have 6 windows in her house replaced. the height of each window is 47 inches and the width of each is 30 inches. The company doing the replacement needs to know the total length around all the windows in feet. How many feet should Nashaly tell the company?

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Question 595569: What is the unit rate for the following? 384 ft. in 3 sec.
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Question 595819: how do i use two unit multipliers to convert 5yrds to inches

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Question 596613: how do you factor the following correctly?
0=3x^2+4x+1
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Question 597764: Which equation produces a line that is perpendicular to the line represented by the function below?
y=2/5x+9
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Question 598226: Hello I have been confused on unit multipliers from the beginning and then the teacher throws in two unit multipliers. I always try to get the teachers help but he doesn't do well so if you can help me at all I would be grateful. The question is: Use two unit multipliers to convert 3 gallons to pints. It looks so simple and I feel really stupid every time I come across this question can you help me?--------thank you---------
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Question 599100: this is a linear equations
y=4x+1
y=-2x=7
solve and explain
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Question 600367: 12ft^2 to square inches

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Question 596611: how do you solve this?
-9=-2x^2+6x
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Question 601697: HI there, I'm having issues with some physics equations i'm trying to figure out. here's the first one: Amadeus drove due north for 6.2 hours at 3.0 kilometers per hour. Then he drove 60 kilometers due east at 12 kilometers per hour. How far did he travel? What was his average speed? What was his displacement? What was his average velocity?
Another one is: Write -10+4j in polar form..O.O i take it I have to draw a geometric figure?
Another one is with using unit multipliers to convert. : 52 miles per hour to kilometers per second & 66 cubic yards to cubic meters...
Thank you!
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Question 604856: In hou many ways 5 sportswomen can be selected from a group of 10?
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Question 606385: What times 4/5 equels 2/5
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Question 609689: if a tank is 8 ft high and 8ft wide what is the circumference.
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Question 609705: Use three multipliers to convert 3600in.2 to square feet?
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Question 610953: My daughter had this problem in her homework last night. My husband and I both believe the correct answer should be 1; however, the teacher counted it wrong and said the correct answer was 36 in/yd. I still believe that would be 1 if it were totally simplified, but I could very well be wrong. Please help settle my mind on this one:
3ft/1yd x 12in/1ft
Thank you!
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Question 611996: Working with my 15 yr old, we're trying to figure out the FORMULA for "using 2 unit multipliers" to convert 35cm to inches. We don't need the actual answer. Looking through her algebra book, I find no example of converting cm to inches.
Thanks,
Dad (that hasn't taken math in 20 yrs) of 15 yr old
Dennis Hall
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Question 616382: the profit of selling x tables is given by p(x)=20000+80x-0.4x^2. how many tables should be made to maximize profits?
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Question 621766: use two unit multipliers to convert 54 square feet to square yards
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Question 622314: determine all posible subsets in a set.
N={1,2,3,4}
M={m,a,t,h}
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Question 622623: Divide 34 pounds 8 ounces by 3
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Question 622714: Please help me I'm so confused, I'm taking a chem class and I'm just not getting conversions. Heres one of the problems I don't get. A room has dimensions of 10.0ftx20.0ftx8.00ft. What is the volume of the room in yd to the exponent 3 on yards.

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Question 623253: 9^-4= 256 ?
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Question 624265: a gallon of paint covers 350 square feet, how many do I need to b uy to cover 560,444 square feet?

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Question 624265: a gallon of paint covers 350 square feet, how many do I need to b uy to cover 560,444 square feet?

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Question 625747: Use two unit multipliers to convert 144 square feet to square miles. Round any decimal answer to two places.
Answer key gives 5.17 x 10to the negative 6th power miles squared, but I don't understand how the answer was derived.
Thanks for your help.
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Question 625914: Convert this statement:
3000 rad/hr = _____rev/sec
I tried using this solution which I think was not correct:
3000 rad/hr * 1 hr/3600 sec * 1 rev/2pi rad
= 3000/7200pi rev/sec
= 1.3 rev/sec
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Question 635375: (sqrt t -sqrt 17)(sqrt t+ sqrt 17) simplify each expression. thanks for your help:)
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Question 635378: (4sqrt5+5)^2= it says to simplify? thanks for your help!!
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Question 635748: Use two unit multipliers to convert 20 in to miles

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Question 636219: i need help solving this homework question : convert 200 euros to United States dollars ( 1 euro is 1.066 dollars ).
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Question 636397: how do i solve a problem 2/3=m/32 what is the procedure
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Question 636397: how do i solve a problem 2/3=m/32 what is the procedure
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Question 637610: 3
_____ = ? rationalize the denominator. thanks for your help!
2 -sqrt7
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Question 637830: how to convert Liters to Ounces?

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Question 637788: latanya make a 17 minute phone call from her hotel in france and was chargered 17 euro. at the time 1 $ was 0.83 euro. find the cost per minute of the call in dollars
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