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Question 359185: 1/3a-2b=-9c
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Question 358757: How do you find a exponential equation when given a table?
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Question 358812: equation of m=(1/4), b = (-3/4)
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Question 359227: The line through (-2,4)that is perpendicular to the x-axis
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Question 359227: The line through (-2,4)that is perpendicular to the x-axis
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Question 359224: The line through (-2,0)with slope 3/4
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Question 359170: -4(x-2)+3(x-1)=2(x-7)-5
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Question 359159: A reservation clerk worked 14.4 hours one day. She spent twice as much time entering new reservations as she did verifying old ones and one and a half as much time calling to confirm reservations as verifying old ones. How much time did she spend entering new reservations
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Question 359302: 42= 18t + 4(t+5)
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Question 359348: solve for x using the addition principle: - 8 + x = -24
solve for y using the addition principle: - 1/8 + y = - 3/4
solve for a using the addition and multiplication principles: 14 - 6a = -2a + 3
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Question 359350: Please help me solve this equation and sho work in detail. 16=2-2x
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Question 359365: i have a test tomarrow and i would apprieciate it if this was answered as soon as possible :)
in the following equation was number does x stand for?
13x-4(2x-5)=15

this is how i tried doing it....
distribute first
13x-8x+20=15
combine like terms
5x+20=15
solve
15-20=-5
-5/5=-1
x=-1
im not sure if that is right...im so confused please show how you got the answer
thanks !
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Question 359380: what does x stand for?
4x-(2x=3)=7
how i did it ---
-8x-12x=7
-20x=77/20
x=7/20
thanks
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Question 359397: Multi step equations
Two more than 5 times a number is 77. Find the number
This is what I have done so far,
5N+2 = 77
2(5) 77(2)
10. 154
154/10= 15.4
n= 15.4
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Question 359436: 175x + 200y = 7800
solve for x
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Question 359441: Divide
(25b^3 + 10b^2 + 32b + 41) / (5b + 4)
I believe the answer might be
5b^2 + 2b + 8
Please advise.
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Question 359426: (x+4)^(1/2)+5x(x+4)^(3/2)=0
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Question 359444: how to solve an equation example 6m=48
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Question 359468: The clarke family went sailing on a lake. Their boat averaged 6 kilometers per hour. The Rourke family took their outboard runabout for a trip on the lake for the same amount of time. their boat averaged 14 kilometers per hour. The rourke family traveled 20 kilometers farther than the clarke familt. How many hours did each family spend on their boat trip.
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Question 359469: Five- sixth of a number is -60 what is the number
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Question 359589: Given that P (2,-3) lies on the line kx+3y+9=0, find K
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Question 359459: Juanita and carlos borrowed $4800 at a simple interest rate of 11% for a period of 2 years. what was the interest.
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Question 359645: √ x+1 +√ x+2=1 solve this radical equation
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Question 359667: -x+7=0
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Question 359667: -x+7=0
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Question 359669: -5+(3-7)-a=8-11

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Question 359752: 2(x-y)=8 where x=6
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Question 359849: May you explain to me how to slove 5x=4+(2x+2)? I don't really understand,how to do it when the variable is on the other side of the equal sign.
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Question 359973: 35+3x=8(1-3x)
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Question 359973: 35+3x=8(1-3x)
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Question 360025: Hi, I'm studying for a test and the problem below seems so simple, but I can't figure this out:

I multiplied by the lcd and got:
7x^2 + 6x - 4 = 0
I tried using the quadratic formula and got:

I get confused when I get a negative number in a square root, because we're learning about complex numbers in the same chapter so I don't understand why I can simplify this without using an imaginary number.
The answer on the review sheet is:

I honestly don't know how to get there. I simplified the sqrt(-76) and got 2sqrt(38) so how I'm supposed to end up with 37 in the sqrt has me really lost.
Please share your knowledge with me! I'm a little worried after struggling with this for a while now :-/
Thanks for your time.

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Question 302814: the profit function for wannamaker trophies is p(x)--0.03x2+fx-m, where F
represents the design fee for a customer's awards and M represents the monthly office rent. also, P represents the monthly profit in dollars of the small business where X is the number of awards designed in that month.
a. if $60 is charged for a design fee, and the monthly studio rent is $1500.00; write an equation for the profit, P, in terms of x.
b. how much is the profit when 50 award designs are sold in a month?
c. how many award designs must be sold in order to maximize the profit? show your work algebraically
d. what is the maximum profit?
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Question 360016: Hi, I'm studying for a test and having trouble solving the below problem:
2x^2 + 3x < 9
I'm assuming/hoping this is a completing the square problem?
x^2 + 3/2x < 9/2
x^2 + 3/2x + 9/4 < 27/4
This is where my head starts to spin lol. I'm supposed to find the square of the quadratic on the left...there has got to be an easier way to do this! If not, then I'm really not sure how I would go about factoring that equation, so any guidance you can provide is greatly appreciated!
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Question 360008: On my son's homework there are two question where we are stuck. it is another equation with variables on both sides. He says it is a no solution problem
I can get this far and no further
3(4x-2)=12x
12x-6=12x? what next? do i subtract 12x from both sides or add a 6 to both sides?

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Question 360079: Solve for y using the multiplication principle: y/5 = -6
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Question 360082: Solve for x: y = bx - c
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Question 360081: Solve for t. Clear fractions first: 2/3t + 4 = 1/6t
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Question 360083: Solve for y using the addition and multiplication principles: 18 - 10y ≤ 63 + 5y
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Question 360075: Solve for x using the addition principle: -8 + x = -24
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Question 360080: Solve for a using the addition and multiplication principles: 14 - 6a = -2a + 3
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Question 360077: Solve for y using the addition principle: = -1/8 + y = -3/4
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Question 360048: Perform the operations indicated. write your answer in simpilist form
1. (1.2)(-5)
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Question 360113: one number is five more than three times a smaller one. if four times the larger number is subtracted from twice the smaller one, the result is 0. find each of the numbers
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Question 360115: A certain two- digit number has a value that is three times the sum of its digits. the units digit is one more than three times the tens digit. Find the number
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Question 360114: The cost of 5 boxes of envelopes and 5 boxes of note paper is $ 25.95. Two boxes of envelopes and 6 boxes of note paper cost $ 22.38. Find the cost of each box of envelopes and each box of note paper.
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