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Question 12132: Find the value of x that makes the median the given number.

2,5,4,9,7,x; median = 5

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Question 12168: Hi! I'm in 8th grade and am struggling with Algebra 1. I am stuck on this one problem and help would be greatly appreciated as soon as possible cause i have to turn this assignment in tommorrow and have no clue what i'm doing! Thank you so much, here is the problem: -5(4-1/2n)+1/16(-32n+8). I know that the answer is
-19 and 1/2 + 1/2n, but i can' figure out how to get it because i have it simplyfied down but i keep getting -20 and 1/2 + -4 and 1/2. Can you PLEASE HELP ME, and show how you got it!! Thank you so much!!
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Question 12012: Help me solve this word problem:
In a basketball game Kyle scored 4 more than 1/5 as many points as Kurt. If Kyle scored 12 points how many points did Kurt score?
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Question 12205: Can you please help to answer the following question:
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Sum the series:
1 x 2 x 3 - 2^3 + 3 x 4 x 5 - 4^3 + ... + 9999 x 10000 x 10001 x - 10000^3
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Question 12201: Can you please help to answer the following question:
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Find all positive integers a and b such that:
a^2+b^2-7=ab
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Question 12200: Can you please help to answer the following question:
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When a positive integer N is written in base 9, it is a two-digit number. When 6N is written in base 7, it is a three-digit number obtained from the two-digit number by writting digit 4 to its right. Find the decimal representationsof all such numbers N.
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Question 12239: Please show me how to solve the following equation:
6x + 7 = 8x - 13
Thank you!
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Question 12240: 5t-2(t-5)=19
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Question 12265: Is 5 the solution of 10x - x^2 = 3x - 10. In my answer, I said 'no'. I got -10 = 5. I also got the answer 40 = 5.
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Question 12281: 4a=24
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Question 12299: (6a-54)-(5a+27)=23
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Question 12307: (9k+30)-(4k+10)=100
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Question 12286: What is the simplify of 6y+(-13y).
thank you
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Question 12345: 5d+9-4d=51-5d
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Question 12396: How do you solve yx-a=cx, for x ?
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Question 12401: help me solve this equation
11/5x + 36/5 = 7/2
my answer is
2(11x) + 36(2) = 35

22x + 72 = 35
-72 -72
22x/22 = 3 -37/22 x=-37/22
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Question 12438: Could you please help me with two of my Algebra problems that I am confused by.If at all possible could I please have the answer no later than Sunday?
1. x-(-5/6)=2/3, if at all possible please show the steps

(the next one is a word problem!!)
2. The difference of a number and -23 is 35 . Find the number.
thank you so much, i really hope that you can help me.
Whitley ( tennessee)
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Question 12441: 4,200=30x
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Question 12440: 4,000=x/-40
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Question 12502: Hi could you please help me with this equation as soon as possible because i have to turn this assignment in tomorrow and I don't have a clue what i'm doing!! Thank you so much! This is the equation: 12(1/4x + 1/3) - (12x - 6). Thank you so much!!
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Question 12522: WUT IS T+24+71 EQUAL I REALLY DONT GET IT
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Question 12564: find z if 3z-19=173-wang

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Question 12564: find z if 3z-19=173-wang

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Question 12564: find z if 3z-19=173-wang

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Question 12501: HI! Could you help me with this equation, thank you sOo much!
-1/12(6r+4s)+7(1/21s-1/14r). I keep getting -4r but the back of the book says that the answer is -r, could you please explain to me how to get that? Thank you so much!!
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Question 12567: 1. find w if 67.1=29.7-0.2w.
2. Betty is thinking of 2 consecutive integers whose sum is 41. Let x represent the smaller unknown integer.
a. How could you represent the larger unknown integer in terms of x?
b. Write an equation showing that the sum of the two unknown integers is 41.
c. Solve your equation. What integers is Betty thinking of?

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Question 12617: 12y+3-9=12y-36 cant figure out how to do this kind of problem can you help

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Question 12693: 6d+1=15-d
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Question 12768: Please helpme with this:

aX+b=c:solve for x

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Question 12767: Help! I need the answer to this problem: A soccer field is 75 yards shorter than 3 times its width. Its perimeter is 370 yards. Find its dimensions.
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Question 12728: What is the answer to these problems: find the slope-intercept form of the question whose graph passes through (1,4) and is parallel to a line whose equation is y=3x+5 and find the slope-intercept form of the equation whose graph passes through (0,5) and is perpendicular to the line whose equation is y=6x-4
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Question 12919: what is 24(-16)(-32)=
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Question 12996: I need help with the solution to this problem
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Question 13005: 2d + 24 + 3d =84
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Question 13064: it says name the property used in each equation.
add a+b then add that to c. That is the same as adding a to b+c.
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Question 13064: it says name the property used in each equation.
add a+b then add that to c. That is the same as adding a to b+c.
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Question 13184: 3x= 20-x
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Question 13227: 3x+9=30
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Question 13223: If Loius's savings were increased by 4 times his savings, the result would be $25,000. how much has he saved?
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Question 13250: How do i convert a decimal to a fraction?
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Question 12860: Please help me solve this equation: (2x-3)-2(-4x+1)
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Question 13284: In any triangle, the sum of the measures of the angles is 180 degrees. In triangle ABC, angle A is three times as large as angle B and also 16 degress larger thans angle c. Find the measure of each angle.
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Question 13268: If 64 feet of rope weighs 20 pounds, how much will 80 feet of the same rope weights?
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Question 13330: the answer to the following should be 4/3a, however, I cannot understand how - please help! Thank you!!
1/1.5 + 1/1.5=
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