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Question 170369: simultaneous equations
2x-4y=8
x-2y=4

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Question 170491: how exactly do I graph an inequality?For example y<3x+1?
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Question 170531: I am not a student, just doing some practice math for an engineering tech asst position at my current employer. I haven't been to school in 11 years and am just trying to refresh my memory. The problem I got stummped on is below:

4x-7=x/2
I've tried to mulitply/divide/add/subtract and somewhere I am getting all jumbled up. If you solve it could you please show me the steps taken. I am missing something due to there being a variable on both sides of the equation.
Thanks so much
Angel

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Question 170634: Solve the following equation:
4x-5=2x+5
HELP!!!! Thanks so much in advance!!

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Question 170707: Write in scientific notation.
(6.2 x 10^-5)(3 x 10^3)
________________________
2 x 10^4

I'm sure you already know, but ^ with the number to the right, is an exponent.
Thanks for any help you can give me. I'm lost.

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Question 170722: My questions are...what are the multiplicative inverse of these numbers:
3/7
-4/11
7/2
9/5
-5
6 1/3
4 1/9
17 1/2
-15 2/3

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Question 170740: Integer subtraction:
12-(-11) =?
-30 - 27 =?

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Question 170739: fill in the blank:
5/9= ?/54

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Question 170781: Hi
I need help with my math homework. I'm having trouble on this equation. Please help
Solve for d
13d-53=9d+19
Thanks
-Julie

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Question 170745: 24 inch wire, cut into 2 piece, twice the length of shorter piece is equal to the length of the longer piece, what is the length of the longer piece?
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Question 170816: 14=5k-31
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Question 170836: The hockey team played 12 games this year. They lost one more than they tied. They won two more than they lost. How many games won, lost and tied?

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Question 170834: What number must you add to 128 and subtract from 256 so that the answers to both examples are equal? Please help me
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Question 170837: Tina, Dawn and Harry raised $175 total for their class trip. Tina raised three times as much as Dawn. Dawn raised twice as much as Harry. How much did each raise?
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Question 170856: In 1945, when the United Nations was formed, there were 51 member nations. In 1987, there were 159 member nations. Write an equation that gives the number of nations in the UN, y, in terms of the year, t. Let t=0 correspond to 1945 and assume that membership followed a linear pattern.
Do I start by making two points? (51,0) (159,42) ?? Help

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Question 170936: simultaneous equations
x-y=4
2x+y=5

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Question 170937: simultaneous equations
3x-5y=1
10y=6x-1

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Question 170935: simultaneous equations
y=2x+1
x+y=4

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Question 170997: HOW WOULD I SOVLE THIS PROBLEM 2x+3=4
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Question 170997: HOW WOULD I SOVLE THIS PROBLEM 2x+3=4
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Question 170994: 5/8(p-4)=2
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Question 171047: Please help me solve this
calculate the slope of the line passing through each pair of points. Then tell whether the line rises, falls, is horizontal, or is vertical?
(3,5) and (9,15) slope=________,_________

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Question 171044: Solve using either substitution or addition method. Tell which method was used?
3y=x+5
-3x+8y=8

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Question 171085: Expand (what does expand mean in relation to the below problem?)
+%28x%5E2y%5E-2%2Fz%5E2%29%28z%5E2%2Fy%5E2%282x%5E-2%29%5E-1-4x%5E2y%5E0%2Fz%5E-2%29+

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Question 171146: A=bh
solve for b

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Question 171172: Michael spent 20% of his money and then gave 60% of what he had left to her sister. He then had only $32 left, How much money did he had at first?
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Question 171199: My niece needs help. I tried to solve it but I don`t think I got it correctly.
This is equations & inequalities.
12.6x/6-2y ≤.4y
This is what I did:\
12.6x/6-2y-.4y=0
12.6x/6-2.4y=0
12.6x-2.4y=6
we`re supposed to solve x & y,right?
can we substitute any number we want for x or y to solve one of them?

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Question 171199: My niece needs help. I tried to solve it but I don`t think I got it correctly.
This is equations & inequalities.
12.6x/6-2y ≤.4y
This is what I did:\
12.6x/6-2y-.4y=0
12.6x/6-2.4y=0
12.6x-2.4y=6
we`re supposed to solve x & y,right?
can we substitute any number we want for x or y to solve one of them?

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Question 171327: About two twenty fifth of the male population in the world cannot distinguish red from green. If there are fourteen boys in the ninth grade that cannot distinguish red from green, about how many ninth grade boys are there in all. write and solve an equation to find the answer.
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Question 171331: I've asked for help several times and have not gotten a response, is there any specific reason why my questions are being ignored.
Write an equation fo the line passing through the given points.
(3,-12) and (-4,2)
Can someone be generous enough to help me

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Question 171331: I've asked for help several times and have not gotten a response, is there any specific reason why my questions are being ignored.
Write an equation fo the line passing through the given points.
(3,-12) and (-4,2)
Can someone be generous enough to help me

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Question 171331: I've asked for help several times and have not gotten a response, is there any specific reason why my questions are being ignored.
Write an equation fo the line passing through the given points.
(3,-12) and (-4,2)
Can someone be generous enough to help me

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Question 171349: Give me an equation where there is a variable that is unknown so i can study! PLEASE!!!
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Question 171352: 5)3(x+4)=2(x+6)+x
what is the solution set?
10)2|4t-5|+|4t-5|=45
what does t equal?
11)(t+3)^2+12=98
what does t equal?
12)5y^2+19y-45=5y(y+2)
what does y equal?
and then problems 14, 15, and 16 that are also on page 196 in the chapter 4 chapter test. we have a test tommorrow and i wanna make sure my answers are right. thank you so much.

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Question 171364: I need the answers to this problems:
1. 2 1/4 = b - 1 2/3 what is "b"

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Question 171364: I need the answers to this problems:
1. 2 1/4 = b - 1 2/3 what is "b"

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Question 171373: x-8/x^2-x
Is the answer -8/x^2?

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Question 171375: Determine the restricted value(s)
x^2-4x-21/x^2+16
Please help me work threw this.
Thanks

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Question 171378: Simplify
9x^2+6x/12x
How do I go about solving this equation?

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Question 171378: Simplify
9x^2+6x/12x
How do I go about solving this equation?

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Question 171378: Simplify
9x^2+6x/12x
How do I go about solving this equation?

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Question 171454: Solve: 3*6+12/4-2

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Question 171371: 8x/x-4
Please help. I don't get these equations.

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Question 171082: 4(1.5c+6)-2c=-9
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Question 171501: My niece was given an algebra problem for extra credit. I tried to solve it for her. But there were 2 Var. and only one equation. I tried to simplify the question:
5.5x -1.5y= 3.5x
soln.
5.5x-3.5x-1.5y=3.5x-3.5x
2x-1.5y=0
She said te answers were x=3 & y=4
How did they get that?

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