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Question 394242: 1. x+2 over x+3= four fifths. find x
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Question 394746: know nothing about this linear funtions stuff at home sick but feeling better now and no math book. Here is one- y=-1/2x+3 it says to create a table with 5 coordinate points and sketch the graph that it represents
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Question 393997: a U.S nickel contains 3 ounces of cooper fro every ounce of nickel. How much nickel is required for 14 pounds of cooper.
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Question 395363: 4/x+1=2/5
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Question 395370: On a farm there are chicken and horses. There are a total of 79 heads and 176 legs. How many chickens are on the farm?
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Question 395405: 15-x/45=15/75
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Question 395793: what is x in the problem:
28 over 16=x-8 over 20?
i have tried to simplify 28 over 16 to 7 over 4 and then multiply 7 by 5 and subtract 8. when i did this i got 27 over 20, which does not equal to 7 over 4.
i also tried 28 times 20 plus 16 minus 8. this equals 568 which cannot be simplified from 568 over 20 to 7 over 4.
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Question 395977: PLEASE HELP ME TO SOLVE AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING PROPORTIONS;SOLVE FOR X IN THE FOLLOWING PROPORTIONS 3OVERX =20OVER7 AND 7OVER12=XOVER30. THANK YOU MUCH FOR YOUR HELP, I AM STUMPED AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND
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Question 396617: . Determine if the given rates are equivalent: 12 gallons of paint/8,329ft^2 9gallonsof paint/1,240ft^2 i do not understand how to solve this problem could someone please show me how to do the work. Thank you
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Question 396658: Solve for the unknown in each of the following proportions. 7/12=m/24
Can someone please show me how to do this? I believe I have to divide 24 by 12 then multiply 7 by 2.
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Question 396867: What Dose Proportion mean?

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Question 397204: Solve for the unknown in each of the following proportions.0.5/a=1.25/5 Could someone please show me how to do this?
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Question 397313: Solve for the unknown in each of the following proportions.36/x=8/6
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Question 397656: 1) A price decreased from $60 to $45. Find the percent of decrease.
2) The price in dollars p minus a 15% discount is $3.50. find p
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Question 397672: Could someone please help me Solve for the unknown in each of the following proportions.36/x=8/6
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Question 397669: Hello i need help with this problem please. It says a triangle is 18 inches wide and 3 inches tall. if it is reduced to a width of 6 inches then how tall will it be? me and my dad tried working on it but we got a weird looking triangle and it doesn't seem right
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Question 397822: How can I solve a proportion involving a missing number?
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Question 398369: if the ferw of 12 quintal luggage for a distance of 18 km is rupees,how much fare will be for a luggage of 8 quintal for a distance of 20 km?
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Question 398432: a 42 inch long guitar is 10.5 feet long on a stadium screen. a drum is 21 inches wide. how wide is the image on the stadium screen.

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Question 398445: A particular fraction is equivalent to 2/3. The sum of its numerator and denominator is 105. what is the numerator and denominator of the fracion?

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Question 398687: if -2x+-8x=-48 find the value of 1/2x
why whould they need 1/2x?
and how do i solve?
i tried to multiply 2x8 which is -16 then -48--16 which got -32 divided and that confused me very much please help!

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Question 398720: a sum of money is to be divided among uri, anna and mariah in the ratio 4:7:9. if anna's share amount to $1295 calculate:
a. the total sum of money to be shared
b. uri share
c. the percentage of the total amount mariah receives
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Question 398736: a sum of money is to be shared among three friends albert, ruth and christina in the ratio 3:7:10. if christina received $495 more than ruth determine the sum of money shared.
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Question 399144: Does 1/5 and 5/15, make proportions?
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Question 399144: Does 1/5 and 5/15, make proportions?
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Question 399183: what is 175% of 85?
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Question 399554: a taste test with 200 randomly selected people found that only 3 of them said that they would buy a box of sweet wheats cereal. H ow many boxes could the manufacturer expect to sell in a country of 280 million people?
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Question 399799: A gas occupies 15 liters at 200 degrees and 17 psi. What volume will it occupy at 275 degrees and 15 psi?
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Question 399799: A gas occupies 15 liters at 200 degrees and 17 psi. What volume will it occupy at 275 degrees and 15 psi?
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Question 399879: what is 45% off $39.00
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Question 400581: Could someone please show me how to do this problem? Write a proportion that is equivalent to the statement: If 3 gallons of gasoline cost $5.37, then 8 gallons will cost $14.32. Be sure to show how you know your answer is the only correct choice and not the others.
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Question 400699: The OfficeJet printer can copy Janet’s dissertation in 20 min. The LaserJet printer can copy the same document in 9 min. If the two machines work together, how long would they take to copy the dissertation
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Question 400700: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 300 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 300 deer are caught, 165 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?
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Question 401133: Y=mx+b
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Question 401228: If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hour, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together?

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Question 235818: The ratio of men to women at a certain company is 5 to 8 How many employees does the company have if there are 65 male employees?

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Question 401799: Hi tutors;
I need some help with proportions. I have a problem requiring me to find a proportion in feet, while the other side is in inches. This is the proportion:
8 inches/20 inches = 22 ft/x ft
I am confused on this one. :/
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Question 401794: The image of a microchip in a projection microscope measures 8 inches by 10 inches. The width of the actual chip is 4 millimeters. How long is the chip?
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Question 401965: 38 percent of n is 33.44. What is n?
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Question 401969: Candidate Carson received 2,310 votes, 55 percent of the total. How many total votes were cast?

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Question 401967: The eagles won 70 percent of the 40 games they played. How many games did they win?
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