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Question 186922: Going to Austin, Bill caught a ride for two-third of the total distance with a friend. He then took a bus for one-fourth of the total distance. He walked the remaining 10 miles to arrive at his destination. What was total distance of his destination?
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Question 186933: You wish to mix wine with 25% alcohol and peach schnapps with 50% alcohol to obtain a different drink. How many liters of wine would you need to make 20 liters of the mixture with a 40% alcohol content?
Could you help me set up the table to solve this I'm completely lost and I don't know where to put what in the table and what to do with it afterword.
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Question 187331This question is from textbook Introductory and Intermediate Algebra
: I have 2 questions I can't seem to figure out, and I can't find examples to apply in the text. The first is a word problem...
"Barry paddles his boat to his campsite with a 4 km/hr current: It takes him 3 hrs. On his way back to the same point agisnt the current, the trip takes him 7 hours. What is the speed of Barry's boat in still water?:,(and why should I care?) I have tried finding a formula containing a current, and I can't find one...This question is from textbook Introductory and Intermediate Algebra
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Question 190581: Lydia plans to use a photocopy machine to increase the size of a small chart that she has made as part of her science project. The original chart is 4 inches by 5 inches. If she uses a scale factor of 5:11, will the chart fit on a sheet of 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches? Explain.
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Question 190579: 1- The editor of the school newspaper must reduce the size of a graph to fit in one column. The original graph is 2 inches by 2 inches, and the scale factor from the original to the reduced graph is 8:3. Find the dimensions of the graph as it will apper in one column of the newspaper.
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Question 191680: Three individuals form a partnership and agree to divide the profits equally. X invests $9,000, Y invests $7,000, Z invests $4,000. If the profits are $4,800, how much less does X receive compared to having the profits divided in proportion to the amounts invested by X,Y, and Z?
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Question 192131This question is from textbook
: For the following problem, you need to give a proportion whose solution gives the answer to the problem. You must name the variable that you used in the proportion.
A new virus is released on the internet; the administrator of a department's Local Area Network (LAN) is given five minutes by a manager to estimate the impact. The administrator samples 12 of the PCs connected to the LAN and finds that 7 are infected. Use a proportion to estimate the number of infected PCs if there are a total of 216 PCs connected to the LAN. Thanks!This question is from textbook
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Question 192145: I need to give a proportion whose solution gives the answer to the problem. You must name the variable that you used in the proportion. Please show work.
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A psychologist bills her patient $300 an hour, her care requires 17 hours
to complete. How much will the patient owe the psychologist? excluding tax.
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Question 192130This question is from textbook
: For the following problem you need to give a proportion whose solution gives the answer to the problem. You must name the variable that you used in the proportion.
A lawyer bills her clients $300 per hour of service. If a client's case requires 17 hours to complete, use a proportion to calculate how much the client will owe the lawyer (excluding tax)
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