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Question 102081: On a road map with a scale of 1/4 inch per 10 miles, the highway from Waukee to Winterset is 1 3/8 inches long. How many miles long is this highway?
A. 44
B. 55
C. 65
D. 70
E. 90
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Question 102147: i need help in solving this problem
x/3-1= x/5 +1
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Question 102234: Express each percent as a fraction in simplest form.
91 2/3%
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Question 102234: Express each percent as a fraction in simplest form.
91 2/3%
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Question 102242: how do I solve 4+c over 4y2
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Question 102475: Hi! Um, I need help with this problem.
Ok, 10 is what percent of 60, and the answer to that would be what diplayed as a fraction?
In basic-y terms:
10 is what percent of 60. Lets say that equals x. So, how is x made a fraction?
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Question 102179: 6x +11-6x-15
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Question 101515: 9) Four times the difference of a number and one is equal to six times the sum of the number and three. Find the number.
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Question 101963: How do you solve this factor?
Factor: 5x^2 + 5x – 30
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Question 102983This question is from textbook Prealgebra
: the problem i that I need help is the following:
-2 7/10 / (-1 1/14)This question is from textbook Prealgebra

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Question 102982This question is from textbook Prealgebra
: when I divide, do I need to change the signs to multiplication?This question is from textbook Prealgebra

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Question 101277: Solve the problem.
8). The sum of four times a number and three is the same as the difference of twice the number and eleven. Find the
number.
9). Four times the difference of a number and one is equal to six times the sum of the number and three. Find the
number.
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Question 103412This question is from textbook elementary algebra
: 5/6m +9/4 = - 1/4This question is from textbook elementary algebra

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Question 103817: Solve.

9/x-5 -1 = 8/x+5
Can anyone help me figure these fractions out, so i CAN HAVE A FORMULA for future references, the slashes are fraction bars.
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Question 103654: this one is really hard and I dont know what to do
x+2/x over
x-2/3x
a. -4/3
b. -3
c. x^2-4 over 3x^2
d. 3(x+2) over x-2
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Question 103986: hi my name is miralin and i,m in high school and i need help with math i dont understand it and i need help is there any you can help me?
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Question 104029: One recipe calls for 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. A second recipe requires for 1/8 teaspoon vanilla flour, and a third recipe calls for 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. How much vanilla is required to make all three recipes? Help.
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Question 104030: Change the fraction to a decimal. 1/15
Help me please I am so bad with these problems.
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Question 104147: 15 - 6x = 20
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Question 104378: THE WIDTH OF A PHOTOGRAPH IS 4 CENTIMETERS MORE THAN THREE TENTHS OF THE LENGTH. IF THE WIDHT IS 13cm.FIND THE LENGHT
PLEASEEEEE HELPPPPPP
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Question 104457: lackey has posted a 3.26 ERA and giving up to 14 erned runs, how many postseasons innings has he pitch?
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Question 102367: 3/5 - 1/2 ='s
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Question 104553: Jo read 50 pages of a novel in 4 hours.At the same rate, how long would it take Jo to read 400 pages?

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Question 104553: Jo read 50 pages of a novel in 4 hours.At the same rate, how long would it take Jo to read 400 pages?

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Question 104553: Jo read 50 pages of a novel in 4 hours.At the same rate, how long would it take Jo to read 400 pages?

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Question 104611: y-7/3=11
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Question 104948: Three times a number,divided by 6,equals 1/2
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Question 104988: Alex drove 500 miles in 15 days.
At the same rate, how long would it take Alex to drive 5,000 miles?
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Question 105304: evaluate the expression
7/8 - 4/9
leave in fractional form
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Question 105315: 2x
--- = 40
5
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Question 105314: Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable.
2
3x - 6x +9

x=-2
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Question 105286: A carpenter cut three 4’6 shelves from a 14’ board. How long a piece was left over?
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Question 105316: 2 1
--x = --
9 7
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Question 105287: A father walks 36 miles in 12 hours, while his son covers the same distance on a bicycle at twice the father’s rate of speed. At this rate, how many miles would the bicycle rider travels in 9 hours?
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Question 105722: the difference of two numbers is 19 the larger number is 3 more than twice the smaller. find the numbers
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Question 105873: Hey, I need some help figuring out this word problem: Sara needs $7,500 to go to school for one year. She earns 2/5 of this in the summer. How much did she earn in the summer? I thought I just needed to put 7,500 over 1 and then subract 2/5... but it didn't seem right when I tried to do it. Thanks for the help.
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Question 105995: simplify:
[(x+3)/(x^2-x-2)}] - [(x+2)/(x-2)]

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Question 105995: simplify:
[(x+3)/(x^2-x-2)}] - [(x+2)/(x-2)]

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Question 106213: what is stamp in prealgebra the words for GCF & LCM
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Question 106407: Write each fraction in simplest form.
42/55
Help me please
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Question 106752: simplify. one plus two-thirds over two plus one-half
1+2/3 over 2+1/2
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Question 106806: How many 1/3 tiles are needed to make 1?
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Question 106944: 2/5x=8
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