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Question 106691: A rectangular corral built with 190 m of fencing that inludes four separate grazing areas lies on a 962 m(square) rectangular plot of land. the fence that divides the grazing areas is parallel to two of the sides of the corral. if there is a 1 m strip of land between each side of the corral and the property line, find the dimesions of the corral. there may be more than one answer!!...
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Question 106865This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
: find the slope of the line that passes through (-3,1) and (2,-6).
find an equation of each line in standard form satisfying the given conditions.
This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

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Question 106865This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
: find the slope of the line that passes through (-3,1) and (2,-6).
find an equation of each line in standard form satisfying the given conditions.
This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

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Question 106866This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
: find the slope and the y-intercept of the line 6x-2y=7.
find an equation of each line in standard form satisfying the given conditions.
This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

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Question 107350This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
: Through (-2,4) and (5,0).
find an equation of each line in standard form satisfying the given conditions.
This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

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Question 107462This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
: Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line 6x-2y=7.
HAVE TO FIND AN EQUATION OF EACH LINE IN STANDARD FORM SATISFYING THE GIVEN CONDITIONS.
This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

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Question 107349This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
: Find the slope and the y- intercept of the line 6x-2y=7.
Find an equation of each line in standard form satisfying the given conditions.
This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

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Question 110452: 1. Matrix methods can be used to solve linear programming problems. A linear programming problem is used to find an optimal solution, subject to stated restraints.
One typical application is to maximize profits. For example, a beauty parlor provides both highlighting and permanent wave services. It costs $5 in materials and requires 30 minutes to provide highlighting. However, it costs $12 in materials but requires 80 minutes to provide a perm. The store has at most $120 in materials and 800 minutes in labor per day to expend.
How many highlighting services and how many perms can the beauty parlor perform daily to maximize cost and time?

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Question 110492: The average of two positive integers is 134. One of the numbers is the square root of the other. Find the integers.
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Question 110492: The average of two positive integers is 134. One of the numbers is the square root of the other. Find the integers.
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Question 110588: One of the equal sides of an isoceles triangle is 3m less than twice its base. The perimeter is 44. Find the lengths of the sides
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Question 110793: The sum of three times a number and 7 more than the number is the same as the difference between -11 and twice the number. What is the number?
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Question 112013: Estimate: 25.78 + 240.22 + 800.36 + 4.322 + 0.9142
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Question 113352: six times a number equals 3 times the number increased by 24. Find the number
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Question 113819: the number 49 is half the sum of thrice a certain number N and twenty eight. Give a mathematical expression for 49 in terms of N.
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Question 114574: the length of the second side of a trianglei s 2 inches less than the lenght of the first side. the length of the third side is 12 inches more than the length of the first side. the perimeter is 73 inches. find the lenth of each side of the triangle.
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Question 115069: How many sheets of metal 1/32 inches thick can their be in a pile of 25.5 inches tall?

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Question 115068: How many sheets of metal 1/32 inches thick can their be in a pile of 25.5 inches tall?

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Question 115685: Can anyone give me about 4 or 5 Word Problems that you use Substitution or Elimination to solve them with.
They need to be either equations or inequality word problems, you have no idea how long today i've been struggling to figure this out, i've searched read my math book and im really in a bad situation because if I dont come up with 5 i may fail my class and that wouldn't be good.. if anyone can link me or show me some problems that have what I need That would be greatly appreciated !!!

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Question 115882:
the difference of 4 times a number and 8 is 36?
The difference of 2 times a number and 6 is -24

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Question 116201: Hello, Could you please help me figure out if I have the problem
8ft. 4in.-2ft.9in. I have to borrow from the 8 but I can't figure out how many inches add on to the 4 to be able to subtracted from the 9. Thanks

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Question 116716: Emilio and Rose sell half of their book collection at a garage sale. They donate 1/5 of the remaining books to a resale shop and keep 40 books. How many books did they have to start with?
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Question 118717: The 42km drive from Oakdale to Ridgemont usually takes 28 min. Because highway construction requires a reduced speed limit, the trip now takes 14 min longer. Find the reduced speed limit in km/h.
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Question 118717: The 42km drive from Oakdale to Ridgemont usually takes 28 min. Because highway construction requires a reduced speed limit, the trip now takes 14 min longer. Find the reduced speed limit in km/h.
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Question 118716: The 42km drive from Oakdale to Ridgemont usually takes 28 min. Because highway construction requires a reduced speed limit, the trip now takes 14 min longer. Find the reduced speed limit in km/h.
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Question 118715: The 42km drive from Oakdale to Ridgemont usually takes 28 min. Because highway construction requires a reduced speed limit, the trip now takes 14 min longer. Find the reduced speed limit in km/h.
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Question 119577This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method
: Solve by the substitution method
3d+e over 4 = d+1 over 2
d-e over 4 = 1


If anyone can answer this problem I would greatly appreciate it. Please and Thank You
This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method

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Question 119770: Stan invested $5,000, part at 8% and part at 17%. If the total interest at the end of the year is $490, how much did he invest at 8%?

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Question 119880: I've been trying to work this problem, but I'm stumped. I have been trying it with the variable rate equations A=RB and variable rate + fixed rate = total rate. Here is the problem: A 60watt bulb cost 50 cents to buy and 12 cents per day to use (24hrs). Another bulb cost $2.50 to buy and 2 cents per day to use. How many days of use will it take for the cost of the bulbs to be equal and what is the equivalent cost?
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Question 119880: I've been trying to work this problem, but I'm stumped. I have been trying it with the variable rate equations A=RB and variable rate + fixed rate = total rate. Here is the problem: A 60watt bulb cost 50 cents to buy and 12 cents per day to use (24hrs). Another bulb cost $2.50 to buy and 2 cents per day to use. How many days of use will it take for the cost of the bulbs to be equal and what is the equivalent cost?
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Question 104837: In a collection of nickels and dimes the number of dimes is 3 more than twice the number of nickels. If the value of the collection is $1.80, how many coins are there?
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Question 121594This question is from textbook
: 2y+x=1
y-2x=8
But I really need help with it all.
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Question 121885: Famer Brown had some animals. One-fourth were horses, one-half were cows, and the rest were pigs. He had 8 pigs. How many animals did he have altogether?
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Question 122130: soybean meal is 12% protein; cornmeal is 6% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 240lb mixture that is 10% protein
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Question 123268: One fourth of a number is two more than one fifth of the number. Find the number.
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Question 123268: One fourth of a number is two more than one fifth of the number. Find the number.
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Question 123315: evaluate these word problem
x-y-z
x=9
y=2 1/2
z=3 3/4

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Question 123414: PROBLEM SOLVING: HOW TO SOLV???
A weekend at the Beach Bay Hotel in Florida incledues 2 nights and 4 meals at the cost of $194. A week cost $650 for 7 nights and 10 meals. Fiind the cost for one night then the cost of one meal.

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Question 123418: A factory employs skilled labores at 25 an hour and un skilled at 12 an hour. The hourly cost of the factorys 24 workers is $405. Howmany of each type of laborer works at the factory?
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Question 123424: Probleam solving: How To SoLve:
Last week, Rebas Reptile store recived 1975 dollars for selling 35 reptiles. Iguanas sell for $75 and corn snakes sell for $25 how many iguanas and how many corn snake did Reba sell

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Question 123424: Probleam solving: How To SoLve:
Last week, Rebas Reptile store recived 1975 dollars for selling 35 reptiles. Iguanas sell for $75 and corn snakes sell for $25 how many iguanas and how many corn snake did Reba sell

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Question 123425: Probleam solving: How To SoLve:
Suppose your class is raising money for the red cross. you make $5 on each basket of fruit and $3 on the cheese that you sell. If you sold 40 items and made 150, how many fruit backets and how many boes of cheese did you sell?

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Question 123425: Probleam solving: How To SoLve:
Suppose your class is raising money for the red cross. you make $5 on each basket of fruit and $3 on the cheese that you sell. If you sold 40 items and made 150, how many fruit backets and how many boes of cheese did you sell?

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Question 123423:
PROBLEM SOLVING: hOW TO SoLve
Suppose your class recieves a $1084 for seeling 205 packages of greeting cards and gift wrap. If tyhe girft wrap is 4 dollars a package and the greeting cards are 10 a package, find the number of each type of package sold.

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Question 124047: The sum of two nubers is 94. The larger number is 8 less than twice the smaller number. What is the larger number?
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