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Question 89898This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

: Tutor,
I could use some help on this problem. I have been looking at it for a while and I am just not sure how to work through it, any help is appreciated.
Technology. Driving down a mountain, Tom finds that he has descended 1800 ft in elevation by the time he is 3.25 mi horizontally away from the top of the mountain. Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundredth.
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

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Question 89831: Robert brought a used automobile for $1,500.00. If the sales tax is 5%, what would be the total that Robert has to pay?
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Question 89925: A small firm produces both AM and AM/FM car radios. The AM radios take 15 hours to produce, and the AM/FM radios take 20 hours. The number of production hours is limited to 300 hours per week. The plant’s capacity is limited to a total of 18 radios per week, and existing orders require that at least 4 AM radios and at least 3 AM/FM radios be produced each week. Write a system of inequalities representing this situation. Then, draw a graph of the feasible region given these conditions, in which x is the number of AM radios and y is the number of AM/FM radios.

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Question 89973: Hello can someone help with this problem?
What is the remainder when x^7-x^6+x^5-x^4+4 is divided by (x-1)?
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Question 90066: I need help I am not sure How to do this problem
Find the slope of any line perpendicular to the line through points (0, 5) and (-3, -4). (Rewrite into standard form)

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Question 90068: please help I am so confuse how to do this type of problem
Floor plans for a building have the four corners of a room located at then points (2, 3), (11, 6), (-3, 18), and (8, 21).determine whether the side
through the points (2, 3) and (11, 6) is perpendicular to the side through the points(2, 3) and (-3, 18).

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Question 90061: PLEASE HELP, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEMS,
Driving down a mountain, Tom finds that he has descended 1800 ft
in elevation by the time he is 3.25 mi horizontally away from the top of the
mountain. Find the slope of his descent to the nearest hundredth.
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Question 90084:
Please help How can I Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given points with the indicated slope. and how can put the results in slope-intercept form, where possible.
(0, 5),m= -3/5
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Question 90085: please help how can I Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs of points. how can I Write the result in slope-intercept form,
(-1, 3) and (4, -2)

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Question 90091: I need help solving this word problem I tried so many time and I do not get the right answer..thank you in advance
In planning for a new item, a manufacturer assumes that the number of items produced x and the cost in dollars C of producing these items are related by a linear equation. Projections are that 100 items will cost $10,000 to produce and that 300 items will cost $22,000 to produce. how can i Find the equation that relates C and x.

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Question 90090: I need help solving this problem I do not have a clue how to do it...thank you for you help in advance

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Question 90090: I need help solving this problem I do not have a clue how to do it...thank you for you help in advance

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Question 90105: please help I need help solving this exercise
how can I Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs of points.how can i Write the result in slope-intercept form, where possible.
(2, -3) and (2, 4)
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Question 90103: Please Help I am not sure how to do this problem
L has y-intercept (0, _3) and is parallel to the line with equation y= -2/3+1
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Question 90088: please help i do not get this exercise problem thank you so much in advance
L has y-intercept (0, _3) and is parallel to the line with equation y= 2/3x+1
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Question 90143This question is from textbook
: Which of the following objective functions has its maximum value at (0,24.5)?This question is from textbook

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Question 90213: the length of the side of a square is 3meters less than the length of the side of another square. The difference of their areas is 117 square meters. find the length of a side of each square.
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Question 90224: Freeport McMoRan projects that in 2010 world grain supply will be 1.8 trillion metric tons and the supply will be only 3/4 of world grain demand. What will world grain demand be in 2010?
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Question 90087: Please Help HOw can I Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs of points. how can I Write the result in slope-intercept
(2, -3) and (2, 4)
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Question 90307: At what time after 5 o'clock will the hands of the clock be forming 120 degrees?
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Question 90377: Please help I am not sure how to do this type of graph

Write the equation of the line with slope 4 and y-intercept (0, –5). Then graph the line.
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Question 90392: what was the percentage increase in the age 75+ population of Europe from 1970 to 1995?
Population of Europe by Age Groups
Age 0-14 Age 15-64 Age 65+ Age 75+ Total

1950 143,175 359,162 44,981 14,553 547,318
1970 166,367 421,432 68,642 22,762 656,441
1995 139,464 487,110 101,338 38,139 727,912
Source: European Rural Development (ERD) Project.
A)63.4%
B)65.1%
C067.6%
D)68.9%

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Question 90388: Which of the ordered pairs
(–1, 1), (3, 0), (–5, –2), (–17, 5)
are solutions for the equation x + 4y = 3?
thank you in advance for your help

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Question 90390: How can I Write the equation of the line that passes through point (2, –6) with a slope of –5.thank you in advance
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Question 90384: How can I Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (17, 4) and (5, 8).
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Question 90387: How do I Complete the ordered pairs for the equation y = 8x + 16.

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Question 90386: How can I Find the slope and y-intercept.and show it in a graph
7x – 3y = –3

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Question 90381: How can I show this in a Graph 3x + y = 3 thank you for you help
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Question 90380: How can I Determine which two equations represent perpendicular lines.
(a) y = 2x – 6
(b) y = x + 6
(c) y = – x + 6
(d) y = x – 6
Thank you for your help in advance
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Question 90378: How can I Find the slope of the line passing through the points (–2, 1) and (3, 9). and show in a graph? thank you in advance for your help
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Question 90373: Please help how can I show this problem in a graph
Graph y = –2x + 1.
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Question 90375: How can I find the constan in this problem thank you for your help
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If y varies directly with x, and y = 54 when x = 3, find the constant of variation k
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Question 90463: Find the Fahrenheit temperature of hot tap water at 70 degree C by solving the equation:
70= 5/9 (F-32)

Thank you!!!
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Question 90473: Please help me figure the following problem out. Thank you
One leg of a right triangle is 12 cm longer than the other leg. The length of the hypotenuse of the triangle is 36 cm. Find the length of the two legs.
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Question 90472: Please help me figure the following problem out. Thank you
One leg of a right triangle is 6 cm longer than the other leg. The length of the hypothenuse of the triangle is 18 cm. Find the length of the two legs?
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Question 90669: Write the equation of the line passing through (–3, –5) and (3, 0).

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Question 90902: The probability that San Francisco plays in the next Super Bowl is 9 times the probability that they do not play in the next Super Bowl. The probability that San Francisco plays in the next Super Bowl plus the probability that they do not play is 1. What is the probability that San Francisco plays in the next Super Bowl?
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Question 90385: Sole each inequality. State the solution set interval notation and sketch its graph!
1/6 - 1/3 t > 0

Please Help :(
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Question 90813: at the grocery store a twelve pack of soda is 2.99. how much would one can of soda cost you?
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Question 90935: Hello,
I need help with problem:

The length of a is 4 centimeters more than the width. If the length is increased by 8 centimeters and the width is decreased by 4 centimeters, the area will remain unchanged. Find the orignal demensions of the rectangle.

Thank you
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Question 90934: Hello,
I need help with this problem:

The length of a picture is one inch less than twice its width. The frame around the picture has a uniform width of two inches and an area of 96 square inches. What are the dimensions of the picture?
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Question 91064: How many ounces of pure gold must be added to five ounces of something that is 1 % gold in order that the mixture is 6 % gold?
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Question 91067: One number is five more than the other number. Their sum is 285. What are they?
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Question 91066: One leg of a right triangle is 2 inches smaller than the hypotenuse. The other leg is 5 inches long. What are the lengths of the unknown leg and hypotenuse?
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