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Question 100654: How long must a guywire be to run from the top of an 18-ft pole to a point on level ground 16 ft away from the base of the pole?
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Question 100879: I think i have the right answer, but the problem is that my book dosen't really explain well enough on how to write the equation.
The band leader wants to line up the 92 members in 4 rows so that each row has two more than the row before. How many members whould be in the shortest row?
I'm sure the answer is 17. But I can't figure out for the life of me how to write the equation. I've been working in it all day.
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Question 101082: Sally buys a radio for $120. She pays for it with $2 and $5 bills. If Sally used a total of 30 bills, how many of each did she use?
The unit is in solving problems using one variable. What would the algebraic equation be for this problem?

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Question 100555: Program has 110 participants
78 participants took CM 400
63 participants took CM 450
54 participants took both CM 400 and CM 450
How many participants took CM 400 alone?
How many participants took CM 450 alone?
How many participants did not take neither CM400 nor CM450?
How many students did not take CM 400?
How many students did not take CM 450?

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Question 101174This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
: On a History Exam, each multiple-choice question is worth 3 points,and each true false question is worth 2 points. Vanessa answered 28 questions correctly on the exam and earned a score of 77 points.How many multiple-choice questions did she answer correctly and how many true-false questions did she answer corectly?This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

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Question 101181: From a group of 6 juniors and 8 seniors on the student council, 2 juniors and 4 seniors will be chosen to make up a 6-person committee. How many different 6-person committees are possible?
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Question 101263: 1.FIVE TIMES A NUMBER IS 4 MORE THAN THE NUMBER. FIND THE NUMBER.
2.THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO NUMBERS IS 10 AND THEIR SUM IS 24. FIND THE NUMBERS
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Question 101308: KOJO IS TWICE AS OLD AS ESI WHO IN TURN IS 5 YEAR OLDER THAN KWEKU. IF THEIR TOTAL AGE IS 47,HOW OLD IS EACH OF THEM

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Question 101313:
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Question 101400: Please help me solve this problem, thank you!!the population of manchester is 4 times the population of dover, and the population of portsmouth is 5,650 less than dover. If the population of all three towns is 154,850, what is the population of each city??
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Question 101315: Kofi and kweku are two brothers.kofi is older kweku. given that kofi's age is (5x- 4)years and kweku's age is (2x+1)years,
a.write down an expression, in terms of x,for how much older kofi is than kweku.simplify your answer
b.if kofi is ten years oder than kweku,calculate,
i.the value of x
ii.the ages of kofi and kweku
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Question 101570: A home decor center was given a drawing on which a rectangular room measured 3 1/2 inches by 5 3/4 inches. The scale of the drawing was 1 inch respresented 5 feet. Find the dimensions of the room.
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Question 101673This question is from textbook
: Please help
Bruce invested some money in the Thomas 300 fund and $3000 more than that amount in the Thomas 400 fund. For the year he was in the funds, the 300 fund paid 18% simple interest and the 400 fund paid 15% simple interest. If the income for the two investments totaled $3750 for one year, than how much did he invest in each fund?This question is from textbook

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Question 88092: How Can I Translate the following statements into inequalities.
and use x to represent please help?

The cost for a long-distance telephone call is $0.36 for the first minute and $0.21 for each additional minute or portion thereof. Write an inequality representing the number of minutes a person could talk without exceeding $3
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Question 101739This question is from textbook algebra 1

: can you please help me understand how to solve this problem? the nut house sells walnuts for $4.00 a pound and cashews for $7.00 a pound.how many pounds of cashews should be mixed with 10 pounds of walnuts to obtain a mixture that sells for $5.50 a pound?This question is from textbook algebra 1

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Question 101804: The diameter of a bushing is 1.65 in. The bushing has a tolerance of 0.007 in. Find the lower and upper limits of the diameter of the bushing.
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Question 101805: The length of a rectangle is two feet more than three times the width. Express as an integer the maximum width of the rectangle when the perimeter is less than twenty-eight feet.
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Question 101845: A triangle has the following sides: 12 feet, 20 feet, and 16 feet. Is this a right triangle? Explain your answer.
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Question 101576: Could someone please help me solve this word problem I am not understanding how to solve it.
A ball is thrown upward from the roof of a building 100 m tall with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. When will the ball reach a height of 80 m?

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Question 101841: You threw a ball straight DOWN at an initial velocity of 32 ft/sec from a platform 384 ft tall. How long will it take to hit the ground?
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Question 101832: can anyone help with this problem?:Hooks law states that the distance a spring stretches varies directly as the weight on the spring increases. A weight of 12 pounds strecthes a spring 1.5 inches. how far will a weight of 64 pounds stretch the spring?
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Question 101842: When you measured your diagonal clothesline across your rectangular porch, you found that it was 1 foot longer than the length of the porch, and 8 ft longer than the width. What are the dimensions of your porch?
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Question 101843: A rectangular rug has a length that is three feet longer than its width. Its area is 130 square feet. What are its dimensions?
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Question 101884: 5.A triangle has the following sides: 12 feet, 20 feet, and 16 feet. Is this a right triangle? Explain your answer.
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Question 101884: 5.A triangle has the following sides: 12 feet, 20 feet, and 16 feet. Is this a right triangle? Explain your answer.
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Question 101908This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra 1
: can you please help and explain to me how to do this problem: Marla begins walking at 3 mi/h toward the library. Her friend meets her at the halfway point and drives her the rest of the way to the library. The distance to the library is 4 miles. How mnay hours did Marla walk.This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathematics Algebra 1

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Question 101578: Could someone please help me solve this word problem?
The demand equation for a certain type of printer is given by

The supply equation is predicted to be
Find the equilibrium price.

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Question 101926: the sum of four consecutive odd integers is 184. what are the integers?
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Question 101929: the sum of three integers is 242. the second is three more than twice the first and the third is nine less that five times the first. what are the integers?
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Question 101928: find four consecutive even integers such that the sum of the second and fourth is 76?
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Question 101989: A triangle had the following side lengths: 33 ft, 56 ft and 65 ft. Was it a right triangle?
Explain.
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Question 102031: Carlo who weighs 25 kilograms ,sits 4m. to the left of the fulcrum of the seesaw, while Erwin, who weighs 35kg,sits 2m. to the right of the fulcrum. If Jerome must sit halfway between Erwin and the fulcrum in order to balance the seesaw, how much does Jerome weigh?
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Question 101961: A rock is thrown upward at an initial velocity of 16 ft/sec from a height of 96 feet above ground. How long will it take to hit ground?
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Question 101962: A triangle had the following side lengths: 33 ft, 56 ft and 65 ft. Was it a right triangle? Explain.
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Question 101925: three numbers are such that the second is two less than three times the first and the third is four times the first. the sum of the three numbers is 38. find the largest and smallest numbers?
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Question 101844: A projectile is launched upward at an initial velocity of 64 ft/sec from a platform. It took 8 sec to hit ground. How tall was the platform?
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Question 102045: What is the probability of winning a lottery game where the winning number is made up of seven digits from 0 to 9 chosen at random?
I have answered this question and still have them wrong...please help!
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Question 102324This question is from textbook elementary and intermediate algebra
: six decreased by the number x is equal to negative threeThis question is from textbook elementary and intermediate algebra

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Question 102304: A piece of sheet metal, w = 18 inches wide, is bent to form the gutter shown in the illustration. If the cross-sectional area is 16 square inches, find the depth of the gutter. (there are two answers a smaller value and a larger value)The width is represented by w-2x and the depth is x
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Question 102380: The height of an object thrown upward with an initial velocity of 134 feet per second is given by the formula h = -16t2 + 134t, where t is the time in seconds. How long will it take the object to reach a height of 67 feet?
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Question 102476: three finalists in a beauty pagent are placed in line waiting to on stage. (they are lined up single file, like you do in kindergarten.) they are told to close there eyes and three tiaras are taken from a bin containing 3 silver tiaras and two gold tiaras, and one tiara is placed on each of there heads. they are then told to open there eyes. the last woman in line, (who can see the other two), says i wonder what color of tiara i am wearing? the middle women (who can only see the woman in front of her me to i wonder what color i am wearing.) the first woman (who can see neither of the other woman) says i know what color my tiara is.
what color of tiara is the first woman in line wearing. write a short paragraph how she determined the color of her tiara.
my question was not from my book
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Question 102385: how much pure acid should be mixed with 7 gallons of a 40% acid solution in order to get a 70% acid solution?
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Question 102385: how much pure acid should be mixed with 7 gallons of a 40% acid solution in order to get a 70% acid solution?
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Question 102290: You are in a cave with 5 green or blue eyed people who can see in the dark. Green eyed people always tell the truth; blue eyed people always lie. A says: "I see 3 pairs of green eyes and 1 pair of blue." B says: "I see 4 blue eyed people." C says: "I see 1 pair of green eyes and 3 blue." D is silent. E says: "I see 4 green eyed people." If you have brown eyes, whe lies and who tells the truth?
I think the answer is that you can't see in the dark because you have brown eyes but I want to make sure I am right.
please send it back as soon as possible!!
THANKS!
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