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Question 285522: If 200 ≤ a ≤ 400 and 600 ≤ b ≤ 1200 then the largest value of the quotient b/a is
a) 3/2 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 300 (E) 600

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Question 285526: A team won 40 of its first 50 games. How many of the remaining 40 games must this team win so it will have won exactly 70% of its games for the season?
(A) 20 (B) 23 (C) 28 (D) 30 (E) 35
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Question 285532: A lily pad grows so that each day it doubles its size (area). On the 20th day of its life, it completely covers the pond. On what day of its life was the pond half covered?
A. 5th B. 10th C. 15th D. 19th E. None of these.
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Question 285524: (2 + 4 + 6 +...+ 34)/(3+ 6 + 9+...+51)=
a 1/3 b 2/3 c 3/2 d 17/3 e 34/3
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Question 285567: The height h (in feet) of a rocket as a function of the time t (in seconds) of flight is given by the following equation. Determine the times t when the rocket is on the ground.
h=50+280t-16t(squared)

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Question 285581: a student scored 71,83, & 96 on three algebra tests. What must he score on the 4th test in order to have an average grade of at least 85?
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Question 285547: A purse contains a collection of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. The average value of the coins in the purse is 17 cents. If a penny is removed from the purse, the average value of the coins becomes 18 cents. How many nickels are in the purse?
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 0 (D) 1 (E) 8
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Question 285616: Find the missing factor?
-35x^2y=(-5xy)(____)???
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Question 285616: Find the missing factor?
-35x^2y=(-5xy)(____)???
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Question 285639: What is an example of using a one sample hypothesis testing at your place of employment, in your education, or in politics? Clearly describe the null and alternate hypothesis for your example.
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Question 285655: Jen’s boat cruised 45 miles upstream and 45 miles back in a total of 8 hr. The speed of the river is 3 mph. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
I need help with this word problem.
Thank you.
Cynthia
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Question 285147: A purse contains a collection of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. The average value of the coins in the purse is 17 cents. If a penny is removed from the purse, the average value of the coins becomes 18 cents. How many nickels are in the purse?
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 0 (D) 1 (E) 8
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Question 285801: A standard train ticket in a certain city costs $2.00 per ride. People who use the train also have the option of purchasing a frequent rider pass for $15.75 each month. With the pass a ticket costs only $1.25 per ride. Use an inequality to determine the number of train rides in a month for which purchasing the monthly pass is more economical than purchasing the standard train ticket.
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Question 285799: an certain vehicle has a weight limit for all passengers and cargo of 1202. The four passengers in the vehicle weigh an average of 155 pounds. Use an inequality to find the maximum weight of the cargo that the truck can handle.
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Question 285814: A company manufactures bicycles and skateboards. The company's daily production of bicycles cannot exceed 10, and its daily production of skateboards must be less than or equal to 12. The combined number of bicycles and skateboards cannot be more than 16. If x is the number of bicycles and y is the number of skateboards, graph on the accompanying set of axes the region that contains the number of bicycles and skateboards the company can manufacture daily.

I tried to do this question several times but keep getting stuck on the 10 and 12. I cant make another inequality for it.
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Question 285796: The perimeter of a square with sides of length x-8
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Question 285800: An archer has $191 to spend on a new archery set. A certain set containing a bow and three arrows costs $61. With the purchase of this set he can purchase additional arrows for $10 per arrow. Use an inequality to find the maximum number of arrows he could obtain, including those with the set for his $191.
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Question 285798: A principal of $1000 is invested in an account paying an annual interest rate of 12%. Find the amount in the account after 5 years if the account is compounded semiannually.
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Question 285797: Find the measures of the angles of a triangle if the measure of the 1st triangle is twice the measure of the second angle and the third angle is 36 degrees more than the second angle.
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Question 284723: A rock and a half rock weigh a pound and a half. The rock and the half rock weigh the same. How much would half the whole rock and the whole of the half rock weigh?
a 2 1/2 b 1 1/8 c 1 7/2 d 2 1/4 e None of these.

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Question 284726: if the clock on the wall reads twenty-five minutes after six, the smallest angle between the hour hand and the minute hand would be
a) 45 degrees b ) 30 degrees c) 42 1/2 degrees d) 36 2/3 degrees

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Question 285932: Upstream, downstream. Junior’s boat will go 15 miles per hour in still water. If he can go 12 miles downstream in the same amount of time as it takes to go 9 miles upstream, then what is the speed of the current?
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Question 285956: Big plane. A six-passenger plane cruises at 180 mph in calm air. If the plane flies 7 miles with the wind in the same amount of time as it flies 5 miles against the wind, then what is the wind speed?
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Question 285964: Alocal hamburger shop sold a combined total of 807 hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Saturday. there were 57 more cheeseburgers sold than hamburgers. How many hamburgers were sold on Saturday?

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Question 285931: Big plane. A six-passenger plane cruises at 180 mph in calm air. If the plane flies 7 miles with the wind in the same amount of time as it flies 5 miles against the wind, then what is the wind speed?

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Question 285926: How many diffrent 4-digit locker combinations can be made using the four numbers 1, 3, 4, 9 (Using each number only once)?
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Question 286039: a designer at royal jewlers wants to create a 10- ounce necklace that will be made of gold and silver. the necklace will have a total value of $206.50
A)write and equation the represents the total weight of the 10- ounce necklace if it contains g ounces of gold and S ounces of silver.
B) given that the value of gold is $318 per ounce and the value of silver is $5 per ounce Write an equation in terms of G and S that represents the total value of the 10 ounce necklace.
C)the two equations from parts A and B form a system Solve the System of equations for G and S.
D) What will be the value, in dollars, of the gold in the 10 ounce necklace? Explain how you get your answer.
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Question 286022: Let x♥y = x^y + x^y−1, then what is the value of 5♥1?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 10 D. 0 E. None of these.

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Question 286284: A car driving against the wind goes 45 miles in 75 minutes. It would have traveled the same distance in 65 minutes if there had been no wind. About how fast was the wind blowing?
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Question 272693: An orange grower hass 400 crages of fuit ready for market and will have 20 more for each day the grower waits. the present price is $60 per crate and will drop an estimated @2 per day for each day waited. In how many days should the grower ship the crop to maximize his income?
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Question 286487: 1.Two cars leave at the same time. One car drives North at a rate of 65 m/hr and the other car drives south at a rate of 55 m/hr. In how many hours will the cars be 540 miles apart?

NOTE:( can you please show the work or somehow explain them so i can understand how to do it..thank you)
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Question 286490: 1.Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 minutes. Pipe B can feel the same tank in 20 minutes. How long will it take to fill the tank using both pipes at the same time?
NOTE:( can you please show the work or somehow explain them so i can understand how to do it..thank you)
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Question 286491: 1.I takes Jose 6 hours to change the breaks on his car. His wife Betty can do the breaks in 8 hours. How long would it take them if they work together?

NOTE:( can you please show the work or somehow explain them so i can understand how to do it..thank you)
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Question 286499: 1.Jill combines 10% fruit juice with PURE fruit juice to make 2 liters of 25% fruit juice. How much pure fruit juice does she use in the mix?

NOTE:( can you please show the work or somehow explain them so i can understand how to do it..thank you)
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Question 286544: Find two positive real numbers that differ by 2 and have a product of 10
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Question 286544: Find two positive real numbers that differ by 2 and have a product of 10
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Question 286535: What two-digit number is equal to the square of its units digit?
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Question 286527: 3 adults and 4 children must pay $159.00 for tickets. 2 adults and 3 children must pay 112.00. find the price of and adults ticket and a child ticket.
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Question 286620: Alvin, Simon, & Theodore went to work helping Dave paint his house. Alvin worked 6 hours, Simon work 1 1/4 fewer hours than Alvin, & Theodore worked 4 1/2 hours. They were paid 61 dollars total for their work. How much did each chipmunk get?
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Question 286628: Find the maximum area of the rectangular wall that can be constructed with 200 feet of brick.
It doesn't have enough information right?
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