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Question 304090: Exactly 1/2 yard of ribbon is needed to make a certain bow. Which of the following lengths of ribbon could be used to make the bow with the least amount remaining?
a 2/5 yd b 3/5 yd c 3/4 yd d 1/3 yd e 2/3 yd

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Question 304126: Please Help! I have no idea where to start.
A company has an income of $100,000
before paying taxes and a bonus. The bonus B is to be
20% of the income after deducting income taxes T but
before deducting the bonus. So
B = 0.20(100,000 - T ).
Because the bonus is a deductible expense, the amount of
income tax T at a 40% rate is 40% of the income after
deducting the bonus. So
T = 0.40(100,000 - B).
a) Use the accompanying graph to estimate the values of
T and B that satisfy both equations.
b) Solve the system algebraically to find the bonus and
the amount of tax.
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Question 304186: Juniors 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.
Word problems are definitely my weakness, they just don't make sense in my head. I have a hard time figuring out which formula I need and what I need to do.
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Question 304428: Two numbers have a sum of 36, a difference of 24, and a product of 180. Dividing the greater one by the lesser one gives a quotient of 5. What are the numbers.
I keep thinking it has to do with the numbers 36 & 5 but they don't fit all the situations.
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Question 304232: 61 students are surveyed about their taste in music. 20 liked alternative, 26 liked hip-hop, 20 liked techno, 9 liked alternative and hip-hop, 15 liked hip-hop and techno, 6 liked alternative and techno and 3 liked all three. I need to draw a venn diagram to show how many liked none of these three types, how many liked exactly three of these types and how many liked exactly one of these types? Where do I start>
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Question 304526: Stacy noted that she is both the 12th tallest and the 12th shortest student in her class. If everyone in the class is of a different height, how many students are in the class?
(a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 25 (e) 34

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Question 304525: The current value of a stock is 20% less than its value when it was purchased. By what percent must the current value of the stock rise in order for the stock to have its original value?
(A) 20% (B) 25% (C) 30% (D) 331/3% (E) 50%

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Question 304546: Mix A has 2 cups concentrate and 3 cups water. Mix B has 1 cup concentrate and 4 cups water. You are going to assume each camper will get 1/2 cup of juice. For each recipe, how much concentrate and how much water are needed to make juice for 240 campers?
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Question 304551: A six-passenger plane cruises at 180MPH 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 304477: On this line y =0.15x+ 0.79 is the representation of the average cost of gas each year. 0.11x -y= -0.85 estimates the price of gas in January of each year. Do these lines expect to be insecting, parallel, or perpendicular? Use the equation of the lines to determine if they are parallel and what was found? Please advise. Thank you.
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Question 304613: Natural and Whole Numbers.
A student at St. F. X. decided to become his own employer by using his car as a taxi for the summer. It costs the student $693.00 to insure his car for the 4 months of summer. He spends $452.00 per month on gas. If he lives at home and has no other expenses for the 4 months of summer and charges an average of $7.00 per fare, how many fares will he have to get to be able to pay his tuition of $3280.00?
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Question 304582: A water tank has an inlet pipe and a drainpipe. A full tank can be emptied in 30 minutes if the drain is opened and an empty tank can be filled in 45 minutes with the inlet pipe opened. If both pipes are accidentally opened when the tank is full, then how long will it take to empty the tank?
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Question 304568: You bought 12 raffle tickets numbered sequentially starting at 17 (the 2nd ticket is 18, the 3rd is 19, and so on). Which inequality represents the possible winning numbers?

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Question 304475: In the linear equation of y=0.15x +0.79 what is the slope or rate of change of this equation? What would be the y-intercept and what does the y-intercept represent? If the growth continues, what would be the price of gas in 2018? Please advise. Thank you.
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Question 304727: I need to know how to write the rational expression to the following question. I have the answer but cannot show how I got it. The answer should be 5000 bears?
To estimate the size of the bear population on the Keeweenaw Peninsula, conservationists captured, tagged, and released 50 bears. One year later, a random sample of 100 bears included only 2 tagged bears. What is the conservationist’s estimate of the size of the bear population?
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Question 304742: The scenic route to Mia’s office is 5 kilometers longer than the direct route . when she goes by the scenic route and returns by the direct route, the round trip is 35 kilometers . how many kilometers is the direct route ?
(A) 5 (B) 12 1/2 (C) 15 (D) 20 (E) 22 1/2

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Question 304771: Bill is 3 times as old as Nancy.
In 12 years Bill will be twice as old as Nancy.
How old are Bill and Nancy now?
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Question 304768: A class has twice as many boys as girls . the students in the class stand in one line , with a girl at the front of the line . which of the following must be true?
(A) the last person in line is a girl
(B) the last person in line is a boy
(C) there are more girls than boys in the class
(D) there are at least two girls standing next to each other
(E) there are at least two boys standing next to each other

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Question 304748: { 2, 5,6,7,10}
How many different pairs of unequal numbers can be chosen from the set above so that their sum is greater than 10 ? ( do not consider a pair such as 5,2 to be different from 2,5.)
A 7 b 10 c 14 d 32 e 60

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Question 304927: Please estimate the answer of 41% of 640
Thank you
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Question 304952: How to solve this sum using algebra equation.
A famer had 240 more ducks then chickens at first.He sold half of the ducks.After that he had 150 more chickens than ducks .How many ducks had he at first?
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Question 304923: The profit earnings for XYZ co. are reported quarterly. The earnings as a % of the yearly earnings for 2007 are 1st quarter 25%, 2nd quarter 15%, 3rd quarter
38%, 4th quarter 22%. If the earnings in the 1st quarter were $54,000, what were the earnings for the third quarter? Please show step by step work and include units in the solution.
Thank you
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Question 305006: Mary sold 762 boxes of oranges and grapefruit. Oranges were $11 per box; grapfruit were $10 per box. She took in $8125.00. How many boxes of oranges were sole?

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Question 304992: A certain scale for weighing food registers only weights above 6 pounds . a person who wanted to know the weight of 1 package each of chicken , beef, and turkey weighed every possible pair of these packages and got the following results.
The chicken and the beef weighed 7 pounds
The chicken and the turkey weighed 8 pounds
The beef and the turkey weighed 9 pounds
What is the weight of the package of turkey?
A 2 pounds b 3 pounds c 4 pounds d 5 pounds e 6 pounds

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Question 305147: A cyclist is traveling 85 miles in 5 hours against the wind. He travels 174 miles in 6 hours with the wind. What is the rate of the still air and the rate of the wind.
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Question 305136: 16. let f(x) = (x^5-1) * (x^3+1) and g(x)= (x^2-x+1) if h (x) is a
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Question 305282: lydia takes 10 mins more to complete an illustration than tom. the total time taken by both of them is 6hrs. how much time did each required?
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Question 305421: In a certain company, 30 percent of the men and 20 percent of the women attend night school. If 40 percent of all employees are men, what percent of all the employees attend night school?
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Question 305514: can someone help me figure out this word problem: is it possible for a rectangle with a primeter of 52 centimeters to have an area of 148.75 square centimeters? explain
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Question 305604: I am having a terrible time trying to solve this question, please help. Jelly bean Jar Guess: One guess is off by 9, another guess is off by 17, and yet another guess is off by 31. How many jelly beans are in the jar?
1st guess is 260
2nd guess is 234
3rd guess is 274
Thank you very much
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Question 305719: A theater has twice as many seats in the main area as in the balcony and it has 20 less seats on the floor than in the balcony. If there are 300 seats in the theater, how many seats are in each area?
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Question 305717: The Missouri River is 149 miles longer than double the Snake River. The Potomac River is 796 miles shorter than the Snake River. The combined lengths of these 3 rivers is 3,685 miles. Find the length of each.
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Question 305768: Pinky had twice as many potatoes as Dan, who had the same number of potatoes as Zippy. If Pinky gives 5 potatoes to Zippy, then Dan has three times as many potatoes as Pinky. How many potatoes did Dan have?
a) 10 b) 6 c) 3 d) 2 e) 1

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Question 305694: Towns A and B are located 6 miles and 3 miles, respectively, from a major expressway. The point on the expressway closest to town A is 12 miles from the point on the expressway closest to town B. Two new roads are to be built from A to the expressway and then to B.
B)If the combined lengths of the new roads is 15 miles, what distance does X represent ?

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Question 305882: If A @ B means 2A-3B, calculate the value of (2@1) + (3@2) ?
A) 5 B) 8 C) 6 D) 1 E) 3

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Question 305886: Questions:
Substitute answers for each question in to above coordinates.

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Question 305945: Hank delivers packages in his office building. On Tuesday he delivered four more packages than on Monday, and on Wednesday he delivered 6 more packages than on Monday. If he delivered 28 packages all together, how many did he deliver on Monday?

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Question 306010: Please find a counterexample to the statement: The square of a number added to the sum of twice the number and 8 is a prime number. Justify your solution by supporting it with step by step work.
Thank you very much

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Question 305967: B- Garciagoon married a widow. At that time they each had children of their own. Thirteen years later the Goon kids got into a heated argument. Mrs. Goon exclaimed to Mr. Goon, "Your children and my children are fighting with our children!" Each parent is directly related to nine of the 12 children in the Goon family. How many children were born after Mr. andMrs. Goon were married? ="B"
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Question 306026: I can not figure this out, thank you for your time
4. I am planning a party for my son’s birthday. I am planning on purchasing cookies for the children, along with brownies. Brownies come in packs of 6 and cookies come in packs of 18. Also, I can purchase a combination pack of 6 cookies and 6 brownies.
A. Write an expression to show how many cookies (c) and brownies (b) I purchased if I bought one pack of each.
B. Each cookie costs $.79 and each brownie costs $.59. How much would I pay for my three packs?

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Question 306135: A 12-pound puppy is gaining weight at a rate of 2/3 lb per week. How much more time will it take for the puppy's weight to exceed 37 lb
how do I set this up?
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Question 306256: A shopkeeper is making a triangluar sign for his store front, but he must keep it under 20ft^2. If the base of the sign is 20ft, what is the maximum height of the triangular sign?
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Question 306261: A dump truck is hauling debris at a mining site. on its first trip it hauls away 360 tons of rubble; on its second trip it hauls away 300 tons of rubble.if it hauls an average of 350 tons of rubble for all three trips, how much rubble did it haul on its last trip?
can you help me set this problem up. i set it up like this but it did not work out.
360+300+x/3=350
thanks, lisa
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