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Question 126896: Evaluate 3x + 7 when x = -3.

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Question 126893: If a = 5/2 then 1/a =

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Question 126895: Find the diagonal of a square whose area is 36
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Question 126894: 12 is 15% of what number?

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Question 126985: FIND THREE CONSECUTIVE ODD INTEGERS.
THREE TIMES THE SECOND MINUS THE THIRD IS ELEVEN MORE THAN THE FIRST?
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Question 127058: The teacher noticed there were fewer than 100 students on the playground. When she counted them by twos, there was one student left over. In fact, when she counted them by threes, fours, fives or sixes there was always one student left over. How many students were on the playground.
Can you please help us with this equation?
We have come up with 97/2 =48.5
I am really not sure if this is the correct way to do this problem.
Thank you
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Question 127062: I need help on a word problem I think I have the right answer I just need confirmation. Thank you. The problem is as follows:
"There are 7 students each student has 7 cages. Each cage has 7 cats each cat has 7 kittens. How many legs are there?"
My work and answer as are follows.

student 1
cage 1
7 cats
49 kittens
224 ft per cage
1568 ft per kid + 2 ft
I have the answer as 10,990 legs
Thank you for any help you can provide.
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Question 127227: Find the slope and y-intercept for each line that has a slope and y-intercept.
2x + y = 0
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Question 127224: Natural Gas. The cost of 1000 cubic feet of natural gas is $39 and the cost of 3000 cubic feet is $99 There is a linear equation that expressed the cost C in terms of the numberof cubic feet n. Find the equation and find the cost of 2400 cubic feet of natural gas.
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Question 127532This question is from textbook mathematics its power and utility
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We are studying problem solving with Algebra math 116 the questions are
1. The sum of 6 and twice a number is equal to four times the number, what is the number? I got 2n-6=4n but do not know how to solve
2. If 6 is subtracted from three times a number, the difference is twice the number. What is the number I got 3n-6=2n( i don't think i set that up right) but anyway thank for your consideration in my two questionsThis question is from textbook mathematics its power and utility

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Question 127562This question is from textbook
: 1 If a number is added to the numerator of 3/4 and twice as much is added to the denominator, the result is 4/7. Find the number.
2. The sum of a number an its reciprocal is 13/6. Find the numbers.
3. An inlet pipe can fill an empty swimming pool in 5 hours, and another inlet pipe can fill the pool in 4 hours . How long will it take both pipes to fill the pool?This question is from textbook

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Question 127730: The sum of two numbers is 6 less than twice the first number. Their difference is 10 less than four times the second number. Find each of the numbers
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Question 127784: eight less thn half a number is seven more than two thirds of the number. find the number
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Question 127828: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO NUMBERS IS 67. THE LARGER NUMBER IS 3 LESS THAN 6 TIMES THE SMALLER NUMBER.
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Question 127951: If 3 is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is 2 more than the number.
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Question 127920: Find two consecutive odd positive integers such that the twice the square of the larger minus the square of the smaller is 41. Set up an algebraic equation and solve for the two numbers.
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Question 127980: Unable to solve. Please help. Thanks. The reciprocal of 5 less than a number is 4 times the reciprocal of twice the number. Find the number.
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Question 128076: the sum of the digits of a two digit number is 12. if the digits are reversed the number is 15 more than twice the orignal number what is the original number? how did you get it?
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Question 127979: Unable to solve. Please help. An integer minus 3 times its reciprocal equals 26/3. What is the integer?
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Question 128109: The sum of a two-digit number and its reverse is 121. The ones digit is seven more than the tens digit.what is the number?
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Question 128153: Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the first and third exceeds one-half the second by 15.
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Question 128152: One fifth of 12 more than a certain number equals one-forth of 2 more than the number. Find the number
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Question 128152: One fifth of 12 more than a certain number equals one-forth of 2 more than the number. Find the number
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Question 128151:
A denominator is 3 times the numerator of a fraction. If 4 is added to the denominator and 2 subtracted from the numerator, the resulting fraction is 3/4. Find the origina fraction.
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Question 128150: 1. The larger of two numbers is 2 more than twice the smaller. Ten times the smaller number is 2 less than 4 times the larger number. Find the 2 numbers.
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Question 128265:
Solve the problem: One number is 6 less than a second number. Twice
the second number is 48 more than 5 times the first. Find the two
numbers
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Question 128447: The sum of three numbers is 5. The sum of the first and second number is 3, and the first number is one more than three times the third number. How many of the numbers are even numbers?
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Question 128459:
Find three consecutive even integers such that the sum of the first and third exceeds one half the second by 15
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Question 128457: A denominator is 3 times the numerator of a fraction. If 4 is added to the denominator and 2 subtracted from the numerator, the resulting fraction is 3/4. Find the original fraction.
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Question 128566: The diffrence between two numbers is -38. Two times the smaller number minus five times the larger number is -217. What are the numbers
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Question 128697: A man wanted to get into his work building, but he had forgotten his code. However, he did remember five clues. These are what those clues were:
The fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen.
The fourth number is one more than the second number.
The first number is one less than twice the second number.
The second number plus the third number equals ten.
The sum of all five numbers is 30.
What were the five numbers and in what order?

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Question 129024: this problem starts
the length of a rectangle is 5 cm less than twice the width. the area is 88 cm squared. find the length and width.
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Question 129036:
Tom tried to compute the average of his 7 test scores. He mistakenly divided them by 6, which yeilds 84. What is the correct average test score?
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Question 129107This question is from textbook Algebra !
: The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 8. If 16 is added to the orginal number, the result is 3 times the original number with its digits reversed. Find the orginal number. This is the problum and have no idea how to do it because i was gone when we learned this and i have bin working on this for litterly 2 hours please help meThis question is from textbook Algebra !

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Question 129399: four times the certain number, minus 5, is equal to 7 more than twice the number. What is the number?
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Question 129502This question is from textbook
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The base of a triangle is 12 inches more than 4 times the height. If the area is 36 inches, find the base and the height.This question is from textbook

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Question 129501This question is from textbook
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The longest side of a right trangle is 3 less than twice the shortest side. The third side measures 12 inches. Find the length of the shortest side.This question is from textbook

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Question 129499This question is from textbook
: The sum of the squares of two consecutive even integers is 100. Find the two integers.This question is from textbook

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Question 129526: when a smaller number is subtracted from a larger number, the difference is 34. if the larger number is 30 less than 3 times the smaller number, what are the two numbers?

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Question 129602: Define a variable and write an equation to find each number.
Problem: Three times a number equals 40 more than five times the number.
What is the number?
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Question 129810: I THINK OF ANUMBER IF IMULTIPLY IT BY 6 THE ANSWER WILL BE 80. what IS the number?
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Question 129869: twice the difference of a number and 3 is equal to three times the sum of the number and 5
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Question 129886: The qoutient of two numbers is 8 and their sum is 90. Find the number ?
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Question 129887:
Thirty one times the total of towice t and 2 is greater than or equal to -6
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