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Question 133189: if two thirds of a number is added to one half of that number ,the sum is 35 find the number.

if one third of a number is subtracted from three fourths of that number the difference is 15,what is the number.

one fourth of a number is subtracted from two fifths of a number the difference is three find the number.
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Question 133486: Tony worked 9/10 of an hour on a project. That is three times as long as Bill worked. How many hours did they work in all?

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Question 133497: A farm has 60 cows, pigs, and horses. There are 4 times as many cows and pigs as horses. How many horses are there?
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Question 133791: Hello,
I am finding this problem to be confusing. Could you help me find two consecutive integers that equal 90?
problem: Find 2 consecutive even numbers whose sum is 90

Thank you,
Mrs. Gibson
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Question 133787: Hello,
I am really confused about this word problem. Setting up the problem properly is what I need the most help on. Do you know how to set up the equation for this problem properly? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
A man invests a certain amount of money in an account that pays 7% annual interest. He invests $350 more than that in an account that pays 8% annual interest, how much did he invest in each account if the total interest after one year was $250?
Thank you,
Mrs. Gibson
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Question 133852: The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 13. If the digits are reversed, the new number is 4 less than twice the original number. Find the original number.
I an very confused with this problem.
It's be greatly appreciated if I could get help!
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Question 133856: If one interger us represented by n, then teh next largest consecutive interger would be...
a)n+1
b)n+2
c)n-1
d)n-2
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Question 133849: Find the 2-digit number whose tens digit is 3 less than the units digit and the original number is 6 more than 4 times the sum of the digits.
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Question 133915:
one number is 4 more than twice the second number. Their total is 25. Find the number
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Question 134001: A 747 is 230 feet long with a wingspand of 195feet
What is the wingspand if a scale model is 40 Centimeters long
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Question 134034: Arrange four 9’s in any order while using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division to equal 100.
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Question 134427: Using four 4s, no other numbers, and as many mathematical operations as you like, create mathematical expressions that equal the integers from 1 on. How high can you go?
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Question 134766: I do not understand this problem . Please help !
A two digit number is 7 times its unit digit. If 18 is added to the number, its digits are reversed. Find the number.
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Question 134851: what does this mean: six time the difference between three times a numberand five?
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Question 135057: a bill of 13.75 was paid in half dollars and quarters. the number of half dollars exceeded the number of quarters by 5. how many of each are there
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Question 135056: Find two consecutive integral numbers whose sum is 51.
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Question 135103: A grade 11 class, on a field trip to Montreal, had lunch in a restaurant. The bill came to $239.25. Four students had birthdays that day, and it was agreed that these four students should not have to pay for lunch. The other students had to pay $1 more than if all the students had paid. How many students had lunch?
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Question 135154:

1) 42 is 40% of what number?
2) 15 is what percent of 3?
3) The sum of the page numbers on facing pages of a book is 157; what are the page numbers?

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Question 135155: 1) 42 is 40% of what number?
2) 15 is what percent of 3?
3) The sum of the page numbers on facing pages of a book is 157; what are the page numbers?

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Question 135322: A two digit number exceeds the sum of the squares of the digits by 19 and double the product of the digits by 44. Find the sum of the digits of the number.
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Question 135429: Sarah has a collection of nickles, dimes and quarters worth $15.75. She has 10 more dimes than nickles and twice as many quarters as dimes. How many coins of each does she have.
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Question 135568: what are the 2 consecutive odd integers who's difference of the squares is 24
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Question 135594: find two consecutive even numbers whose product is 288
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Question 135924: The ten's digit of a certain two digit number is twice the units digit.If the number is multiplied by the sum of its digits the result is 63.Find the number.
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Question 135921: Where 3 times a certain number is added to twice its reciprocal the result is 5. What is the number
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Question 135911: I am trying to help my son with his math homework and have no idea what the answer is or how to explain it to him. If you could help that would be great.
Question: What number is half of the largest two-digit odd number? Is the answer 49 1/2?
Thank you,
Ritha
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Question 136036: a number is 8 times the sum of its digits. the tens digits is 5 greater than the units digit. find the number. PLEASE HELP!!! the answer is 72, but i dont know how to get there.
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Question 137004: I would appreciate it if anyone could help me understand how to solve the problem I've typed out and also the solution..thanx!
Question:
A certain number is expressed by three digits whose sum is 10. The sum of the first and last digits is two-thirds(2/3) of the second digit, and if 198 is subtracted from the number, the digits will be reversed. What is the number?
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Question 137015: I would also appreciate it if someone could help me understand how to solve the following problem....thanx.
Question:
The sum of the digits in a certain three-digit number is 21. The sum of the first and third digits is twice the middle digit. If the hundreds and tens digits are interchanged, the number is reduced by 90. Find the number.
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Question 137049: Please can you help me with my math problem?
Sierra and Morgan made packages of shampoo,soap, and combs. They had 84 bottles of shampoo, 90 bars of soap, and 120 combs. What is the greatest number of identical packages they could make without any items left over?
I appreciate your help.
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Question 137063: The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 150.
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Question 137062: Robert is on a diet and can have 500 calories for lunch. A 3 0z hamburger on whole wheat bread has 315 calories, and 12 fluid oz of soda has 145 calories. How many french fries can he eat if there are 10 calories in on french fry.
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Question 137507: The sum of two consecutive even number is 130. Find the product of the two numbers.
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Question 137507: The sum of two consecutive even number is 130. Find the product of the two numbers.
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Question 137560: The some of a digit is 8. If 18 is added to the number , the digits of the new numeral are those of the original numeral, but they appear in reversed order.

The some of the digits is 8. The number 16 is less than the product of 3 and the number represented when the digits are interchanged.
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Question 137580: The sum of two numbers is twice their difference. The larger number is 6 more than twice the smaller. Find the numbers.
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Question 137884: the following is from a worksheet... please help me help my son figure this one out.
The tens digit of a two-digit number is 1 less than five times the units digit. The square of the units digit is 5 less than the tens digit. Find the number.
have tried unsuccessfully to manipulate the following to find the answer:
t=5u-1 and u**2=t-5

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Question 138231: Please help!! I can't figure out this question.
Twice the difference of 7 times a number and 4 yields the same result as the same number increased by 6.
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Question 138378: The sum of two numbers is 20. Their difference is 4. Find the two numbers.
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Question 138378: The sum of two numbers is 20. Their difference is 4. Find the two numbers.
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Question 138454: One of two supplementary angles is 30 degrees more than twice the other.
Find the angles.
please and
Thank you!!
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Question 138894: The length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. The difference between the length and the width is 8 feet. Determine the rectangle’s length.

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Question 138892: Three times a larger number added to 4 times a smaller number totals 24. When twice the smaller number is subtracted from twice the larger number, the result is 2. What are the two numbers?
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