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Question 17799: what is the deinition of a consecutive integer?
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Question 22327: A gain of 5 yards represents what number?
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Question 22336: what's the opposite of +5 or 5
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Question 20622: The sum of the page numbers on the facing pages of a book is 573. What are the page numbers?
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Question 22399: In a darts competition, Susan scored 147 more than John and three times as much as Elizabeth. If their combined score came to 336 find their individual scores.
Thanks in advance!
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Question 22579: Find a number such that subtracting its reciprocal from the number gives 16/15.
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Question 22586: Find two consecutive integers 4 times the larger excess 3 times the smaller by 23.
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Question 22713: Thank you for your help. I really need it with dividing polynomials. Please help simplify. p^2+2p+5/p-4.
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Question 22715: Thank you for your help, and I really need it. Please help divide by using synthetic division (4z^5+z^2-4z+9)/(z+2)
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Question 22857: the sum of two numbers is 27 and their product is 152. what are the numbers. i know the ansmwer but i dont know how to show my work and what step to take to get the answer.
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Question 22936: Can someone please help me with this problem?
The larger of two numbers is nineteen more than the smaller. Twice the larger equals ten times the smaller minus ten. What are the numbers?
This is what I have so far and I'm not sure if it is right. Thanks.
Let x= The smaller
Let x + 19 = The larger
2(x=19)= 10(x-10)
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Question 23003: Find four consective odd integers whose sum is 112
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Question 23006: Timothy's age in 15 years will be twice what it was 7 years ago. How old is Timothy now?
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Question 23011: Find the accumulated value of an investment of $10,000 at 4% compounded annually for 17yrs.

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Question 23021: a 3 foot pole casts a shodow of 4 feet. how tall is a tree with a shodow of 16 feet
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Question 22402: If you add the 2 digits of a 2-digit number, their sum will be 6. The present number is 10 times greater as its opposite number. What is the present number?
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Question 23155: Please help me with this problem: (cd^2)(c^3d^2) ?
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Question 21295: how do solve base and height trianlges?
the question:the base of a triangle is 9cm greater than the height. the area is 56cm^2.Find the base and height.
my answer:b=h+9
A=56cm^2
56=(h+9)h
0=h^2+9h-56
then thats where i get stuck can you help please.
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Question 21298: how do solve three consecutive even integers?
the question: find three consecutive even integers such that the product of the first and third minus the second is one more than 10 times the third.
my answer:10x
then thats where i get stuck can you help please.
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Question 20931: The sum of the squares of two positive consecutive odd integers is 394. Find the integer.
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Question 23371: Okay , I am in 8th grade , and i am in Algebra 1 Honors , and for homework we have 13 Krypto problems , if some of you dont know what that is , its where u use 5 numbers to get to a certain number. So one of my problems is 5 , 2 , 7 , 11 , 13 = 17 so you have to use those numbers to get to 17 . Please Help
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Question 23414: Systems:
The coin box of a vending machine contains half as many quarters as dimes. If the total value of the coins is $22.50, how many dimes are there?
i tried many times to do this using systems my main equatoins are .25q+.10d=22.50 and q=2d, but im stuck i dont know what to do next.

thank you for your help :)
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Question 23582: 20) the tens digit of a three-digit number exceeds the hundreds digit by the same amount that the units digit exceeds the tens digit. When the digits are reversed, the new number exceeds the original numer by 198. Find the number.thank you!!
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Question 23580: 19) A three-digit number divisible by ten has a hundreds digit that is one less than its tens digit. The number is 52 times the sum of the digits. find the number.Thank you!!
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Question 23579: /./The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 6. The number with the digits in reverse order is 6 less than twice the original number. Find the original number.
I really can't understand math..help please
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Question 23578: 19) A three-digit number divisible by ten has a hundreds digit that is one less than its tens digit. The number is 52 times the sum of the digits. find the number.Thank you!!
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Question 23577: 18)A three-digit number between 300 and 400 is 40 times the sum of its digits. The tens digit is six more than the units digit. Find the number.Thank you!!
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Question 23576: 18)A three-digit number between 300 and 400 is 40 times the sum of its digits. The tens digit is six more than the units digit. Find the number.Thank you!!
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Question 23575: 17) The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 19. The hundreds digit is three times the tens digit. The number is 198 more than the number reversed. Find the original number.Thank you!!
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Question 23574: 17) The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 19. The hundreds digit is three times the tens digit. The number is 198 more than the number reversed. Find the original number.Thank you!!
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Question 23573: 16.The sum of the digits of a three-digit number number is 11. The tens digit is three times the hundreds digit and twice the units digit.Find the number.thank you!!
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Question 23572: 16.The sum of the digits of a three-digit number number is 11. The tens digit is three times the hundreds digit and twice the units digit.Find the number.thank you!!
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Question 23571: 13)The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 15.When the digits are reversed, the new number obtained is 9 more than the original number. Find the original number.
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Question 23570: Can somebody please explain and solve this?? The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 8. The number with the digits interchanged is 14 more than 8 times the units digit of the original number. Fin the original number.
so x is the units digit
and 8-x is the tens digit...then what? please...
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Question 23569: 13)The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 15.When the digits are reversed, the new number obtained is 9 more than the original number. Find the original number.
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Question 23568: 11) The units digit of a two-digit number is one-third the tens digit. When the digits are reversed, the new number is two more than four times the tens digit. Find the original number. thank you!!
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Question 23567: 11) The units digit of a two-digit number is one-third the tens digit. When the digits are reversed, the new number is two more than four times the tens digit. Find the original number. thank you!!
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Question 23566: /.. I really can't understand this. please help.. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 13. The units digit exceeds twice the tens digit by 1. Find the number.
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Question 23565: 20) the tens digit of a three-digit number exceeds the hundreds digit by the same amount that the units digit exceeds the tens digit. When the digits are reversed, the new number exceeds the original numer by 198. Find the number.
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Question 23564: 20) the tens digit of a three-digit number exceeds the hundreds digit by the same amount that the units digit exceeds the tens digit. When the digits are reversed, the new number exceeds the original numer by 198. Find the number.
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Question 23558: 18)A three-digit number between 300 and 400 is 40 times the sum of its digits. The tens digit is six more than the units digit. Find the number.
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Question 23561: 19) A three-digit number divisible by ten has a hundreds digit that is one less than its tens digit. The number is 52 times the sum of the digits. find the number.
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Question 23563: 20) the tens digit of a three-digit number exceeds the hundreds digit by the same amount that the units digit exceeds the tens digit. When the digits are reversed, the new number exceeds the original numer by 198. Find the number.
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