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Question 223400: the length of a rectangle is 6m more than the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 20m. find the length and width
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Question 223396: if a patio is in the shape of a rectangel. the width is 10feet and the perimeter is 50 feet what is the length
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Question 223406: 3 less than twice the width and perimeter is 30cm

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Question 223573: the perimeter of a rectangular field is 1,200 feet and the field is 50 feet longer than it is wide. what is the length, i feet, of the field?
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Question 223575: the sum of a non zero number and its square is equal to three times the number. what is the number?
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Question 223576: f(x)=1-x+x^3, then f(-1)=
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Question 223645: A log 78 feet long is cut into three pieces of varying lengths. The longest piece is to be four times the length of the shortest piece, and the middle sized piece is to be 6 feet less than twice the length of the shortest piece. How long is the longest piece?
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Question 223655: a rectangle carpet has a perimeter of 236 inches. The length of the carpet is 22 inches more than the width. what are the carpets dimensions...?
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Question 223710: what is the length of a rectangle is twice its width if the width is increased by one meter and the length is diminished by three meters the area will be 12 square meters
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Question 223774: The perimeter of a rectangle is 60cm. If the length is decreased by 5 and the width is halved, the perimeter will decrease by 20cm. What are the length and width of the original rectangle?
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Question 223879: The perimeter of a rectangle is 100. The length of the rectangle is less than two times the width. What are the dimensions ( Length and Width ) of the rectangle?
please and thank you for your time. Also, if it's possible to show all work - I'd really appreciate it !
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Question 224003: turn into the variable the length of a rectangle is twice its width if the width is increased by one meter and the length is diminished by three meters the area will be 12 square meters
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Question 224144: The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its perimeter is 54 cm, find its length
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Question 224222: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 98 feet. The length of the garden is 4 feet more than twice the width. What is the length of the garden?
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Question 224258: What are the dimensions of a right angle that is similar to the 3-4-5 rightangled triangle and that has an area four times as large?
a. 4-5-7
b. 4-12-13
c. 6-8-10
d. 9-12-15
e. 12-16-20
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Question 224437: a field has an area of 5000 square yards. if its width is 50 yards, what is its length?

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Question 223663: speed of light is 3.00X10^8m/sec, how long does it take to travel 2.29x10^11m, the distance from the sun to mars...?
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Question 224568: The area of a triangle is 42cm squared. If one base is 12cm, what is the height relative to that base?
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Question 224703: The length of a board is 7 times the width.What is the width if the area is 45 meters squared
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Question 224727: Here is a word problem I am not sure how to solve:
A vertical pole is to be supported by three wires. Each wire is 13 yards long and is anchored 5 yards from the base of the pole. How far up the poles will the wires be attached?
Here is how I have tried approaching it:
I drew a vertical line and then 3 more lines to form a square. after this I drew a diagonal line cutting through the square. Am I going in the right direction? What to do I have to do to finish the problem and get the answer? Thank you!
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Question 225160: 10. Angles A and B are supplementary angles and angle A is 2⁰ more than 4 times angle B. Find the measures of angle A and angle B.
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Question 225198: a 100-foot cable is cut into two pieces. the first piece is 18 ft longer than the second. how long is each piece?
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Question 225159: 7.One angle of a triangle is 20⁰ larger than the smallest angle, and the third angle is 6 times as large as the smallest angle. Find the measures of the three angles
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Question 225802: There are three different sized pizza's. The small is 10 inches in diameter and sells for $10.99, the medium is 12 inches in diameter and sells for $12.75 and the large is 16 inches in diameter and sells for $15.25. Which pizza is the better deal?
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Question 225801: angle 1 = x angle 2 = 2x-13 How do you solve for x? Thank you for your time.
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Question 225796: angle R = 1/3x+5 angle k = 1/2x how do you solve for x?
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Question 226058: The area of a square is equal to the perimeter of an equilateral triangle. If the triangle has legs of length 12, what is the length of one side of the square?

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Question 226243: the width of a rectangle is fixed at 16yd. For what lengths will the area be at least 264yds square?
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Question 226384: The area of a circle 8 inches in diameter is greater than the combined areas of a circle 6 inches in diameter and a circle 2 inches in diameter by approximately how many square inches?

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Question 226628: The length of of a rectangle is 15ft more than its width. Find its dimension, if the perimeter is 322ft
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Question 226757: if there are twice as many girls as there are boys in Annie art class and there are ten more girls than there are boys, how many students are there in Annie class
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Question 227002: The perimeter of a rectangle is 26 units. Each of the length and width of the rectangle is Measured in natural numbers. What is the largest area in square units that the rectangle could have?

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Question 226800: Suppose that a square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. Each side of the equilateral triangle is 6 centimeters longer than each side of the square. Find the length of each side of the square.
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Question 227118: Where is the center of the circle given by the equation (x + 7)2 + (y - 5)2 = 16?
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Question 227235: A (3x+14)
B (4x+22)

C x

This is in an isosoles triangle

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Question 227408: The length of a rectangular garden is 4 m greater than the width. The area of the garden is 96m², Find the length and width
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Question 227424: manuel is helping his father fence their back yard for a new puppy. The yard is in the shape of a square and has an area of 900.
what is the side length and how much fencing do they need to complete the project?
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Question 227677: Diameter of a circle. If the diameter of a circle is 1.3 * 10^-12 meters, then what is its radius?

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Question 227748: How many degrees are in the time 1:45 on a clock?
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Question 227769: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS:
1. A SQUARE AND RECTANGLE HAVE EQUAL AREAS. IF THE RECTANGLE IS 36 BY 16, WHAT IS THE SIDE OF A SQUARE?
2.IN A SOCIAL HALL OF A BUILDING, THERE ARE 150 SEATS ARRANGED IN ROWS WITH 5 MORE SEATS PER ROW THAN THE NUMBER OF ROWS. HOW MANY SEATS ARE THERE IN EACH ROW?
THANK YOU!!! I REALLY APPRECIATE IT...
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Question 227750: How many degrees are in the time of 11:40?
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Question 228097: the ratio of the measures of two complementary angles is 2:7. Find the measures of the angles
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