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Answer 42320 by Paul(988)   on 2006-11-15 00:31:44 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Jeseph drove for 3 hours and celeb drove for 4 hours
EQUATION:
3(x)+4(2x-26)=325
3x+8x-104=325
11x=429
x=39
2(39)-26=52
Hence, Jeseph drove at 39mph and Caleb drove at 52mph.
Paul.
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Miscellaneous_Word_Problems/58814: This question is from textbook college algebra
please help me set up and solve. Thank You!
During summer vacation, Hector and Ann earned a total of $1088. Hector worked 8 days fewer than Ann and earned $2 per day less. Find the number of days he worked and the daily wage he made if the total number of days worked by both was 72.
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Answer 40340 by Paul(988) on 2006-10-29 19:59:09 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let x repsent the amount of days Ann worked
Hector worked for x-8 days
NUMBER OF DAYS:
x+x-8=72
2x=80
x=40
40-8=32
Hector worked for 32 days and Ann worked for 40 days
EQAUTION:
32(x-2)+40x=1088
72x=1152
x=16
32(16-2)=448
40(16)=640
Hence, HEctor worked for 32 days and had a payment of $448
Paul.
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Travel_Word_Problems/58613: This question is from textbook Elementary Algebra
Hope someone can help quick - I have a test on Monday and am having terrible difficulty with the story probs.
Here's one problem: "Plane took 1 hr. LONGER to fly 480 AGAINST the wind than it took to fly the same distance WITH the wind. If wind speed is 20 mph, what is the speed of plane in calm air?" I don't know how to figure speed of plane just based on air speed. All I know is distance is 480 both ways and time taken is "x + 1" for against wind and "x" for with wind. Can you help?
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Answer 40153 by Paul(988) on 2006-10-28 13:35:11 (Show Source):
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Miscellaneous_Word_Problems/55630: Two isosceles triangles have the same base length. The legs of one of the triangles are twice as long as the legs of the other. Find the lengths of the sides of the triangles if their perimeters are 23 cm and 41 cm.
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Answer 37745 by Paul(988) on 2006-10-10 23:44:26 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let y represent the base
Let x represent the side length
EQUATION:
x+x+y=23
2x+y=23
y=23-2x
EQUATION 2:
2x+2x+y=41
SUBSITUTE FOR Y:
4x+(23-2x)=41
2x=18
x=9
y=23-2(9)
y=5
Hence, the length of the sides are 9 and 2(9)=18cm
Paul.
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Travel_Word_Problems/55601: Joan ran from her home to the lake at 8 mi/h. She ran back home at 6 mi/h. Her total running time was 1 hour. How much time did it take Joan to run from her home to the lake?
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Answer 37738 by Paul(988) on 2006-10-10 22:37:53 (Show Source):
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Linear_Equations_And_Systems_Word_Problems/55240: Four men were shipwrecked on an island. The first day they gathered a pile of coconuts and then went to sleep. During the night one of the men woke up and ate 1/3 of the coconuts. A second man woke up and ate 1/3 of the remaining cocnuts. A third man did the same. When the fourth man woke up he ate 1/4 of the remaining cocnuts. Then there were 6 coconuts left. How many coconuts did the men gather?
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Answer 37513 by Paul(988) on 2006-10-09 12:25:49 (Show Source):
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Linear-equations/54889: Gina has $2 more than three times the amount that Fred has. When Gina gabe Fred $5, Fred then had one-half as much as Gina. How much did Gina have at first? Write an equation.
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Answer 37104 by Paul(988) on 2006-10-06 00:18:40 (Show Source):
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Expressions-with-variables/54556: In a taste test between two brands of cereal, 1199 votes were cast. If 25 voters had switched their votes from the winner to the loser, the loser would have won by 5 votes. How many votes did each cereal actually receive?
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Answer 36827 by Paul(988) on 2006-10-04 00:05:39 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let x be the winner votes and y be the loser's votes
EQUATION:
x+y=1199
y=1199-x
EQUATION 2:
5+(x-25)=y+25
Subsitute for y:
x-20=(1199-x)+25
2x=1244
x=622
y=1199-622
y=577
Hence, there were 622 winner votes and 577 loser's votes
Paul.
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Travel_Word_Problems/53741: one car travels 50 miles per hour and another one travels 55 miles per hour. if they start from the same place at the same time and travel in the same direction, after how many hours will the faster car be 35 miles ahead of the slower car?
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Answer 35991 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-26 23:43:04 (Show Source):
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Numbers_Word_Problems/53725: A man is 2/5 the way walking accross a railroad bridge whenhe hears a train approaching from behind him. He can reach either end of the bridge just as the train reaches the same point. If the trainis traveling at 60 miles per hour(mph), at what average speed must the man run?
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Answer 35945 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-26 20:18:47 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!2(2/5)=4/5
5/5-4/5=1/5
That means that the man would run 1/5 of the bridge, and it would take the train to run the whole 5/5 of the bridge
1x/5=5/5
x=5
60/5=12
Hence, the speed of the man is 12mph.
Paul.
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Angles/53180: Three times the complement of an angle less the supplement of an angle is 10 degrees. Find the supplement.
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Answer 35461 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-21 21:39:40 (Show Source):
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Rate-of-work-word-problems/53079: A 5-horsepower (hp) pump can empty a pool in 5 hours. A smaller, 2-hp pump empties the same pool in 8 hours. The pumps are used together to start emptying the pool. After three hours, the 2-hp pump breaks down. How much longer will it take the larger pump to finish emptying the pool, in hours and minutes?
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Answer 35387 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-20 23:37:08 (Show Source):
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Travel_Word_Problems/52662: Here is my problem:
Bob roller blades 9 miles each morning. Today, he averaged 10 mph for the first 6 miles and 5 mph for the remaining 3 miles. How long did the entire trip take?
I came up with the solution of 1 hour and 12 minutes, with 10 mph for six miles taking 36 minutes and 5 mph for 3 miles taking also 36 minutes. My problem is I don't know how to show the steps of how I came to that answer. I know that the...
Distance = 9 miles
Rate = 10 mph for 6 miles & 5 mph for 3 miles
Time = unknown variable
...I just don't know the best way to show my answer to the problem? Could you help me please? Thank you so much in advance!
Kellye
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Answer 35129 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-17 23:34:25 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!First set up the equation:
Speed=distance/time so time =distance/speed
Let x represent the time:
so: 
6+6=10x
x=1.2
Hence, the total time was 1.2hours.
Paul.
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Travel_Word_Problems/52497: A boy travels to school going 3 mph and on the way home, it is the same distance, but he goes at 5 mph instead. The entire roundtrip took one hour... what was the distance (in miles) that he traveled?
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Answer 35066 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-17 00:49:01 (Show Source):
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Age_Word_Problems/52394: The ages of Ann and Bill add up to 91. Ann is now three times as old as bill was at the time when Ann was twice as old as Bill is now. How old are Ann and Bill now? Please give an explanation or place where I can find this information. Thanks.
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Answer 34968 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-15 23:44:32 (Show Source):
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Rate-of-work-word-problems/52417: How do you solve this working together problem?
Patrice, by himself, can paint four rooms in 10 hours. If he hires April to help, they can do the same job together in 6 hours. If he lets April work alone, how long will it take her to paint four rooms?
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Answer 34966 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-15 23:31:10 (Show Source):
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Travel_Word_Problems/52114: When Sheila asked Margie to deliver camp supplies across the lake, they agreed to meet on the water. Sheila's boat can travel at 10km/h, while Margies boat can do 12km/h. If the lake is 6.6 km wide and Sheila and Margie leave at the same time, how much time will it be before they meet?
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Answer 34773 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-13 20:42:53 (Show Source):
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Angles/51574: the measue of the supplement of an angle is 60 less than three times the measure of the complement of the angle. Find the measure of the angle.
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Answer 34398 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-10 13:31:41 (Show Source):
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Equations/51453: The triangles in each pair are similar. Find the unknown side length.
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Question submitted by: Sumeet M
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Answer 34392 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-10 12:55:15 (Show Source):
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Human-and-algebraic-language/50857: Martina went shopping. She spent one-fifth of what she had in her wallet and then one-fifth of what remained. In all she spent $36. How much did she start with?
Can you help me with this problem?
Thank you!
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Answer 33910 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-05 20:30:19 (Show Source):
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Travel_Word_Problems/50777: A motorist drove 150 miles on country roads before driving on mountain roads. The rate of speed on the country roads was three times the rate on the mountain roads. The total time spent traveling the 200 miles was five hours. Find the rate of the motorist on the country roads.
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Answer 33814 by Paul(988) on 2006-09-04 20:32:25 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let the speed on the country road be 3x
x = mountain speed
50 miles were driven on mountain road
EQUATION:
x=0 or x=20
20(3)=60
Hence, the speed on the country road was 60mph.
Paul.
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Rectangles/50198: This question is from textbook Geometry
Find the minimum perimeter of a rectangle whose area is 169 square meters. I know the answer is 52 meters, but I don't know how they got the answer.
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Answer 33412 by Paul(988) on 2006-08-30 20:16:03 (Show Source):
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Age_Word_Problems/50170: Eight years ago, Mary was half as old as Jane will be when jane is one year older than Tim will be at the time when Mary will be five times as old as Tim will be two years from now.
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Answer 33384 by Paul(988) on 2006-08-30 16:45:30 (Show Source):
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Expressions-with-variables/50052: Kyle had 36 books in his locker. Some were library books, some were textbooks, and the rest were telephone books. The number of library books and telephone books combined equals twice the number of textbooks. The number of textbooks and telephone books combined equals three times the number of library books. How many of each type of book were in Kyle's locker?
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Answer 33313 by Paul(988) on 2006-08-29 13:15:13 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let x be the libaray books, y be the textbooks and z be the telephone books
EQUATION 1:
x+y+z=36
EQUATION 2:
x+z=2y ---> 
EQUATION 3:
y+z=3x
SUb EQUATION 2 into 1 and 3
3x+3z=72 (EQUATION 4)
3z-5x=0 (EQUATION 5)
Subtract equation4 from 5 and simplfy:
3x-(-5x)=72
3x+5x=72
8x=72
x=9
3z=5x
3z=5(9)
z=15
y=(x+z)/2
y=12
so hence, there are 9 libaray books, 12 textbooks and 15 telephone books in the locker.
Paul.
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Travel_Word_Problems/50067: The problem is: Michael drove to a friend's house at a rate of 40mi/h. He returned by the same route at a rate of 45mi/h. the driving time for the round trip was 4 h. What was the distance Michael traveled?
I know the answer is about 170 miles because (45+40)/2 is 42.5 times 4 is 170. But how do you set up an algebraic equation to solve?
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Answer 33309 by Paul(988) on 2006-08-29 12:51:27 (Show Source):
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Numbers_Word_Problems/50017: the tens digit t of a two digit number is 2 less than the ones digit u. if the digits are reversed, the result is 5 more than twice the original number. what was the original number?
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Answer 33251 by Paul(988) on 2006-08-28 16:23:18 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!ten digit y = x-2
one digit = x
Original number = 10y+x
Reversed number = 10x+y
EQUATION:
10x+y=5+2(10y+x)
SUBSITUTE FOR Y:
10x+(x-2)=5+20y+2x
11x-2=5+20(x-2)+2x
11x-2=22x-35
11x=33
x=3
y=3-2=1
Hence, the number is 13.
Paul.
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