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Rate-of-work-word-problems/749866: Sam can paint the house in 7 days by himself, while Betty can paint the same house in 42 days. How long would it take Sam and Betty to paint the house together? 1 solutions
Answer 456187 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-17 12:51:32 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Sam's rate is ( 1 house ) / ( 7 days ) = 
Betty's rate is ( 1 house ) / ( 42 days ) = 
Add their rates to get their rate working together
Let  = their time in days working together

Multiply both sides by

Together it takes them 6 days to paint the house
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Rate-of-work-word-problems/749868: Mark and Plato can paint one wall together in 8 minutes. It takes Mark and Plato the same amount of time to paint one wall alone. How long does it take Mark and Plato each to paint one wall? 1 solutions
Answer 456183 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-17 12:22:35 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!They paint at the same rate:
Call the rate of each ( 1 wall ) / ( t min ) = 
Add their rates to get the rate working together

Either one painting the wall alone will take 16 min
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Mixture_Word_Problems/749685: need help solving this problem please.
A tank contains 55 gallons of a 55% solution of antifreeze. How much solution needs to be drained out and replaced with pure antifreeze to obtain a 70% solution? 1 solutions
Answer 456119 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-16 21:57:04 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The key here is to realize that you start with
55 gallons and end up with 55 gallons
Let  = gallons of solution to be drained
and replaced with pure antifreeze
 = gallons of antifreeze removed
 gallons of antifreeze
in original mixture
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18.333 gallons of solution must be drained and
replaced with pure antifreeze
check:

OK
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�t�e�s�t/749673: Using the facts that log2 = 0.3010 and log3 = 0.4771, find the values of the following
a) log6
b) log1.5
c) log1/2
Can you please help me out? Thanks so much in advance
Also can you please show the steps it would really help me understand better:) 1 solutions
Answer 456115 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-16 21:41:03 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!You need to follow 2 general rules
(1) 
(2) 
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(a)

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(b)

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(c)

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Note that  for any value of  ,
so  for any value of
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Proportions/749529:
Two trains were 332 miles apart and heading towards each other at 11 am. If the trains meet at 1 pm and one train was traveling 36 miles per hour faster than the other, then how fast was each train moving? 1 solutions
Answer 456053 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-16 16:31:40 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!I like to think of one train as standing still
and the other one approaching at the sum of their speeds
from 11 AM to 1 PM is 2 hrs
Let  = the speed of the slower train
 = the speed of the faster train
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The trains were traveling at 65 mi/hr and 101 mi/hr
check:

OK
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Travel_Word_Problems/749464: a train made a trip of 600 miles between 2 cities. if it averaged 10 miles per hour more, it would have required 2 hours less to take the trip. find the rate of speed of the train. 1 solutions
Answer 456031 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-16 15:15:44 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = the 1st speed in mi/hr
 = the increased speed in mi/hr
Let  = the train's time at  mi/hr
 = the train's time at  mi/hr
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given:
(1) 
(2) 
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(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
and,
(1) 
(1) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
Use quadratic formula
 ( can't use negative square root )

and
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
The speed of the train is 50 mi/hr
check:
(1) 
(1)

and
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
OK
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Rational-functions/749509: the county's new asphalt paving machine can surface one mile of highway in 10 hours. A much older machine can surface one mile in 18 hours. How long will it take them to surface one mile of highway, working together? How long will it take them to surface 20 miles? 1 solutions
Answer 456026 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-16 14:49:53 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Rate of resurfacing for new machine:
( 1 mile ) / ( 10 hrs )
Rate for older machine:
( 1 mile ) / ( 18 hrs )
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Let  = the time in hours for them to
resurface 1 mile working together

Multiply both sides by

It will take them 6 hrs and 26 min working together
check:

OK
For 20 miles:

It will take them 128 hrs and 34 min
check:

OK
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Linear_Equations_And_Systems_Word_Problems/749236: dina planted an eight foot tree in her backyard which she expects to grow at a rate of 4 feet per year. Determine th eequation of the line that shows how tall the tree will be each year.
Please help solve this problem ! 1 solutions
Answer 455870 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-15 20:02:41 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Plot the height in feet on the vertical axis and time
in years on the horizontal axis.
The general form of the equation will be
 = slope
 = h-intercept
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Call the time  when she plants the tree.
You now have the point ( 0,8 )
This is the h-intercept
The slope of the line is the rate of growth of the tree

So, the equation is
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Travel_Word_Problems/749225: A train departs from Town A at 3:00pm to travel to Town B. Its average speed for the journey is 90km/h, and it arrives at 5:00pm. A second train departs from Town A at 3:10pm and arrives at Town B at 4:30pm.
What is the average speed of the second train? 1 solutions
Answer 455865 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-15 19:53:08 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The 1st train takes 2 hrs to go from A to B
Let  = distance from A to B
 Km
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The 2nd train takes 1 hr and 20 min which is
 hrs to go the same distance

The average speed of the 2nd train is 135 km/hr
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Evaluation_Word_Problems/749228: Solution A is 12% acid and Solution B is 4% acid. If a technician wants to mix them to make 60 liters of Solution C which is 10% acid, how many liters of each should be mixed together? I REALLY need help!!! 1 solutions
Answer 455862 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-15 19:41:06 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = liters of solution A needed
Let  = liters of solution B needed
 = liters of acid in solution A
 = liters of acid in solution B
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(1) 
(2) 
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(2) 
(2) 
Multiply both sides of (1) by  and
subtract (1) from (2)
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(2) 
(1)

and, since
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
45 liters of solution A are needed
15 liters of solution B are needed
check:
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
OK
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Equations/749168: Having your car repaired. The machanic said it would cost at least $375 for parts and labor. If the cost of the parts was $150, and the mechanic charges $60 an hour, how many hours is the mechanic planning to work on the car? 1 solutions
Answer 455805 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-15 17:20:43 (Show Source):
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Geometry_Word_Problems/749152: The revenue for a small company is given by the quadratic function r(t)=15t2+7t+830 where t is the number of years since 1998 and r(t) is in thousands of dollars. If this trend continues, find the year after 1998 in which the company's revenue will be $1412 thousand. Round to the nearest whole year. 1 solutions
Answer 455803 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-15 17:11:23 (Show Source):
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Travel_Word_Problems/747807: Anna and Bill walk the same route from home to school. They don't leave at the same time. Anna sets off first followed by bill 5 minutes later. The distance from their home to the school is 1.2 KM. Anna walks at a steady speed of 1 m/s. Bill walks faster at 1.5 m/s.
a) Draw their distance -time graphs.
b) How many seconds does it take Anna to complete the walk to school?
c) How long does it take Bill to reach the school?
d) How long does it takes Bill to catch up with Anna and how far are they from the school when he does? 1 solutions
Answer 455174 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-12 13:32:18 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Plot distance in meters on the vertical
axis and time in seconds
on the horizontal
Anna's head start is  m ( 5 min is 300 sec )
Let  = the time in seconds started when Bill leaves
Let  = the distance in meters for the whole route
Anna's equation:
(1) 
Bill's equation:
(2) 
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(1) 
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Here's the plot- note that  m is as far as they will go.

The line that starts at  is Bill's
The line that starts at  is Anna's
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Anna:
 sec is Anna's time to get to school
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Bill:
 sec is Bill's time to get to school
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Bill catches anna when

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When  sec,
 m
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Miscellaneous_Word_Problems/747757: 1) A customer deposits Php 8000 in one simple interest account and Php 2000 in a second simple interest account. The interest rate on the Php 8000 account is 2% more than the rate on the Php 2000 account. If the total amount of interest on the two accounts is Php 578, find the interest rate on the Php 8000 account.
2) A man has Php 34,000 to invest. He invests some at 17% and the balance at 20%. His total annual interest income is Php 6245. Find the amount invested at the 17% interest rate.
3)
A woman can do a certain job in 10 hr and the younger daughter can do it in 12 hr. After the woman and her younger daughter have been working for 1 hr, the younger daughter got tired and decided to leave the woman doing the job alone. How long did the woman finish the job after the younger daughter left her?
If x is the number of hours that the woman did the job alone, which of the following equations should be used to answer the problem?
4)
A woman can do a certain job in 10 hr and the younger daughter can do it in 12 hr. After the woman and her younger daughter have been working for 1 hr, the younger daughter got tired and decided to leave the woman doing the job alone. How long (in hours) did the woman finish the job after the younger daughter left her?
1 solutions
Answer 455145 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-12 11:52:16 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!I can do part 3), I think.
Their rates of working are:
Woman:
( 1 job ) / ( 10 hrs )
daughter:
( 1 job ) / ( 12 hrs )
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Find the fraction of the job that woman and
daughter get done in 1 hr.
woman:
( 1 job / 10 hrs ) x ( 1 hr ) = ( 1/10 ) job
daughter:
( 1 job / 12 hrs ) x ( 1 hr ) = ( 1/12 ) job
So, in 1 hr, working together they did
 job
That means there was 
of the job left to do
Let  = hrs worked by woman alone
 is the fraction of the remainder
of the job she gets done
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 of the job is already done
I can say:
 hrs
 min
x = 8 hrs and 10 min
Hope I got it
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Money_Word_Problems/747479: Three hundred and fifty-eight tickets to the school basketball game on Friday were sold. Student tickets were $1.50, and nonstudent tickets were $3,25. The school made $725.25. How many student and how many nonstudent tickets were sold? 1 solutions
Answer 454959 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-11 09:20:29 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = number of student tickets sold
Let  = number of non-student tickets sold
given:
(1) 
(2) 
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(2) 
Multiply both sides of (1) by 
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2) 
(1)

and, since
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
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I think there's a problem somewhere,
because I should end up with whole
numbers for answers.
The method is OK though
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Expressions-with-variables/747390: Ryan's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Ryan $5.95per pound, and type B coffee costs $4.65 per pound. This month's blend used twice as many pounds of type B coffee as type A, for a total cost of$320.25 . How many pounds of type A coffee were used?
1 solutions
Answer 454896 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-10 20:05:02 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = pounds of type A coffee used
Let  = pounds of type B coffee used
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given:
(1) 
(2) 
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(2) 
Substitute (1) into (2)
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
and
(1) 
(1) 
21 pounds of type A coffee were used
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check:
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
OK
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logarithm/747365: How do I find all the real-number roots of the equation and give an exact expression for the root and also a calculator approximation rounded to three decimal places.
 1 solutions
Answer 454862 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-10 17:21:02 (Show Source):
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Age_Word_Problems/747266: stanley found alot of seashells at the beach.Of the seashells, he found 5/8 were blue.If 3/5 of the blue shells were scallop shells, what fraction of the total shells were blue scallop shells? 1 solutions
Answer 454788 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-10 12:14:14 (Show Source):
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Quadratic_Equations/747253: Two companies working together can clear a parcel of land in 13 hours. Working alone, it would take company A 10 hours longer to clear the land than it would Company B. How long would it take company B to clear the parcel of land alone?
1 solutions
Answer 454787 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-10 11:54:17 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Add their rates of working to get their rate working together
Let  = B's time in hours to clear the parcel of land
given:
B's rate:
( 1 parcel cleared ) / ( t hrs )
A's rate:
( 1 parcel cleared ) / ( t + 10 hrs )
Their rate working together:
( 1 parcel cleared / t hrs ) + ( 1 parcel cleared / t + 10 hrs ) = ( 1 parcel cleared / 13 hrs )
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Multiply both sides by

Complete the square

Take square root of both sides

Working alone, B takes 21 hrs 56 min
check:

OK
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Linear-systems/747255: Help me solve this equation please.
Simplify the expression. Assume that all variables represent nonzero numbers.
6p^3 times 3p^5 = __ 1 solutions
Answer 454782 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-10 11:30:41 (Show Source):
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Average/747036: My first test score was 72%, I did a retake of the test and scored 93%. What is my percentage increase? How do I find the percent increase between the 2 scores?
Thanks,
Craig 1 solutions
Answer 454659 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-09 19:39:52 (Show Source):
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Word_Problems_With_Coins/747034: Diane has $1.20 in dimes and nickels. She has a total of 15 coins. How many of each kind does she have?
Smallest Value
Highest Value 1 solutions
Answer 454657 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-09 19:32:38 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = number of nickels
Let  = number of dimes
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(1) 
(2)  ( in cents )
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Multiply both sides 0f (1) by 
and subtract (2) from (1)
(1) 
(2)

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and, since
(1) 
(1)

She has 6 nickels and 9 dimes
check:
(2)
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
OK
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Linear_Equations_And_Systems_Word_Problems/746880: 30 students work 20 hours per week at 8.50, and 20 students work 20 hours per week at $10 per hour for nine months. What is the total student assistant yearly cost? 1 solutions
Answer 454585 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-09 16:02:35 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!In terms of units:
( number of students ) x ( pay / hour ) x ( hours / week ) = assistants pay / week

The assistance are paid  per week
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( number of months ) x ( weeks / month ) = 
Yearly cost =  $327,600
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Rate-of-work-word-problems/746611: A swimming pool has two inlet pipes. One fills the pool in three hours and the other in 6 hours. The outlet pipe empties the pool in 4 hours. Once the outlet pipe was left open when the pool was being filled, in how many hours was the pool full?
Please help. I am trying to help my son with his homework. 1 solutions
Answer 454394 by josmiceli(9819) on 2013-05-08 21:00:09 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Add the rates of filling of the 2 filling pipes and
subtract the rate of draining of the emptying pipe
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1st pipe's rate: ( 1 pool filled ) / ( 3 hrs )
2nd pipe's rate: ( 1 pool filled ) / ( 6 hrs )
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3rd pipe's rate of emptying: ( 1 pool emptied ) / ( 4 hrs )
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Let  = the time in hrs to fill the pool with all 3 pipes open

Multiply both sides by

It will take 4 hrs to fill the pool with all 3 pipes open
check:

Add  to both sides

OK
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