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Answer 325279 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-25 18:04:14 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = Man's present age
Let  = Grandmother's present age
 = Man's age 18 years ago
 = Gradmother's age 18 years ago
given:
(1) 
(2) 
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(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
Add (2) to (1)
(2) 
(1)

And, from (1),

The man is 24 and the Grandmother is 78
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check:
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
OK
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Polynomials-and-rational-expressions/474238: Jack usually mows his lawn in 5 hours. Marilyn can mow the same yard in 3 hours. How much time would it take for them to mow the yard together? 1 solutions
Answer 325277 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-25 17:51:16 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = time to mow 1 lawn working together
Add their rates of working
Jack's rate:
1 lawn mowed / 5 hours
Marilyn's rate:
1 lawn mowed / 3 hours
Rate working together = 
Rate working together =
 hrs
Time - 1 hr +  min
It takes them 1 hr and 52.5 min working together
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Quadratic_Equations/474242: Foe the following equation, state the value of the discriminant and then describe the nature of the solutions
-19x^2-2x+7=0
^means raising to that power
which statement is correct?
a) the equation has 2 imaginary solutions
b) the equation has 2 real solutions
c) the equation has one real solution 1 solutions
Answer 325259 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-25 17:16:35 (Show Source):
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Finance/473924: Trains A and B are traveling in the same direction on parallel lines. Train A is traveling at 100 miles per hour and Train B is traveling 125 miles an hour. Than Train A passes a station at 10:25 AM. If Train B passes the same station at 10:37 AM. What time will B catch up with Train A? When will Train B catch up with Train A?
When will Train B catch up to Train A?
Time ??? PM or AM?
Thanks 1 solutions
Answer 325082 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-25 01:21:52 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Train A has a head start of how many miles when
train B passes the station?
10:37 - 10:25 = 12 minutes
Train A's head start is:
 mi
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Now start a stopwatch when B passes the station.
Both trains will travel for the same amount of time, 
until they meet.
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Let  = the distance that B has to go until they meet
Then  = the distance that A has to go until they meet
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For B:
(1) 
For A:
(2) 
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Substitute (1) into (2)
 hrs
They will meet in  hrs or  minutes
after B leaves station
10:37 AM + 48 min = 11:25 AM is the time
B passes A
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check answer:
A's distance from station is 
A's time from station is  hr
 mi
B's distance from station is also
 mi
OK
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Travel_Word_Problems/473957: A biker bikes 2.7 hours to the city. Bikerbikes .9 hrs more coming back at 3 miles per hours slower. What is the total distance biker biked? 1 solutions
Answer 325081 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-25 00:49:27 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = biker's speed going to city
given:
Time going to city is  hrs

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Coming back from city is the same distance, so

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Since the distances are equal,

Subtract  from both sides

Add  to both sides

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Now find

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Since the biker went to the city and
then back again, you need to find

The total distance biked is 64.8 mi
check:

OK
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Linear-systems/473955: In 1992 the life expectancy of males in a certein country was 64.1 years. In 1996, it was 66.5 years. let E represent the life expectancy in year t and let t represent the number of years sence 1992.
The linear function E(t) that fits the data is? 1 solutions
Answer 325078 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-25 00:32:53 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The linear function looks like

where  = slope
and  = y-intercept
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For this problem:
Replace  with 
Replace  with 
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Now you have

Note that when  , 
and 
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Now you have

Now you have to find  , the slope of the line
 is the change in  divided by
the change in

Now you have

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check answer:

OK
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Miscellaneous_Word_Problems/473003: Alycias piggy bank has dimes and quarters in it. the number of dimes is four less then three times the number of quarters. If the total value of the coins is $7.85 how many dimes are in the piggy bann? 1 solutions
Answer 324326 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-21 23:15:05 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = number of dimes
Let  = number of quarters
given:
(1)  (in cents)
(2) 
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Substitute (2) into (1)
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
and, since
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
There are 41 dimes
check:
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
OK
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Linear-equations/472966: Calculate the distance from the point K(-10, -13) to the line 8x – 5y + 15 = 0. Explain the answer in terms of the relationship between the point and the line 1 solutions
Answer 324321 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-21 23:04:32 (Show Source):
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Inequalities/472988: the student council is sponsoring a concert as a fund raiser. tickets are $3 for students and $5 for adults. the student council wants to raise more than $1000. if 200 students attend, how many adults must attend? 1 solutions
Answer 324317 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-21 22:15:45 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = number of adults who must attend to raise $1,000
To raise $1,000,

At least 81 adults must attend to raise
more than $1,000
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Inequalities/472991: An automatic swing is designed to hold a baby who weighs at least 12 pounds but no more than 20 pounds. If a baby weighs 7.2 pounds at birth and gains 0.2 pounds each week, for what range of weeks will it be safe to put the baby in the swing? Write your answer in interval notation. No spaces! 1 solutions
Answer 324315 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-21 22:09:34 (Show Source):
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Probability-and-statistics/472127: Boxes are stored in a warehouse. The stack is four boxes wide and 20 boxes long at the bottom. Each layer is one box shorter than the previous layer but the same width. How many boxes are there if the top layer is four boxes long? Write an equation with summation notation to find the total number of boxes. If you solve this question without using summation notation, you may not get full marks. 1 solutions
Answer 323757 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-19 22:24:02 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The formula for the sum of digits 1 through n = 
The sum of the boxes looks like:
 . . . to 
If the top layer was  , the answer would be
Sum = 
But I want to subtract  from this, so
Sum = 
Sum = 
Sum = 
Sum = 
In summation notation, this would look like:
4 x 1/2 x Sum, n from 1 to 20 of n
minus 4 x 1/2 x Sum, n from 1 to 3 of n
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Numbers_Word_Problems/472144: one number is 25% of another. the larger number is 12 more than the smaller. What are the numbers?
I tried .25 * 12 =x
Which would make one of the numbers 3 and if you add 3 to both sides you get 15.
i don't think I am making this into a correct algebraic expression or getting the right answer. 1 solutions
Answer 323741 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-19 22:05:00 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let the numbers be  and 
given:
(1)
 must be the larger number because 
is only 25% of 
(2) 
Substitute (1) into (2)

and, since
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
The numbers are 4 and 16
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Probability-and-statistics/472129: A very annoying clock at your house chimes at the beginning of nth hour, 2n times. ( For example, at 8:00A.M. the clock chimes 16 times and at 2:00P.M. the clock chimes 28 times) The clock also chimes three times at half-past every hour. Determine how many times in total the clock chimes in one full day. 1 solutions
Answer 323739 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-19 21:58:56 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!I will start the day at 1 AM
The clock chimes  times
The number of on the hour chimes are:
 . . . to
 etc.
The formula for the sum of digits 1 through n is

When 
Twice the sum =

3 chimes each half hour, from 1:30 AM to 11:30 PM is  chimes

Total =  answer
Hope I got it
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Linear-systems/471094: rental car costs $25 per day plus
$0.20 per mile. If someone has $200 to spend and
needs to drive the car 90 miles each day, for how
many days can that person rent the car? 1 solutions
Answer 323130 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-17 03:29:42 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = number of days the person can rent the car
The formula to use is:
(cost of the rental) = (cost per day)x(number of days) + (cost per mile)x(number of miles)
and
(number of miles) = (miles per day)x(number of days)
given:
Cost per day =  dollars/day
Cost per mile =  dollars/mi
Miles per day =  mi/day
The formula must be OK dimensionally, that is
it must be dollars = dollars
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The fraction of a day would not be allowed, so
the person could rent the car for 7 days
That means

They would spend $187.60
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Age_Word_Problems/470219: johnny is 6 years older than Alicia, while Anna is 8 years older than Alicia. 5 years from now, Alicia will be 12 years older than Johnny. How old is Johnny? 1 solutions
Answer 322563 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-14 07:16:29 (Show Source):
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Graphs/470220: i) Sketch on the same diagram the graphs of y = |2x + 3| and .
ii) Find the values of x for which x + |2x + 3| = 1
*Please answer as soon as possible and also please explain in details how your sketch the graph. :) =) 1 solutions
Answer 322562 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-14 07:07:14 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!You can think of  as
the same as  , except that
whenever  is negative, you just ignore the
minus sign and make  positive.
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Note that  when  , since

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When  , then 
becomes negative, but you just ignore the minus sign.
Graphically, that amounts to reflecting the line
about the y-axis so that  ends up positive
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Here's the graph so far:

and, adding  ,

Now I want all  for which 
Now subtract  from both sides

This is just the solutions, or intersections of the graphs.
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The reflected part of  will have slope = 
and the y-intercept is  so the equation is 
So I want the solutions to:
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(3) and (1):

and

(-2/3, 5/3) is a solution
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(3) and (2):

and

(-4, 5) is a solution
The answer to (II) is 
and
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Equations/470217: Solve the equation. If it is an identity (all real numbers) or a contradiction (no solution), so state.
8x + 3 + x = 5x + 3 + 4x 1 solutions
Answer 322559 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-14 06:10:36 (Show Source):
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Probability-and-statistics/470227: In the bowl of candies, the number of strawberry flavored candies exceeds the number of orange flavored ones by a ratio of 3:2. If two strawberry flavored candies were removed, the ratio of red to orange flavored candies would be 1:1.how many number of orange flavored candies in the bowl? 1 solutions
Answer 322556 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-14 05:53:47 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Given:
( s.f.c) / ( o.f.c.) = 3/2
and
((s.f.c) - 2)/ (o.f.c.) = 1/1
Let s.f.c = 
Let o.f.c = 
so
(1) 
(2) 
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From (1)
(1) 
Substitute this into (2)
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
And, from (1):
(1) 
(1) 
There are 4 orange flavored candies in the bowl
check:
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
OK
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
OK
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Probability-and-statistics/470231: two standard dice are rolled. what are the odds against rolling a sum of 4 or 11? 1 solutions
Answer 322554 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-14 05:34:37 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!In other words:
What are he odds in favor of rolling any sum EXCEPT
4 or 11?
Since there are 6 numbers of each die, there are 
ways to get a result.
( odds against rolling 4 or 11) = ( odds in favor of getting ANY number) - ( odds in favor of getting 4 or 11 )
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Ways to get a 4:
1 and 3
3 and 1
2 and 2
Ways to get an 11:
4 and 7
7 and 4
5 and 6
6 and 5
So, there are 7 results you must avoid
Working with probabilities:
P(of getting ANY result) = 1
P(of getting 4 or 11) = 7/36
P(against rolling 4 or 11) = 1 - 7/36
1 - 7/36 = 36/36 - 7/36
1 = 7/36 = 29/36
To compute odds, it is (what you want):(what you don't want)
36 - 29 = 7 (what you don't want)
The odds against rolling 4 or 11 is 29:7
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logarithm/469773: The "learning curve" describes the rate at which a person learns certain tasks. If a person sets a goal of typing N words per minute (wpm), the length of time t (in days) to achieve this goal is given by the following formula.
t=-62.5ln(1-N/80)
(a) According to this formula, what is the maximum number of words per minute?
(b) Solve for N.
I am trying to remedy this question to no end.Can someone please help me? thanks! 1 solutions
Answer 322270 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-12 23:52:54 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The answer to (a) hinges on the fact that 
is impossible. There is no exponent with a positive base
that can give you a negative number.
Therefore,  cannot be negative.
This expression becomes negative when  ,
so 80 words per minutes is the maximum possible.
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(b)

Note here that  MUST be negative in
order that  come out positive, since (-)x(-) = (+)
A log can certainly be negative, and it will give you a
result that is less than 1, but never a negative result
as I just stated.
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Divide both sides by

I can rewrite this as:

Multiply both sides by
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expressions/469787: If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes? 1 solutions
Answer 322265 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-12 23:21:26 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Her rate of typing is
( 1 page ) / ( p minutes )
The formula to use is:
( fraction of a page typed ) = ( rate of typing ) x ( time to type it )
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given:
( fraction of a page typed ) = ( 1/p ) x ( 5 min )
( fraction of a page typed ) = 5/p
She can type 5/p of a page in 5 minutes
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To check this, suppose p = 7
She can type 1 page in 7 minutes
She can type 5/p = 5/7 of a page in 5 minutes
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Linear_Equations_And_Systems_Word_Problems/469699: Word problems are so difficult for me to understand! Please help! Thanks.
For an engine with a displacement of 2.8L, the function given by the equation d=Cn^-2 can be used to determine the diameter size of the carburetor's opening, d, in millimeters, where n is the number of rpm's at which the engive achieves peak performace and C is a constant.
a. solve the equation for n.
b. Suppose the carburetor's opening is 84 mm and rpm's are 4480. Find the value of C that makes the equation true.
c. use the value of c that you found to determine the rpm's at which the engine produces peak power when the carburetor's opening is 81 mm. 1 solutions
Answer 322223 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-12 19:20:02 (Show Source):
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Travel_Word_Problems/469349: Train "A" leaves the station going south at a rate of 50 miles per hour. Train "B" leaves the same station one hour later headed north traveling at 60 miles per hour. How long has train "A" been traveling when the two trains are 270 miles apart ? 1 solutions
Answer 322037 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-11 21:49:53 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!How much of a head start does train A have?
 mi
Start a stopwatch when train B leaves station
You can think of this situation as one train
being stationary and the other train traveling
at the sum of their speeds
 hrs
Train B has been traveling for 2 hrs when A and B
are 270 mi apart
Train A has been traveling for  hrs
when A and B are 270 mi apart
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Miscellaneous_Word_Problems/469347: Prices for the movie were $4.00 for children and $8.00 for adults. The total amount of ticket sales was $1,176. There were 172 tickets sold. How many adult tickets were sold? 1 solutions
Answer 321991 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-11 19:42:07 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = number of children's tickets sold
Let  = number of adult tickets sold
given:
(1) 
(2) 
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Multiply both sides of (2) by  , and
subtract (2) from (1)
(1) 
(2)

122 adult tickets were sold
check answer:
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
and
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
OK
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Rectangles/468815: The length of a tunnel was 22 1/2 times its width. If the length had been 50 feet less, it would have been 20 times the width. Find its length; its width. 1 solutions
Answer 321648 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-10 04:07:35 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let  = the tunnel's width
Let  = the tunnel's length
given:
(1) 
(2) 
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Substitute  in (1) for  in (2)
(2) 
Add  to both sides
(2) 
Subtract  from both sides
(2) 
(2) 
And, since
(1) 
(1) 
(1) 
The tunnel is 20 ft wide and 450 ft long
check answer:
(2) 
(2) 
(2) 
OK
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Average/468399: Hello, My name is George I am planning to go back to school and I am required to take a tabe test. On this test there is 10th grade math which is going to be my biggest issue. Im 41 years old and never studied this type of math when I was in school. How can I learn some techniques online? Please help. Thank you.. 1 solutions
Answer 321418 by josmiceli(9662) on 2011-07-08 18:46:10 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!I'd recommend on-line help for specific problems, but to really
move ahead at your own pace and fill in the gaps, you need a
good textbook, either new or used, which you can buy on-line.
There are lots of websites for math. Just google the kind of
problem you are having, and there will be lots of choices.
I'd get a real textbook, and not a "made easy" book.
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