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Expressions-with-variables/457098: After being discounted 45%, a radio sells for $49.20. Find the original price.
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Answer 313639 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-03 13:39:16 (Show Source):
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49.20/0.55=$89.45


Age_Word_Problems/457094: If I have 3 years and my brother is 3 years older than me. How old is my brother?
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Answer 313638 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-03 13:37:58 (Show Source):


Expressions-with-variables/457099: Some bank robbers leave town, speeding at 71 mph. Twelve minutes later, the police give chase, traveling at 80 mph. How long will it take after the robbery for the police to overtake the robbers?
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Answer 313637 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-03 13:37:16 (Show Source):
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14.2 mi lead
overtake speed=9mph
14.2/9=1.6 hrs
=1 hr 36 min


Linear-equations/457100: What is the slope of the line between (-4, 4) and (-1, -2)
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Answer 313635 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-03 13:34:48 (Show Source):
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slope m=(-2-4)/(-1--4)
m=-6/3
m=-2


Evaluation_Word_Problems/457078: i need help solving this problem:

(3-4((-2)+h)^2)-(3-4((-2)^2)/h
the answer is (16h-4h^2)/(h)
my question is how did they get to the answer? If you could please show me a step by step instruction on how to solve this problem i would greatly appreciate it. thank you.

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Answer 313634 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-03 13:33:11 (Show Source):
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I am doing this in two parts
(3-4((-2+h)^2)
(3-4(+4-4h+k^2
3-16+16h-4h^2
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-(3-4((-2)^2)/h
-(3-16)/h
+13/h
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3-16+16h-4h^2+13/h
-13+16h-4h^2+13/h
the two 13's cancel
(+16h-4h^2)/h
I hope that helps
Bob


Money_Word_Problems/457076: If you invest $5,550.00 in an account for 5 years that earns an annual rate of 6.50% compounded quarterly, what is the future value?
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Answer 313632 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-03 13:16:56 (Show Source):
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FV=5550(1+0.065/4)^4*5
FV=5550(1.01625)^20
FV=5550*1.38
FV=$7659.00


Exponents/457064: 6.334 * 10^4

I just wanted another set of eyes to check over my work.
I did 10*10=100, then 100*10=1000, then 1000*10=10000
Then 10000*6.334=63340.
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Answer 313612 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-03 10:55:13 (Show Source):
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Your answer is correct, but this is a powers of 10 problem.
All you have to do is move the decimal 4 places to the right.
If you had a minus exponent you would move the decimal to the left.


Polynomials-and-rational-expressions/456985: Find the following product (y-3)^2
(y-3) (y-3)
y^2-6y+9
Is this question correct? Will someone please check, Thank you
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Answer 313610 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-03 10:52:08 (Show Source):
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Looks good to me.
Have a good day.
Bob


Equations/457056: 6 3/4 x 5 1/3
also i dont really understand the steps and why you do them
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Answer 313606 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-03 10:41:20 (Show Source):
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this is streight multiplication
6 3/4 x 5 1/3
27/4*16/3=432/12=36


Numeric_Fractions/457059: what is the sum of the fractions 3/8 and 1/16?
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Answer 313604 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-03 10:37:51 (Show Source):
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6/16+1/16=7/16


Money_Word_Problems/456950: You deposit $500 in account paying 4.5% interest compounded annually. Find the dollar value of the account rounded to the nearest penny after 10 years.
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Answer 313558 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 23:18:21 (Show Source):
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A=500(1.045)^10
A=$776.48


Equations/456907: what is 10+3(5a-5a)+10a+3
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Answer 313544 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 21:54:24 (Show Source):


Triangles/456930: In a triangle, the ratio of the measures of the sides is 2:3:4 and the perimeter is 144. Find the measures of the sides on the triangle.
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Answer 313542 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 21:52:16 (Show Source):
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2x+3x+4x=144
9x=144
x=16
2x=32
3x=48
4x=64


Linear-equations/456822: Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. m = 8/9, (3, -5)
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Answer 313490 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 19:51:52 (Show Source):


Miscellaneous_Word_Problems/456876: v/-3=6
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Answer 313489 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 19:49:16 (Show Source):


Pythagorean-theorem/456848: how to solve a multi step equations

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Answer 313482 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 19:04:59 (Show Source):
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one step at a time.


Volume/456864: how do you determine the volume of each soild figure

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Answer 313481 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 18:59:38 (Show Source):
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V=lwh
or
V=pir^h


Volume/456865: I am trying to find the volume of a capsule. I am only given the length and width. The length is not the length of the cylinder between the two hemispheres of the capsule. It is of the entire capsule, from end to end of the capsule. This length is 40 feet. The diameter of the cylinder is 5 feet. That is all the information I am given. Thanks for the help!
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Answer 313480 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 18:58:33 (Show Source):
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the two endes of the capsule together form a sphere so you can calculate that
A=pid^2
A=3.14*5^2
A=78.5 cu ft
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The radius of each end is 2.5 ft
so subtract 5 from 40=35 the length of the cylinder
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Volume of cylinder
V=3.14*r^2*h
V=3.14*2.5^2*40
V=785 cu ft
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Total volume
78.5+785=863.5 cu ft


Rectangles/456861: What is the perimeter of a rectangle that is 12 and 1/3 yd long and 5 2/3 yd wide?
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Answer 313479 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 18:49:28 (Show Source):
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2*12.33+2*5.66=
24.6+11.32=35.92 sq yds


Rational-functions/456654: In the equation x/(x - 6) = 1/(x - 4) why is it true that your solution could never be x = 6 or x = 4?
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Answer 313380 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 11:20:01 (Show Source):
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Because the denominators would become zero,
you can not divide or multiply by zero


Rectangles/456629: write an equation for the area of a rectangle in terms of one variable with a length 5 inches less than the width.
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Answer 313379 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 11:17:32 (Show Source):


Radicals/456675: -3x + 6(-2x - 5) = -40 - 5x
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Answer 313377 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 11:15:41 (Show Source):
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-3x-12x-30=-40-5x
-10x=-10
x=-10/-10
x=+1


Quadratic_Equations/456597: What is the Basic tricks to answer a Quadratic Formula?
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Answer 313375 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 10:55:50 (Show Source):
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no tricks, just do the math


Equations/456651: Hi, I need help solving this problem
Remove parentheses and simplify
8p+2q-8(8p-3q+3r)
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Answer 313374 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-02 10:52:21 (Show Source):
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8p+2q-64p+24q-24r=
-56p+22q-24r


test/456495: What is the square root of 14.44?? How did you solve it??
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Answer 313277 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-01 20:23:46 (Show Source):


Volume/456416: A six inch diameter copper pipe water riser fifty feet tall is full of water and needs to be drained down how many gallons will be drained
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Answer 313276 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-01 20:22:49 (Show Source):
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V=pi*r^2*h
V=3.14*0.0625*50
V=9.8125 cu ft
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9.8125*7.48=73.40 gallons


Linear-equations/456484: I need helping solving this, and then graphing it.
7x>28
The ">" must be underlined.
Would the answer be {x|x>4}? (">" underlined)
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Answer 313274 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-01 20:13:37 (Show Source):


Probability-and-statistics/456467: A menu has three choices for salad, six main dishes, and four desserts. How many different meals are available if you select a salad, a main dish, and a dessert?
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Answer 313267 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-01 19:51:39 (Show Source):
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=72 different combinations


Polynomials-and-rational-expressions/456473: 3^4*3^2
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Answer 313266 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-01 19:48:40 (Show Source):


Linear_Algebra/456476: 2x+10=3x+5 what is x=
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Answer 313265 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-01 19:47:18 (Show Source):


Expressions-with-variables/456454: for which value of m is the expression 15m^2/(3-m) undefined?
a. 1
b. 0
c. 3
d. -3
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Answer 313254 by rfer(12662) About Me  on 2011-06-01 18:50:14 (Show Source):