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Answer 186977 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 18:51:27 (Show Source):
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Finance/254611: A company buys pop tabs for $0.75 per kilogram. if 1265 pop tabs have a mass of one pound, how many pop tabs are needed to purchase a wheelchair worth $2500? Hint: 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds. 1 solutions
Answer 186960 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 18:26:11 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!BTW This was a scam that went around for many years.
1265*2.2= 2783 one kilo of tabs
2500=.75*x
x=3333.33 kilos needed
3333.33*2783= 927665739/100 = 9276657 + 39/100 number of tabs needed
Since they don't buy part of a tab they need 9276658 tabs
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Rectangles/254632: Please help me solve this and can you show me how you did it? To rectangles are similar. The ratio of their corresponding sides is 1:4. Find the ratio of there perimeters and their areas 1 solutions
Answer 186952 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 18:15:30 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!If their ratio is 1:4 that means every thing on one is 4 times the size of the other
so one will have the p=2L+2W and A=L*W
the other will be p=2(4L) +2*(4W) and A=4L*4W
p=8L +8W so the ratio of perimeter will be 2:8=1:4
A=16*L*W will be 1:16 or 1:4^2
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Graphs/254616: -3/4x-9/10 solve using multiplication principle.
those are fractions. 1 solutions
Answer 186943 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 18:03:02 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Should that second - be an = ?
If there is no equal sign there is nothing to solve.
and it is in the simplest form to nothing to reduce.
You want to factor it!!
-3/2*(x/2+3/5)
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Graphs/254625: -2
i need help knowing my options. i am unsure which one would be correct. Solving it numbers way i have the answer but the chart part i am confused.
is it
1.) <---0 (circle is colored in) 0---> this circle is not colored in
2.) circle colored in 0------0 circle not colored in
3.) 0------0 circle colored in at this end
4.) <----0 (not colored in) 0----->colored in at this end
i hope this doesnt confuse you. 1 solutions
Answer 186933 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 17:53:34 (Show Source):
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Polygons/254623: Statistics show 2 out of 5 people will nap after their Thanksgiving meal. ?How nany will be napping at Ms. Botia's party if 40 people attended? 1 solutions
Answer 186932 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 17:52:00 (Show Source):
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Signed-numbers/254587: order of operation for (3/4-2/3)+(1/2+1/3)
order of operation for 1/2+(2/3 div by 3/4)-(4/5*5/6) 1 solutions
Answer 186914 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 17:17:30 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!order of operations
PEMDAS
parentheses
exponents
multiplication
division
addition
subtraction
Simplify and combine what is inside each set of the parentheses first
then everything else will look simple.
so start with the first set of parentheses
(3/4-2/3)+(1/2+1/3)
1/2+(2/3 div by 3/4)-(4/5*5/6)
you have to subtract fractions that don't have the same denominator.
(3/4-2/3)
for the first two you have denominators of 3 and 4 so you need 12ths
(1/2+1/3) here you have denominators of 2 and 3 so need 6 but you will be adding to 12th's so it might be better to use 12th's here too
second problem
1/2+(2/3 div by 3/4)-(4/5*5/6)
First thing is divide one fraction by another.
Do you remember the trick for that?
take the second fraction and invert it (turn it upside down ) so now you have 3/4 turned over to 4/3
so now you multiply 2/3*4/3 which is the same as 2/3/3/4 and easier to deal with
next you have to multiply 4/5*5/6 that is simple enough you get to cancel out a couple numbers here and reduce it
now rewrite the fractions with the new results and see what you have.
It should all look easy now.
Let me know how you do
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Surface-area/254586: The area of a square is 50. what is the length of the diagonal??
Thank you ! 1 solutions
Answer 186912 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 17:01:08 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!A=s^2
50=s^2
let c=diagonal a and b the sides
a=s
b=s
a^2+b^2+c^2 where c=the diagonal and both a^2 and b^2 =s^2
The diagonal will be 2s^2=c^2
2*50=c^2
100=c^2
c=10 the diagonal equals 10
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Proportions/254589: im trying to figure out what to do with the remander...
the problem is
15 5
- -
10 H
i know i must cross multiply and i get 15H and 50 then divide but i get a remander of 5.. i dont know what to do with the remainder 1 solutions
Answer 186910 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 16:54:59 (Show Source):
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Money_Word_Problems/254568: The class decided to rent a truck at a cost of $150 for the week. The market price for recycled newspapers is $15 per ton. Write an equation representing the amount of money the class will make based on the number of tons of newspapers collected 1 solutions
Answer 186899 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 16:19:17 (Show Source):
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Linear-systems/254498: A man has a collection of 29 classic cars and motorcycles. The total number of wheels for both the cars and motorcycles is 96. How many cars does this man have? 1 solutions
Answer 186845 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 12:38:44 (Show Source):
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Exponents-negative-and-fractional/254405: what is fractional exop onents? 1 solutions
Answer 186839 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 12:28:27 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Never heard of fractional exop onents!
Have you?
You might get a better response if you check your spelling.
It is just laziness, arrogance and disrespect since all computers have spell checking.
You need to learn. We are teachers here. Ask the question properly.
Not only did you misspell the last word but you used is with a plural noun.
I give you 5 points for a question mark but take it away for the small letter starting the sentence.
If you want us to take you seriously you should take us seriously.
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Equations/254497: I am studying for a college entrance exam and am stumped by this question. I tried to solve it in many different ways, and have worked on it over and over again but I still cannot find an answer that I am confident is correct. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
9x^2/144 - 4/25
I tried to make the fractions have the same denominator, then subtract, then reduce but that was incorrect.
Thanks!
-Britt 1 solutions
Answer 186837 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 12:25:09 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!You didn't say what you want to with this mess.
Is there an equal sign somewhere?
Is it
(9x^2)/(144 - 4/25) yields (225 x^2)/3596
or
(9x^2/144)-(4/25) yields x^2/16-4/25 or 1/400(5x-8)(5x+8)
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Equations/254496: I am practicing for a college entrance test and need help with this question
a^2+n+2b^2=(a+b) (a+2b)
Thank you so much!
Here is what I tried:
a^2+n+2b^2=(a+b) (a+2b)
-a -a
a+n+2b^2= (b) (a+2b)
-2b -2b
a+n+b^2=(b)(a)
-a -a
n+b^2=b
-b -b
n+b=?
Looking at this now I see that this is completely incorrect...
-Britt 1 solutions
Answer 186832 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 12:14:43 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!n=3ab
the first thing to do is multiply out the (a+b)(a+2b)
a^2+ab+2ab+2b^2
consolidate
a^2+3ab+2b^2
compare that to the left
and we see that n=3ab
you can subtract the like items which will leave n=3ab
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Geometry_Word_Problems/254475: A “4 x 4 x 4” cube is made from 32 white unit cubes and 32 black unit cubes.
What is the largest possible percent of black surface area? 1 solutions
Answer 186827 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 11:56:49 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!4*4*4=64
If top layer and bottom layer were all black we would maximize black surface
16 black on top and 16 on bottom=32 cubes
now how many surfaces squares are black
32
plus 8 on each of 4 sides times 4=32 more
64 are black
White are 32 =8 on each of 4 sides but not top and bottom
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Rational-functions/254485: A farmer has 20 days to plant corn and soybeans - the corn can be planted at a rate of 10 acres per day and the soybeans at a rate of 15 acres per day - the farm has 250 acres available - if the profit on corn is $30.00 per acre and the profit on soybeans is $25. per acre how much of each should the farmer plant for maximum profit first find the inequalities then graph them x and y cordinate plane and find where the different inequalities intersect- then take the points where they intersect and then times the cordinates by $30.00 for the corn and $25.00 for the soybeans
1 solutions
Answer 186825 by richwmiller(9144) on 2010-01-07 11:47:09 (Show Source):
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