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Question 3027: I need step by step instructions on how to factor numbers and examples also.
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Question 5413: Well my teacher wants us to use the Distributive Property and combine like terms in these questions, but I'm stuck on three questions, Please Help!
1. 4xsquared + 12y + 3xsquared - 2y =
2. 3(x + 5) + 4 =
3. (x + 3) + 6 =
I need some understanding.

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Question 5957: I need help!
1. 6 = 2y - y + 4
2. -23 + 8 + x = -2 + 13

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Question 5958: Please Help!
1. -13 - 20 = 3x + 15 - 2x
2. y/-2 = -8 + 3squared
3. -15/3 = -2(5x) - 6x
4. -x = 42
I am so confused, Please HELP ME.

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Question 6026: I'm down to my last 3 problems, but I don't know how to solve them.
1. 12x - 1 - 11x - 1 = -6

2. 12 - 16 = 4y + 6 - 3y

3. 6x - 6 - 5x + 1 = -2 + 4

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Question 6192: 1. -4(2x + 1) = -5 - 4x
i.e, -8x-4=-5-4x
i.e, 1=4x
i.e, x=1/4
2. 4(-6x + 2) - 6x = 68
i.e, -24x+8-6x=68
i.e, -30x = 60
i.e, x = -2
3. 3(y - 4) + 6(y + 1) = 57
i.e, 3y-12+6y+6 = 57
i.e, 9y-6 = 57
i.e, y = 7
4. 10 = -2(x - 2) + 6(x - 1)
i.e, 10 = -2x+4+6x-6
i.e, 10 = 4x-2
i.e, x = 3
Please HELP

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Question 6284: Solve for X
2/3*(x-6)-4=3/4*(x+2)

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Question 6286: 24 pounds of jelly beans costing $5.00 per pound are to be mixed with 16 pounds of chocalate eggs that cost $3.75 per pound. What will the cost per pound of the mixture?
Amount X Cost = total value
jelly beans 24 lb 5.00
choc eggs 16 lb 3.75
total 40 lb
thats it? my set up thatnk you very much

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Question 6285: Translate and solve:
"five less than twice a number is ten more than the product of four and the number"

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Question 6366: 1. -3 = 7 - 4y
2. 2x + 4(3x - 6) = 4 - (6x + 2)
HELP, HELP

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Question 6365: 1. 4(2y0 + 5y = 12
2. 12y + 6 - 11y - 1 = -8 + 10

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Question 6454: 1. x+2x-4+5(2x-4)-2=13
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Question 6459: 1. x+x-4+x-7=19
2. 3x+x-6=54
3. 40=2 (3x+4+x)
HELP

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Question 6364: PLEASE HELP ME!
1. The perimeter of a rectangle is 68 meters. The length is 2 meters less than triple the width. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
(a) Define the variable expressions.

(b) Write the equation.
(c) Solve the equation and determine the values ased for.

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Question 6460: I need help with story problems. Please Help!
There suppose to be easy, but I don't see how.
1. There are 3 children in my family and our total ages up to 34. I am 4 times as old as my brother, and my younger sister is 4 years older than my brother. How old am I?
2. Jamie has 4 more points than Sabrina,. If they have 56 points between them, how many points does each have?
3. The length of a large rectangular room is twice the width. If the perimeter is 36 yards, find the dimensions of the room.
4. One day Tom, Bob, and Jane sat down to figure out who was oldest. Their combined ages came to 54. Tom is four times as old as Bob less 10. Bob is four less than Jane. Who is the oldest, and how old are they?
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!!!!

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Question 6461: Help! I'm getting frustrated with these story problems!
1. A triangle has a perimeter of 75 meters. The length of the second side is 5 more than the first side. The length of the third side is double the second side less 2 meters. What is the length of each side.
2. The length of Betty's rectangular garden is 6 more than 2 times the width. I fthe perimeter is 84 feet, find the dimensions of her garden.
3. A piece of taffy 9 inches long was cut into 3 pieces. The longest piece is twice as long as the shortest piece. The medium piece is 1 inch more than the shortest piece. Find the length of the 3 pieces.
4. The perimeter of a picture frame is 50inches. The width is 3 less than the length. What is the size of the frame?
Please Help, Please Help

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Question 6511: Hello! I'm using my cousins e-mail address because I don't have one, but I heard from him that you help people if there struggling with there homework. I need Help. Please HELP ME UNDERSTAND STORY PROBLEMS. I am not good in math.
I'm not asking you to do my homework for me, I just need to know how to do them. I am e-mailing the hardest ones, because I tried to do them but my answers wwhere coming out wrong everytime.
1. A triangle has a perimeter of 75 meters. The length of the second side is 5 more than the first side. The length of the third side is double the second side less 20 meters. What is the length of each side.
2. The length of Betty's rectangular garden is 6 more than 2 times the width. If the perimeter is 84 feet, find the dimensions of her garden.
3. A piece of taffy 9 inches long was cut into 3 pieces. The longest piece is twice as long as the shortest piece. The medium piece is 1 inch more than the shortest piece. Find the length of the 3 pieces.
4. The perimeter of a picture fram is 50inches. The width is 3 less than the length. What is the size of the frame?
Please Please Help

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Question 6511: Hello! I'm using my cousins e-mail address because I don't have one, but I heard from him that you help people if there struggling with there homework. I need Help. Please HELP ME UNDERSTAND STORY PROBLEMS. I am not good in math.
I'm not asking you to do my homework for me, I just need to know how to do them. I am e-mailing the hardest ones, because I tried to do them but my answers wwhere coming out wrong everytime.
1. A triangle has a perimeter of 75 meters. The length of the second side is 5 more than the first side. The length of the third side is double the second side less 20 meters. What is the length of each side.
2. The length of Betty's rectangular garden is 6 more than 2 times the width. If the perimeter is 84 feet, find the dimensions of her garden.
3. A piece of taffy 9 inches long was cut into 3 pieces. The longest piece is twice as long as the shortest piece. The medium piece is 1 inch more than the shortest piece. Find the length of the 3 pieces.
4. The perimeter of a picture fram is 50inches. The width is 3 less than the length. What is the size of the frame?
Please Please Help

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Question 6536: 1. The length of a buffet table is 4 more than 3 times the width. If the perimeter is 40 feet, find the dimensions of the table.
2. One day Tom, Bob, and Jane sat down to figure out who was the oldest. Their combined ages came to 54. Tom is four times as old as Bob less 10. Bob is four less than Jane. Who is the oldest, and how old are they?

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Question 6537: 1. The length of a walkway is 3 more than 5 times the width of the walkway. If the perimeter is 90 feet, find the dimensions of the walkway.
2. The width of a rectangle is 10 feet less than the length, find the length of each side if the perimeter is 100 feet.
3. Dan and Charlie have bank accounts with $96 between them. Dan as $2 less than Charlie in his bank account. How much does each have in their bank accounts?
I don't want you to do the problems for me, just set it them up for me, so I can know how to do them, then if my answers are not coming out right I e-mail you back.
Thank You

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Question 6463: Please Help! Story Problems
1. The length of a walkway is 3 more than 5 times the width of the walkway. If the perimeter is 90 feet, find the dimensions of the walkway.
2. The width of a rectangular is 10 feet less than the length, find the length of each side if the perimeter s 100 feet.
3. Dan and Charlie have ban accounts with $96 between then. Dan has $2 less than Charlie in his bank accounts. How much does eac have in their bank accounts?
4. A pole 24 inches long was cut into 3 pieces. Max, Jeremy and Sherri each have a piece. Max had the shortest piece, Jeremy had a piece 2 inches longer, and Sherri had a piece 5 inches longer than Jeremy. How long was the pole each person ended up with.
Please Help

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Question 6720: 1. The first side of a triangle is 2 feet longer than the second. The third side is triple the second. The perimeter of the triangle is 42 feet. Find the length of each side of the triangle.
Define the variable expressions.
Write an equation.
Solve the equation and determine the values asked for.

2. Anna is a store supervisor. The sales clerk earns $4000 per year less than Anna. The sum of Anna's annual salary and the clerk's annual salary is $61,200. Find Anna's and the clerk's annual salaries.
Define the variable expressions.
Write an equation.
Solve the equation and determine the values asked for.
Help

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Question 6720: 1. The first side of a triangle is 2 feet longer than the second. The third side is triple the second. The perimeter of the triangle is 42 feet. Find the length of each side of the triangle.
Define the variable expressions.
Write an equation.
Solve the equation and determine the values asked for.

2. Anna is a store supervisor. The sales clerk earns $4000 per year less than Anna. The sum of Anna's annual salary and the clerk's annual salary is $61,200. Find Anna's and the clerk's annual salaries.
Define the variable expressions.
Write an equation.
Solve the equation and determine the values asked for.
Help

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Question 6720: 1. The first side of a triangle is 2 feet longer than the second. The third side is triple the second. The perimeter of the triangle is 42 feet. Find the length of each side of the triangle.
Define the variable expressions.
Write an equation.
Solve the equation and determine the values asked for.

2. Anna is a store supervisor. The sales clerk earns $4000 per year less than Anna. The sum of Anna's annual salary and the clerk's annual salary is $61,200. Find Anna's and the clerk's annual salaries.
Define the variable expressions.
Write an equation.
Solve the equation and determine the values asked for.
Help

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Question 6816: I need help with a few problems. These are my hardest ones.
1. -3 = 7 - 4y
2. 2x + 4(3x - 6) 4 - (6x + 2)
3. 3(2x + 6) + 3x = -27
4. 4(x -1) = -6(x + 2) + 48
Please Help

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Question 6991: Could you please help me with this problem on the distributive property.
1%2F2(2n-4)-2n

*(1/2 is one half)*

Thanks

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Question 7053: X+9=-2 WHERE DO I START WITH THIS PROBLEM? I NEED TO KNOW ALL THE SSTEPS I USE TO SOLVE FOR X. I KNOW THE ANSWER BUT DONT KNOW HOW TO GET IT USING A FORMULA.
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Question 7276: what is 13+32+a,given a=7
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Question 7329: I need help with this problem: 8x+3-4x apply the distributive property and simplify the expression
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Question 7656: simplify expression 8a+7-11a
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Question 7649: 3*(4xy)*(5)
divided by
2*(3x)*(4y)

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Question 7939: I'm a Freshmen at Westside high School in Houston Tx and I am currently having problems with memory. My teacher is hard to understand by her acsent. I am having problems with solving equation w/distributing and combining like terms. Please fully teach me how to do this again. Thank you.
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Question 8037: im having trouble understanding this problem
3(2a + b - 3c)=
can you please explain thank you.

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Question 8126: can you give me an example and explination for distributive properties?
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Question 8117: EXPLAIN ORDERED PAIRS TO ME. SUCH AS THIS PROBLEM Y=5+3X
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Question 8284: Please help me find the area of a trapezoid. A=%281%2F2%29h%28b1+%2B+b2%29 if the height of the box is 2, the top base is 2' and the bottom of the box is 2'6". Find the area of theis trapezoid
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Question 8140: simplify each expression 4a-3+5a=
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Question 8002: 2/3 (3/2) = 1
7x + 2y= 2y + 7x

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Question 8841: Simplify the Expression:
r+3-6r+r

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Question 8941: use the commutative property of addition to write an equivalent expression to 7x+8y.
use the associative property of addition to write an equivalent expression to 3x+(5y+6)
use the commutative property of multiplication to write an equivalent expression to (3a)(4b)
use the associative property of multiplication to write an equivalent expression to v(wXx)

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Question 8375: Can someone tell me how to solve the following problem:
7(2+3x)+8

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Question 8360: how do I solve 9[5+3(x+2)] ?

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Question 7877: simplify
2(3x+y)+5(x+2y)

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Question 7876: Simplify
6y+2(4y+6)

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Question 9192: hi!! I need to do wordproblems with all of the arithmetic properties. PLEASE HELP i dont know a THING i dont want to fail math again
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