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Question 330340: Okay,so its the first day of school and i already have homework,and i don't understand how to do this problem. All we have talked about(since the first day of school was today,freshmen!)is the distributive property. So i'm guessing it involves that. Here's the problem she gave us:
Birmingham and Oxford are 60 miles away.Bhams west and Oxford is east.It's 2:00 PM.Both Chris and Annette are leaving.(Annette going to Bham and Chris to Oxford)Annette's going 80 MPH while Chris is going 60.They meet somewhere between there.Where do they meet(ex.12 miles from Bham,its an awnser like that) and what time?
help?please?
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Question 330344: Word problem: Jon's father is 3 times as old as Jon. Four years ago he was 4 times older. How old is Jon? Create an algebraic equation and solve by using the distributive law.
(I know distributive law, I cannot figure out how to set problem up to solve it)
Thanks!
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Question 330439: i am in algebra 3-4 and its my first day and the question is identify the property shown and the problem is 24x1=24 i dont understand what there asking for
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Question 330695: (y-6)2=
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Question 331106: Rationalize the denominator. Assume that all expressions under radicals represent positive numbers.
-√(25/12)
Need to know if I am on hte right track in solving this problem
=-√25/√12
= - (√25∙√12)/(√12∙√12)
= - √300/12
= - (5√60)/12
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Question 331413: what is associative property? give three examples.
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Question 331624: Hi, can you solve this for me, 26x^4y^7-34x^3y^4+12x^8y
the paper says to factor completely, but aren't there to many variables to do so?
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Question 331793: Please solve the equation for x: 3/4x+2=x-1
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Question 332830: I think that this prb is distributive
(z+5)x = z*x+5*x
would it be
zx +5x for the answer or is it z5x(with x to the 2nd power)?
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Question 332856: 5=2x-5
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Question 333184: 4x(2y-3z)
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Question 333239: What is 3y to the power of 2 - 2y using distributive property (show work)
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Question 333279: i need help on this equation but first it says use the distributive property
the equation is (-8z-10)(-1.5)
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Question 333410: T = 3vs-4ws+5vw; solve for v.
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Question 333621: y(y.5)(wy) associative
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Question 333486: I have this problem I'm trying to figure out and I need some direction so that I can try to solve. What is the appropriate property of equality to solve this equation and please just show me the first couple of steps. 7s/12 = -14
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Question 333713: Factor.
12x^2+xy-6y^2

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Question 334297: Determine if the following statement is always true. If it is not, provide a counterexample. If the mathematical operation* is defined for all numbers x and y as 2x+3y, then the operation * is commutative.
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Question 334592: Using distibutive property 12(100)+12(3) equals what?
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Question 334581: 5m+3+2m
5m+2m+3
is what distributive property, communtattive property, associative property or adding like terms?
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Question 334603: This is a pre-algebra question.
How do you multiply and divide intergers if there the same like
-23 multiply by -45.?

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Question 334578: 5m+3+2m
5m+2m+3
is what distributive property, communtattive property, associative property or adding like terms?
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Question 334833: I don't understand why this is the answer to this problem.
t^4 - 1
(t^2 + 1) (t + 1) (t - 1)

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Question 334833: I don't understand why this is the answer to this problem.
t^4 - 1
(t^2 + 1) (t + 1) (t - 1)

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Question 334833: I don't understand why this is the answer to this problem.
t^4 - 1
(t^2 + 1) (t + 1) (t - 1)

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Question 334824: I don't understand how to solve this problem.
-1 + 64t^2 Please help
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Question 334928: I don't understand how this works.I don't know how to break down the fraction
t^2 + 2/3t + 1/9
(t + 1/3)^2
(t + 1/3) (t + 1/3)
t^2 + 1/3t + 1/3t + 1/9
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Question 334991: 10-3x>5x+26
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Question 335014: use the distributive property to rewrite each expression.
expression is: 36 times 31/4?
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Question 335015: how to solve 3x(x-2)(x+1)
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Question 335033: 1/7 * (18 + ?)= 22/7
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Question 335120: What property is used most often and why?
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Question 335401: 14(b+3)+8b
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Question 335416: The problem:
(3x+2y)+(x-6y)
I understand the FOIL method, but usually the two equations are multiplied not added. How is this problem solved.
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Question 335438: x+5x+8(x+2)
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Question 335426: please help me with this problem 12(2+1\2x)
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Question 335417: 3(8+a)+7(6+4a)
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Question 335408: Identify the property that the statement 5 + (-5) =0 illustrates
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Question 335360: Please name the following properties for each equation.
(-3/8)* (-8/3) = 1
3+(4+5)= 3+(5+4)
(-4.6+4.6)+ 9.5 = 9.5
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Question 335982: FACTOR COMPLETELY
18X^2-78X-60
A. (3X+2)(6X-30)
B.6(3X-2)(X+5)
C.6(3X+2)(X-5)
D. (18X+12)(X-5)
PS WHEN I USE ^ ITS LIKE THE POWER SYMBOL THANKS

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Question 336005: Factor completely thankyou
64a^3-27b^3
a. (4a-3b)(16a^2+9b^2)
b. (4a+3b^2)(16a^2-12ab+9b^2)
c. (64a-3b)(a^2+12ab+9b^2)
d. (4a-3b)(16a^2+12ab+9b^2)
ps the ^ button means power ....example to the power of 3 thanks
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Question 336015: Factor the sum or difference of cubes
t^3+216
a. (t+6)(t^2-6t+36)
b. (t-216)(t^2-1)
c. (t-6)(t^2+6t+36)
d. (t+6)(t^2+36)
the ^ button mean to the power of for example 3^3 mean three to the third power....thanks
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Question 336018: factor the sum or difference of cubes
8b^5-64B^2
A.8(B^3+2)(B^2+2B-4)
B.8B^2(8B-2)(B^2-2B+4)
C. 8B^2(B+2)(B^2-2B+4)
D. 8B^2(B-2)(B^2+2B+4)
PS ^ BUTTON MEANS TO THE POWER OF THANKS

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Question 336026: multiply
(x+5)(3x-8)
A 3x^2-40x+7
b x^2+7x+7
c 3x^27x-40
d 3x^2+6x-40

^ means to the power of example 3^3 three to the power of
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Question 336032: factor out a common factor
t(6-m)+s(6-m)
a. t(6-m)+s
b. (t-s)(6-m)
c. (t+s))6-m)
d. no common factor
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