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Question 296121: I am stuck on this word problem and wondering if you would be able to assist me.

J. Bond and E. Blofeld are driving speedboats in opposite directions after a failed attempt by the latter to blow up the world with a nuclear bomb. Mr. Bond�s boat is going 25 MPH faster than Mr. Blofeld�s. After 3 hours they are 500 miles apart. How fast was each of them going?
joe
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Question 296135: Ok I need help with another word problem, these are just confusing to me
Phil is making a Starbuck�s � run for his exhausted Math 105 classes. He is going to buy a combination of Lattes and Cappuccinos. The Lattes cost $4 each and the Cappuccinos cost $3 each. If he needs 30 drinks total and has $100 to spend, how many of each should he buy?
joe
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Question 296137: present value of 29,000 if interest is 9% compounded quarerly for 17 quarters
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Question 296137: present value of 29,000 if interest is 9% compounded quarerly for 17 quarters
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Question 296114: Ok I have another one for solving for the variable that I am stuck on and need some help
x/3 - x/12 = -4
joe
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Question 296116: Ok, I am totally confused on how to solve this one with the exponets being so high and square roots. thxs lauren
sqrt (64x^5) / sqrt (121x^7)
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Question 296144: Ok, this is my last one that I need help with tonight, again word problems are killing me.
If I invest $1000 on May 18th in a savings account that pays 10% interest compounded every month, and I invest $1000 (on the same day) in an account which pays 10% interest that is compounded continuously:
Which will be worth more in one year?
By how much?
joe
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Question 296188: Select a company of your choice and collect the financial statements of that company for past 3 years. Calculate the ratios which are relevant to the working capital management of that company.
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Question 296247: Radius of a Sphere
the radius of a sphere is given by the formula below:
R=(0.75v/Pie sign)^1/3
where v is the volume. Find the radius of a spherical tank that has a volume of 32 pie sign/3
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Question 296324: Ok, I need help solving this equation and then graphing it, i am confused by this.
Perpendicular to x + 2y = 10, and passing through the point (1,1)
Thanks,
Holly
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Question 296401: an athlete can run 9 km in 1 hour. of the athlete runs at that same average speed for 2 hours, how far will the athlete travel?
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Question 296384: FIND THE VERTEX THE LINE OF SYMMETRY THE MAXIMUM OR MINIMUM VALUES OF THE QUADRATIC FUNCTION F(X)=-X^2+10X+5

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Question 296337: A storekeeper goes to the bank to get $10 worth of change. She request twice as many quarters as half dollars, twice as many dimes as quarters, three times as many nickels as dimes, and no pennies or dollars. How many of each coin did the store keeper get?
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Question 296840: Find volume of each prism. If base: sqaure is 5inches on a side and height is twice the length of the base what is the answer?
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Question 296691: Three trains one eastbound, one westbound, and one northbound leave a city at the same time. The speed of the northbound train is 10 miles per hour greater than the speed of the eastbound train. After 5 hours, the distance between the westbound train and the eastbound train is 450 miles. Twice the speed of the westbound train is 50 miles per hour more than the speed of the northbound train. Find the speeds of the three trains.
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Question 296860: Ok one last one I need help on, I am confused on solving systems with 3 lines and things in them.
3x -y - 2z = 11
Lauren
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Question 296851: I am needing help simplifying this equation. I got an answer of -10 for a solution and wanted to know if someone could check this to see if it was correct or not.
(1-2)^3 + (-3)^2 / (2+10/2) -5
Lauren
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Question 296974: the sum of two numbers is 91. half of one number is three times the other number. what are the numbers?

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Question 296964: If you were traveling at 1 centimeter per second and going the distance of 50 meters, how far will you travel in seconds, minutes, and hours?
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Question 297117: how many liters of 40% solution has to be added to 10 leiters of 80% to make 60%?
I need linier equations with 2 viariables to solve
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Question 297266: What are the algebraic formulas for this (in a collection of nickels, dimes, and quarters, there are twice as many dimes as nickels and 3 fewer quarters than dimes. if the total value is $4.50 how many of each coin are there)
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Question 297223: if someone drove 543 kilometers in 6 hours what the approximaterate in miles per hours?

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Question 297500: roduct of 2 numbers is 1.If one number is 3, what is the other number?
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Question 298005: How many quarters, nickels, dimes, and pennies are there in 450 US dollars?
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Question 298134: If an equilateral heptagon has a perimeter of 28Y+21 how long is each side
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Question 298144: a pharmacist mixed some 110% saline solution with some 15% saline solution to obtain 100mL of a 12% salnine solution. How much of the 10% saline solution did the pharmacist use in the mixture
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Question 298246: A train has traveled 150 miles toward its destination. This distance represents 30% of the total trip. What will the total mileage be?

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Question 298344: i have x coins of value 10p what is the value of all the coins

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Question 298487: A man travels from Town X to Town Y at an average rate of 60 mph and returns at an average rate of 50 mph. He takes a 1/2 hour longer than he would take if he made the round trip at an average of 55 mph. What is the distance from Town X to Town Y?
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Question 298609: Islena spent 3/8 of her monthly income for rent. If her rent was $240,what was her monthly income?
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Question 298681: three times a first number decreased by a second number is one. the first number increased by twice the second number is 12. find the numbers
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Question 298701: twenty four is divided into two parts such that 7 times the first part added to 5 times the second part makes 146. Find each part.
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Question 298668: solve 2x+52x+3=x+3/x-1
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Question 298737: how do you take a $1.20 and put it into an equation with nickels and dimes?10 DIMES AND 4 NICKLES

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Question 298737: how do you take a $1.20 and put it into an equation with nickels and dimes?10 DIMES AND 4 NICKLES

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Question 298759: I am trying to back into the selling price before sales tax.
Our sales tax rate is 7.75% and the total sales price including tax is $20.00. The equation is as follows:
x + (x*7.75%) = $20
x + .0775x = $20 is as far as I get before drawing a blank
Please show work as I am going crazy trying to solve the equation but know the answer is x = $18.56
thank you!!

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Question 298676: An equivalent form of this equation is?
a/(b-10)=a/3
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Question 298757: One antifreeze solution is 10% alcohol. Another antifreeze solution is 18% alcohol. How many liters of each antifreeze solution should be combined to create 20 liters of antifreeze solution that is 15% alcohol?
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Question 299006: Two numbers have a sum of 12. One of the numbers is r. Find the other number.
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Question 299021: Bill is n years old. How old will he be in 12 years? How old was he 6yers ago?
Thank you much.
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Question 299023: What is the angle between the hour and the minute hands if the time is 9:20?
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Question 299119: A chemist has 6L of 50 % acid solution. how much water to be added to obtain 20% acid solution?
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Question 299119: A chemist has 6L of 50 % acid solution. how much water to be added to obtain 20% acid solution?
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Question 299164: The perimeter of a rectangle is 92m. The length is 4m more than twice the width. Find the dimensions. What is the length? (simplify)

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