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Question 979438: How do i find the zeros of this equation
I have tried to factor out an x and than factor it as i would with
a normal quadratic but i reached this answer and
and i needed to multiply the x back in but i
did not know how to or what i should do after that. also because this is a
3rd degree polynomial than shouldn't it have 3 zeros. if possible please
show me step by step how to do this , thank you so much

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Question 979477: Technology resources inc., sold 6900 computer workstations, a 15% increase in sales over the previous year. How many computer workstations were sold last year?
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Question 979488: A portrait of your favorite TV star cost half a dollar more than the frame to go around it. Together they cost two dollars. How much does each cost
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Question 979549: The weekly profit P in pesos for selling x bottles of
hand wash is P = - 100 x2 + 2500x +1000. how many
bottles of hand wash must be sold in order to have a
profit of 12, 500 pesos?
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Question 979569: Emy Has Php 200. She wants to buy three different fruits.An apple cost Php 25. An orange cost Php15 and a pear cost Php 20. If she wants to spend all her money, what is the most number of oranges that she can buy?
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Question 979593: Solve for s
(s+6)(s+2)=153
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Question 979605: A college girl applied for a job advertised in her local newspaper. The boss,who interviewed her, had a mathematical turn of mind. He offered her two pay rates: a straight ten dollars a day; or one cent the first day, two cents the second day, four cents the third day, eight cents the fourth day and so on, the pay doubling each day. The girl chose the second pay rate. The boss hired her. Why?
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Question 979644: Does the equation 2x − 11y = 0 represent direct variation?
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Question 979641: You decide to put $150 in a savings account to save for a $3,000 down payment on a new car. If the account has an interest rate of 2.5% per year and is compounded monthly, how long does it take you to earn $3,000 without depositing any additional funds?
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Question 979905: If you are given 3 test and they are all worth 100 points,
On test 1 you receive a 48.64%
Test 2: 44.83%
And Test 3 : 51%
How many points do you end up with

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Question 979931: If a circle has a diameter of 10 units and passes through the coordinates (5, 0), which of the coordinates cannot also lie on the circle's boundary, if the center of the circle must have integer coordinates?
A. (-5,0)
B. (0,0)
C. (O,5)
D. (5,10)
E. (10,5)
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Question 980049: Baseball team won 70 games and they have 40 games left to play. how many games must they win out of the remaining games to finish the season with a 70% win?
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Question 980052: Zahri has to pick up her mom from the airport. If she traveled 60mph she would be an hour early. If she traveled 30mph, she would be an hour late. How far was the airport?
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Question 980075: A bank loaned out $29,000, part of it at the rate of 8% annual interest, and the rest at 10% annual interest. The total interest earned for both loans was $2,650.00. How much was loaned at each rate?

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Question 980051: on a coordinate plane which shape makes a function is it a:
a.) horizontal line
b.) vertical line
c. )circle
d.)elipse
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Question 980204: good day
sorry could not find Calculus in the list. It's differentiation.

Determine the gradient of the following
g(x) = (2x� / 3) -�
the answer is -9/2 x^-3
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Question 980220: You deposit $2000 in an account earning 3% interest compounded monthly. a. How much will you have in the account in 20 years?
b. How much interest will you earn?
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Question 980226: How much would you need to deposit in an account now in order to have $20,000 in the account in 4 years? Assume the account earns 5% interest.

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Question 980222: You deposit $10,000 in an account earning 4% interest compounded monthly. a. How much will you have in the account in 25 years?
b. How much interest will you earn?
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Question 980237: Kay is saving $200 a month into an account earning 5% interest. How long will it take her to save $20,000?
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Question 980290: Juan invests a total of $28,500 in two accounts. The first account earned a rate of return of 10% (after a year). However, the second account suffered a 7% loss in the same time period. At the end of one year, the total amount of money gained was $-380.00. How much was invested into each account?
$ was invested at 10% and
$ was invested at 7%.
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Question 980287: Chris invests a total of $31,000 in two accounts paying 15% and 7% annual interest, respectively. How much was invested in each account if, after one year, the total interest was $3,290.00.
$ was invested at 15% and
$ was invested at 7%.
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Question 980356: normal distribution to approximate a binomial distribution.

2,881 adults were selected for a survey. if the probability, p, of a response to the survey is 71.85% what would be the probability that 2,086 or less adults would respond to the survey?
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Question 980286: Need help on how to solve, Thank you.
You are given a nominal rate for an account. Find the continuous growth rate that has the same APY.
5.5% nominal rate compounded monthly
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Question 980401: What is the probability that a randomly assigned password (3 letter , non repeating)has only vowels in it ? Thanks
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Question 980457: REVENUE The demand equation for a product is p=60 - 0.0004x, where p is the price per unit and x is the number of units sold. The total revenue for selling x units is Revenue = xp= x(60 - 0.0004x). How many units must be sold to produce a revenue of $220,000?

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Question 980465: 68603/x = 39.2%
What is x?
y/68603 = 39.2%
What is y?
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Question 980476: Lawn seed can be bought in 5 different sizes. 500g for $5.10, 750g for $4.67, 1kg for $6.19, 1.2kg for $7.42 and 1.6kg for $9.90. Which size is the most economical to buy?
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Question 980362: The fifth term of an arithmetic sequence is 9 and the 32nd term is -84. What is the 23rd term?
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Question 980553: If s= 1/n, where n is any integer, what is the greatest possible value of s+100?
F. O
G. 100
H. 100.5
J. 101
K. n/A
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Question 980556: When 1/11 is expresses as a decimal, what digit appears in the 16th place to the right of the decimal point?
Thanks! Is there any tricks for this
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Question 980550: Three apples cost as much as 4 pears. Three pears cost as much as 2 oranges. How many apples cost as much as 72 oranges?
I think it is 36. Am I correct? Thanks!
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Question 980572: The sides of a triangle measure 18 inches, 25 inches, and 36 inches. To the nearest degree, what is the measure of the largest angle?
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Question 980776: Use the sum and differences formulas to prove the result of cos t = sin (t+pi/2).
(Hint: Let θ= t and let phi = pi/2. See what sin(t+pi/2) equals.)
Can you please show me how to do this problem? Thank you.
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Question 980878: Find the solution of ach quadratic equations using the quadratic formula.
1. X^2 + 10x + 9 = 0
2. x^2 - 12x + 25 = 0
3. x^2 + 5x - 14 = 0
4. x^2 - 4x + 12 = 0
5. x^2 + 7x = 0

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Question 980920: There are 10 blocks on the diagram. The first, fifth, and 9th are shaded. If the pattern of shading was continued in the figure above, which of the following squares would be shaded?
F. 123rd
G. 256th
H. 312th
J. 474th
K. 569th
Please explain, the wise one> Thanks@!

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Question 980923: In 4 weeks, Mark earns an average of $400 per week. If, after working another 2 weeks at a constant salary, his average earnings per week become $500 how much did he earn in the third week?
F. $33.33
G. $100.00
H. $600.00
J. $700.00
K. $900.00
Please explain this problem to me, I still don't get it! Thanks?
PS: I originally got J for this problem but I am starting to regret this because it is asking for the third week!
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Question 980929: Really need the correct answer to this problem. I've tried it 3 times
Write the slope intercept form of the equation for the line passing through the given pair of points
(0,3) and (2,-2)
A) y=-3/4x-1/2
B) y=3/4x-1/2
C) y=5/2x+3
D) y= -5/2x+3
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Question 980958: Find the solution of ach quadratic equations using the quadratic formula .
x^2+7x=4
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Question 980984: The population of a country increases at the rate of 3% per annum. how many years will it take to double itself?
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Question 981037: There are 10 blocks on the diagram. The first, fifth, and 9th are shaded. If the pattern of shading was continued in the diagram, which of the following squares would be shaded?
F. 123rd
G. 256th
H. 312th
J. 474th
K. 569th
Please explain, the wise one> Thanks@!
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