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Question 1019550: 3 - 3 * 6 + 2 = That is 3 subtract 3 multiplied by 6 add 2 equals
I worked it out originally as -17 then by BODMAS as -13 I am now being told it should be 17 I have tried online math apps and THEY ALL GIVE THE ANSWER AS - 13 Are my tutors in error here because I think they are ?
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Question 1019355: playing golf, no wind , have a shot of 175 yd's, hole is elevated 8 yard's. what would be correct distance for shot, wet green no roll.. ty John ps how do i use the formula..
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Question 1019576: 3b divided by 6 plus 2b equals 10
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Question 1019616: If z=4-3i and z2=3-4i simplify z+1/z
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Question 1019666: fully explain the conditions under which the sine rule leads to an ambiguous case when solving a triangle.
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Question 1019737: Hi,
I was having trouble with this particular finance question and was just wondering if I had solved it correctly.
Ally wishes to leave a provision in her will that $7000 will be paid annually in perpetuity to a local charity. How much must she provide in her will for this perpetuity if the interest rate is 6%?
PV= C/r
PV = $7000/.06
PV= $116,666.67
Did I do it correctly?

Thanks.

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Question 1018273: A school had 90 children. During the day, each child attends 4 classes. Each class has 15 children and 1 teacher. During the day, each teacher teaches 3 classes. What is the smallest number of teachers the school can have?
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Question 1019759: I just wanted to know the steps on how to get the answer because I know the answer is $21,370, but I am unsure of the steps that need to taken.
A perpetuity will pay $1,000 per year, starting 5 years after the perpetuity is purchased. What is the present value of this perpetuity on the date that it is purchased, given that the interest rate is 4%?
I would appreciate your help.
Thanks
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Question 1019822: The bullet train in Japan leaves a station at 5 A.M. and travels north at 50 mph. At 6 A.M., a passenger train leaves on a parallel track and travels north at 55 mph. How long will it take the passenger train to overtake the bullet train?
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Question 1019795: Rock music accounted for 33.5% of the total sales of recorded music in 1997, and 27.4% of the total sales of recorded music in 2002. Find the average rate of change of the percentage of sales of rock music from 1997 to 2002.
Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent. Note that the percentage sign is already given in the answer, so you do not need to enter it.
The average rate of change is ????% per year.
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Question 1019875: Determine the truth value of the following statement.
If n = 4k + 1 for a natural k, then there are an even natural number a and an odd natural number b
such that n = a^2+b^2
Write the converse of this statement and determine its truth value as well.
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Question 1020010: 5(4X-7)-6(3x-2)
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Question 1020058: Find the value of T/ T =3x +2 when X equals the given amount of
X=1

2.Same question but this time x=1/3
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Question 1020078: Please show all work.
Consider the quadratic equations:
x^2-2=0
Solve quadratic equation above by
a extracting square roots
b completing the square
c by applying the formula

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Question 1020092: 6/x+6/4x=5/8
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Question 1020153: What is the formula to calculate how many pieces of a part can be produced in time
Example:
I have an machine running a 10-sec cycle
My machine makes 1-piece per cycle
My machine runs 10-hours
What is the formula to figure out how many pieces I can make in 10-hrs?
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Question 1020165: Two sides of a right triangle measure 11" & 15". The length of the third side of the triangle could be ____" or _____". Round to nearest tenth.
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Question 1020116: A kite is flying at the end of 260m string (straight).how high above the ground is the kite if the string makes an angle of 61 degrees with the ground?
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Question 1020220: For what value of the constants a and b such that the following limit exists:
lim
x→−1
(ax + |x + 1|)|x + b − 2|/
|x + 1|
.
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Question 1020114: A ramp is 355m long. It rises a vertical distance of 24 m.Find the measures of the angle of elevation.
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Question 1020256: A pair of dice is rolled and the sum of the numbers is noted. What is the probability that the sum of 8 does not occur?
I'm not sure how to begin, can you please assist?
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Question 996167: You want to make a statement about the variability in the costs of personnel shelters. After collecting sample data (cost in $K) on 9 shelters you perform some preliminary calculations.
Given the information provided:
[Image Description: Xbar = $47.25K, Summation of (Xi - Xbar)2 =555.50]

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Question 1020524: the ratio of women to men in the theater was 5 to 4. If there were 1200 women, how many men were there? Explain how you found your answer.
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Question 1020607: There are 28 7th graders in Ms. Thomas's homeroom. Seven of the students are absent today. What percent of the class was absent?
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Question 1020606: At the conrad bakery plant,200 employees each worked 5 hours overtime this week.each employee has a regular wage of $9.40 an hour. Overtime is paid at a rate of time and a half. How much in overtime will the plant pay this week?
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Question 1020775: Please help me solve this question
The students of a school decided to beautify the school on Annual Day by fixing colourful flags on the straight passage of the school. They have 27 flags to be fixed at intervals if every 2m. The flags are stored at the position of the middle most flag. Ruchi was given the responsibility of placing the flags. Ruchi kept her books where the flags were stored. She could carry only one flag at a time. How much distance did she cover in completing this job and returning back to collect her books? What is the maximum distance she travelled carrying a flag?
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Question 1020861: To save for retirement, Karla Harby put $550 each month into an ordinary annuity for 14 years. Intrest was compounded monthly. At the end of the 14 years, the annuity was worth $157,532. What annual rate did she receive?
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Question 1020911: A force of 55 pounds make an angle of 55 degrees with the horizontal. Find the horizontak and vertical components of the force.
Please help me and please tell me did you get the answer thanks
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Question 1020918: Please help me solve this question
If an isosceles triangle ABC in which AB=AC=6cm is inscribed in a circle of radius 9cm find the area of the triangle
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Question 1021100: Chang's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Chang $4.10
per pound, and type B coffee costs $5.20
per pound. This month's blend used three times as many pounds of type B coffee as type A, for a total cost of $689.50 were used?
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Question 1021135: A washer and dryer cost a total of
$1173 The cost of the washer is two times the cost of the dryer. Find the cost of each item.
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Question 1021156: rented 2 movies and
5
video games for a total of
$35
. The next month he rented
8
movies and
3
video games for a total of
$38
. Find the rental cost for each movie and each video game.
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Question 1020992: Suppose you have a job that pays $5.70 per hour, and you work anywhere from 0 to 40 hours per week. Complete the table that gives the amount of money you will earn in 1 week for working various hours.
HOURS
WORKED PAY
($)
0
10
20
30
40

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Question 1021218: You started this year with $466 saved and you continue to save $20 per month.
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Question 1021399: Belinda sells furniture at the fantasy furniture company. She earns $430 plus 2% commissions on her sales each week. Last week her sales were $12,470. How much did belinda earn last week?
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Question 1021386: Ali bought a watch for Rs 60 what will it fetch if he sells it at a gain of 20%?
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Question 1021398: Leroy is a house painter who has just been paid for a job. He received $960 for the job. The paint cost $85. How much money did leroy make after paying expenses?
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Question 1021457:
An airplane covers a distance of 2,400 miles in 4 hours when it flies with the wind and 5 1/3 hours when it flies against the wind. What is the speed of the plane in still air?

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Question 1021400: Celia is the payroll clerk at the spinaca cannery. This week 6 workers each put in 5 hours of overtime. They earn $9.50 an hour. Overtime is paid at double that rate. How much money does celia include in the payroll for overtime?
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Question 1021455: The sum of three numbers is 16. Twice the smallest is 2 less than the largest, and the sum of the largest and smallest is 11. Use a linear system in three variables to find the three numbers. (Enter solutions from smallest to largest.)

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