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Question 1069967: How many ounces of a 35% alcohol solution must be mixed with 9 ounces of a 40% alcohol solution to make a 36% alcohol​ solution?
The amount of 35 % alcohol solution is how many ounces?
​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)
A cook needs to mix a regular ranch dressing containing 47​% fat with a light ranch dressing containing 37​% fat to result in 7 cups of a dressing containing 42​% fat. How many cups of each kind of dressing should be​ mixed?
The mixture should contain
how many cups of regular dressing and
how many cups of light dressing.

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Question 1070056: An exercise machine with an original price of $652 is on sale at 20% off. What is the exercise machine's sale​ price?
The exercise​ machine's sale price is ​$??. ​(Round to the nearest cent as​ needed.)
Suppose 22 pints of aa 21​% alcohol solution is mixed with 8 pints of an 80​% alcohol solution. What is the concentration of alcohol in the new 10​-pint ​mixture?
The concentration of alcohol in the new 10​-pint mixture is ?

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Question 1069953: How many cups of pure water should be mixed with 1.5 cups of a 80​% acid solution to dilute it into a 22​% acid​ solution?
? cups ​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)
A rectangular solar panel has a length that is 11 inches shorter than 3 times its width. If the perimeter of the panel is 178 ​inches, what are the dimensions of the​ panel?
The width of the panel is
? inches.
​(Simplify your​ answer.)

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Question 1070074: Please Help!
Compute the specified quantity.
$4,000 loan, taken now, with a simple interest rate of 6% per year, will require a total repayment of $5,440. At what time t will the loan mature?
Thank You

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Question 1070080: Please help!
Problem:
I want to be earning an annual salary of $100,00 when I retire in 15 years. I have been offered a job that guarantees an annual salary increase of %4 per year, and the starting salary is negotiable. What salary should I request in order to meet my goal?
Thank you so much!

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Question 1070078: Please Help! Im stuck
Problem:
I want to be earning an annual salary of $100,00 when I retire in 15 years. I have been offered a job that guarantees an annual salary increase of %4 per year, and the starting salary is negotiable. What salary should I request in order to meet my goal?
Thank you so much!

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Question 1070077: Please Help!
Tom borrowed $2,000 from his father and agreed to pay a simple interest rate of 5.5%. After some time had passed, he paid his father $2,302.50. How long did it take Tom to pay back the loan, including interest?
Thank you for your time!

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Question 1070077: Please Help!
Tom borrowed $2,000 from his father and agreed to pay a simple interest rate of 5.5%. After some time had passed, he paid his father $2,302.50. How long did it take Tom to pay back the loan, including interest?
Thank you for your time!

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Question 1070136: A rectangular box has a volume of has a volume of 2860 cubic centimeter. What could be tge dimension of its rectangular base if its height is 40 cm?
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Question 1070184: The largest angle of a triangle is 5 times the size of the​ smallest, and the middle angle is 3 times the size of the smallest. What are the three angle​ measures?
The smallest angle of a triangular sunshade measures 11 degrees less than the​ middle-sized angle. The largest angle measures 11 degrees more than twice the​ middle-sized angle. What are the angle​ measures?
Thank you!

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Question 1070180: How many cups of pure water should be mixed with 2.5 cups of a 50​% acid solution to dilute it into a 55​% acid​ solution?
​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)
Thank you so much for the help!

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Question 1070180: How many cups of pure water should be mixed with 2.5 cups of a 50​% acid solution to dilute it into a 55​% acid​ solution?
​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)
Thank you so much for the help!

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Question 1070179: A cook needs to mix a regular ranch dressing containing 47​% fat with a light ranch dressing containing 37​% fat to result in 7 cups of a dressing containing 42​% fat. How many cups of each kind of dressing should be​ mixed?
The mixture should contain
how many cups of regular dressing and
how many cups of light dressing?
Thank you SO much for the help!

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Question 1070181: The second side of a triangular deck is 4 feet longer than the shortest side and a third side that is 4 feet shorter than twice the length of the shortest side. If the perimeter of the deck is 48 ​feet, what are the lengths of the three​ sides?
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Question 1070182: One angle of a triangle is 20degrees° greater than the smallest​ angle, and the third angle is 40degrees° less than twice the smallest angle. Find the measures of the three angles.
Two complementary angles are ​(9x−2)degrees° and ​(5x+8​)degrees°. Find their measures.
​(9x−2​)degrees°equals= ​(Simplify your answer. Type an integer or a​ fraction.)
Thank you!

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Question 1069900: Compute the specified quantity.

$4,000 loan, taken now, with a simple interest rate of 6% per year, will require a total repayment of $5,440. At what time t will the loan mature?


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Question 1070251: Airplane 1 leaves city A for city B at the same time Airplane 2 leaves city B for city A. The distance from city A to city B is 565 miles. If Airplane 1 travels at 560 miles per hour and Airplane 2 travels at 570 miles per​ hour, how long into their flights will the two planes pass each​ other?
Thank you!

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Question 1070252: Two​ friends, Jodi Cotton and Abe​ Mantell, go horseback riding on the same trail in the same direction.​ Jodi's horse travels at 4 miles per hour while​ Abe's horse travels at a slower pace. After 2 hours they are 2 miles apart. Find the speed at which​ Abe's horse is traveling.

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Question 1070252: Two​ friends, Jodi Cotton and Abe​ Mantell, go horseback riding on the same trail in the same direction.​ Jodi's horse travels at 4 miles per hour while​ Abe's horse travels at a slower pace. After 2 hours they are 2 miles apart. Find the speed at which​ Abe's horse is traveling.

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Question 1070250: Dennis and Chris Reed leave simultaneously from the same point hiking in opposite​ directions, Dennis walking at 4 miles per hour and Chris at 2 mph. How long can they talk on their​ walkie-talkies if the​ walkie-talkies have a 15 mile​ radius?
 ​(Round to one decimal​ place.)
Thank you!

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Question 1070249: It took Andrea 2.7 hours to drive to her​ mother's house on Wednesday morning. On her return trip on Thursday night, traffic was heavier, so the trip took her 3 hours. Her average speed on Thursday was 7 mph slower than on Wednesday. What was her average speed on Thursday?
Thank you!

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Question 1070299: A rectangular has a volume of 2860 cubic centimeter. What could be the dimension of its rectangular base if its height is 40 cm?
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Question 1070415: It took Gina 1.8 hours to drive to her​ mother's house on Saturday morning. On her return trip on Sunday ​night, traffic was​ heavier, so the trip took her 2 hours. Her average speed on Sunday was 4 mph slower than on Saturday. What was her average speed on Sunday​?

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Question 1070435: Two cyclists leave a city at the same​ time, one going east and the other going west. The west bound cyclist bikes at 15 mph faster than the east bound cyclist. After 2 hours they are 78 miles apart. How fast is each cyclist​ riding?
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Question 1070434: What interest will be earned if $6500 is invested for 5 years at 10% compounded monthly? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
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Question 1070436: Two​ high-speed ferries leave at the same time from a city to go to the same island. The first​ ferry, the​ Cat, travels at 35 miles per hour. The second​ ferry, the​ Bird, travels at 22 miles per hour. In how many hours will the two ferries be 26 miles​ apart?
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Question 1070458: Two cyclists leave a city at the same​ time, one going east and the other going west. The west bound cyclist bikes at 18 mph faster than the east bound cyclist. After 5 hours they are 180 miles apart. How fast is each cyclist​ riding?
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Question 1070458: Two cyclists leave a city at the same​ time, one going east and the other going west. The west bound cyclist bikes at 18 mph faster than the east bound cyclist. After 5 hours they are 180 miles apart. How fast is each cyclist​ riding?
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Question 1070457: It took Cathy 1.8 hours to drive to her​ mother's house on Monday morning. On her return trip on Tuesday ​night, traffic was​ heavier, so the trip took her 2 hours. Her average speed on Tuesday was 7 mph slower than on MondayMonday. What was her average speed on Tuesday​?
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Question 1070543: The circumference of a basketball is 29.5 inches. Find the diameter of the ball. Use π≈3.14.
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Question 1070543: The circumference of a basketball is 29.5 inches. Find the diameter of the ball. Use π≈3.14.
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Question 1070541: Two complementary angles are ​(10x−3​)degrees° and ​(2+9​)degrees°. Find their measures.(Simplify your answer. Type an integer or a​ fraction.)
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Question 1070561: Two complementary angles are ​(77x-11​)degrees° and ​(44x+33​)degrees°Find their measures.
​(Simplify your answer. Type an integer or a​ fraction.)

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Question 1070565: find the equation of the tangent line for
y=x^3-3x+1
at point (2,3)

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Question 1070566: find f'(x) if
f(x)= (sinx)/(1+x)

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Question 1070576: How much more does $1000 earn in eight years, compounded daily at 5% than $1000 over eight years at 5% compounded semiannually
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Question 1070578: Microsoft's stock price peaked at 6118% of its I.P.O. price more than 13 years after the I.P.O.† Suppose that $45,000 invested in Microsoft at its I.P.O. price had been worth $2,700,000 (6000% of the I.P.O. price) after exactly 13 years. What interest rate, compounded annually, does this represent? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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Question 1070542: Find the value of L if A =LW​, A =36 m2​, and W=12 m.
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Question 1070756: Landon can climb a hill at a rate that is 2.5 mph slower than his rate coming down the hill. If it takes him 6 hours to climb the hill and 135 minutes to come down the hill what is his rate coming down?
Thank you for the help!

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Question 1070755: The second side of a triangle deck is 5 feet longer than the shortest side and a third side that is 5 feet shorter than twice the length of the shortest side. If the perimeter of the deck is 5 feet , what are the lengths of the three sides?
Thank you for the help!

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Question 1070752: A man has a rectangular garden. One length of garden lies along a patio wall. However, the rest of the garden is enclosed by 50 feet of fence.If the length of the garden is 3 times its width. What is the area of the garden?
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Question 1070773: Find the center (h, k) and radius r of the circle with the given equation (x - 6)2 + (y - 2)2 = 16.
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Question 1070774: Find the slope and y-intercept of the line -x + 10y = 70.
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Question 1070772: Find the general form of the equation of the circle with center at the point (2, -3) containing the point (5, -3).
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Question 1070777: The manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $6 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $15 per pound. The manager wishes to mix 100 pounds of the cashews to get a cashew-peanut mixture that will sell for $8 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts should be used?
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