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Question 270726: An arithmetic student needs an average of 70 or more to receive credit for the course. She scored 82, 64, and 98 on the first three exams. Write an inequality representing the score she must get on the last test to receive credit for the course.
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Question 271072: There are 216 biographies in the library there are 5 biographies of men for every 4 biographies of women. How many biographies of women are there?
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Question 272160: If the difference of a number and four is tripled, the result is six more than the number. what is the number??
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Question 272475: a 25 foot wire is to be cut so the longer piece is 1 foot longer than 5 times the shorter piece. find both lengths
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Question 272561: The Bon Appetit Bakery makes 4 1/2 times as much revenue on donuts as muffins. If total sales were $44,000 for May, what dollar amount of each was sold?
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Question 273202: pls do this 4me: A TWO DIGIT NUMBERS TENTH PLACE DIGIT IS TWO TIMES GREATER THAN THE UNIT DIGIT. WHEN 8 IS SUBTRACTED FROM THAT NUMBER THE DIGIT BECOMES EQUAL, WHAT IS THAT NUMBER?
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Question 273475: 1) Suppose you are taking a course that has 4 Tests. the first 3 Tests have 100 points each and the fouth has 200 points. to get an A in the course, a student must have an average of at least 90 percent on the four Tests. your scores on the first 3 Tests were: 87 , 92 and 84. what must you score on the fourth Test to get an A in Course?
2) Suppose your driving on a freeway to a town 150 miles from your home. After 30 minutes you pass a freeway exit that you know is 25 miles from your home. Assuming that you continue at the same constant speed, how long will the entire trip take?
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Question 273569: How do i write this as an equarion?
thirty equals nine less tha the product of seven and a number
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Question 273469: At work one day, Erica Franz received 21 packages. SD delivered twice as many as RE, while RE delivered three more than SQ Package Service. How many packages did each service deliver to Erica?
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Question 273718: An experienced bricklayer can work twice as fast as an apprentice bricklayer. After they worked on a job for 8 hours, the experienced bricklayer quit. The apprentice required 12 more hours to finish the job. How long would it take the experienced bricklayer, working alone, to do the job?
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Question 270052: an algebraic expression one less than a number using the letter x
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Question 274744: In 2005, Americans spent a total of $26 billion to remodel
bathrooms and kitchens. They spent $5 billion more on kitchens
than on bathrooms. How much was spent on each?

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Question 274958: Avoiding a collision. A car is traveling on a road that
is perpendicular to a railroad track. When the car is
30 meters from the crossing, the car�s new collision
detector warns the driver that there is a train 50 meters
from the car and heading toward the same crossing. How
far is the train from the crossing?
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Question 275059: Find a number that is 96 greater that its oppostie. So far I know you have to do the following:
Let x=number
-x=opposite
x=-x+96 but i dont know how to solve that.i think it is:
-96=-x-x
-96=-2x
-96/-2x=48 does x=48? did i do it correctly? THank You
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Question 275215: Studying probabilities ...
Three cards are drawn in succession and without replacement from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that they are all face cards ( jack, queen, king)?
The textbook says the answer is 11/1105, but for the life of me I can't get it to come out.
Can you help me please?
Thanks in advance!

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Question 275265: find the number such that when it doubled and4 is added, the result is the same as when it is tripled and 9 subtracted
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Question 275261: find four consecutive numbers whose sum is 78
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Question 275345: Beaker A contains 1 liter which is 15 percent oil and the rest is vinegar, thoroughly mixed up. Beaker B contains 2 liters which is 40 percent oil and the rest vinegar, completely mixed up. Half of the contents of B are poured into A, then completely mixed up. How much oil (in liters)should now be added to A to produce a mixture which is 60 percent oil?
i dont even know where to begin!! any help would be really appreciated :)
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Question 275451: translate the following into an algebraic expression and find the number.
"the sum of five times a number and 11 is four less than the product of eight and the number."
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Question 276021: 6 less than N
The sum of M and T
38 multiplied by N
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Question 276298: A blueprint has a scale where 1 inch represents 5 feet. Find the dimensions of a rectangular room that measures 3 1/2 inches by 5 3/4 inches on the blueprint.
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Question 276295: The sum of two numbers is 80. If the larger is divided by the smaller, the quotient is 7, and the remainder is 8. Find the numbers.

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Question 276302: An inheritance of $300,000 is to be divided between a son and the local heart fund in the ratio of 3 to 1. How much money will the son receive?
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Question 276652: 50 increased by 20%=
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Question 276672: Allied Plumbing sold 2,390 feet of 5/8 inch galvanized pipe in July. If 2,558 feet were sold in August, what is the percent increase in pipe footage sales?
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Question 276692: solve using the 5 step problem solving process
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 228. Find the integers.
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Question 276782: what was the name of the first word problem that was ever invented and where was it made and is the person that discovered math still alive
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Question 277100: The sum of ofur times a number plus five times another. 4x + 5x

The product of 28% and some numer? (translate toa lgerbric expression)

Kyles credit card bill is $473. He sends a check to the credit card company for $95.00 charges another 179 in merchandise and than pays off another $315 of the bill , how much does kyle owe the company? $473 - 95= 378....378 + 179 = 559....559- 315= $244 is how much he owes.
suppose there is a 2 degree drop in tempature for every thousand feet that an airplane climbs into the sky, if the temputure on the ground, which is at sea level is 50 degrees, what would the tempature be when the plane reaches altitude of 23,000 ft? 23 times 2= 46....50 - 46= 4. Four degrees at 26,000 ft.
thank you so much
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Question 277106: 3{[4 (n-4)+19]-[3(4n-2)+5]}
I just got threw into algebra, never add so much as a intro class prior, I do know you must do whats in () first.I tried working it out but dont think i did it right, this is what i got, help pleaase?
I get a answer of 10 im not understanding { symbol
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Question 277249: NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE!!
A savings account starts with $600 and pays 5% interest per year, compounded four times per year.
a) A function that models the amount in dollars in the bank account after m years is A(m)=____________?
b) How much will be in the savings account after 3 years? $______?
c) The amount in the account will exceed $1400 after ________ years.
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Question 277248: NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE!!
A bacteria culture starts with 2000 bacteria and the population doubles every 3 hours.
a) A function that models the number of bacteria after t hours is p(t)=____________?
b) The number of bacteria present after 5 hours will be about _____ ?
c) The population will reach 22000 after approximately ________ hours.
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Question 277929: The sum of two numbers is 48. (So, x+y=48 right?) If the larger is divided by the smaller, the quotient is 10 and the remainder is 4. Find the numbers.
I have no idea where to begin....
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Question 277932: It takes Amy twice as long to clean the office as it does Nancy. How long would it take each girl to clean the office by herself if they can clean the office together in 40 minutes?
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Question 277975: PLEASE HELP!!
If an earthquake has a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale, what is the magnitude on the Richter scale of an earthquake that has an intensity 20 times greater?

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Question 277976: PLEASE HELP!!
What is the ratio in brightness of Sirius, with apparent magnitude -1.44, to Polaris, with apparent magnitude 1.97?

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Question 277974: PLEASE HELP!!
The radioactive isotope thorium 234 has a half-life of approximately 578 hours.
a) If a sample has an initial mass of 64 mg, a function that models the mass in mg after t hours is a(t)= _____________ ?
b) The amount remaining after 75 hours will be about __________ mg.
c) The initial mass will decay to 12 mg after ________ hours.
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Question 277930: If two inlet pipes are both open, they can fill a pool in 3 hours and 36 minutes. One of the pipes can fill the pool by itself in 6 hours. How long, in hours, would it take the other pipe to fill the pool by itself?
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Question 278515: The sum of a number and 60 times the number's reciprocal is -23. Find the number.
x+60(1/x)=-23
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Question 278837: a landscaping company is laying out a triangular flower bed. the height of the triangle is 18ft what length of the base will make the area at least 360ft^2
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Question 278835: the price of a winter jacket was decreased to a sale of $56.00. this was a 30% reduction.what was the former price?
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Question 279145: when a number is decreased by 7 and this result is divided by the sum of the number and 11, the answer is -3 over 4. find the number.
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Question 279373: Kenzie's grandmother left her $10,000 for college. Kenzie puts some of the money into a savings account earning 4% per year, and with the rest, she buys a certificate of deposit (CD) earning 7% per year. If Kenzie puts x dollars into the savings account, write an expression to represent the amount of the CD.
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