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Question 279542: There are 32 teams in the NFL. How many total games would be necessary if each team played all of the other teams exactly once?
Just want to help my son check his homework -- thanks
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Question 280029: The density of the wood of a pine tree is 35 lbs/ft3. the tree is 72 feet high and the diameter is 3 feet. ten percent of the weight of the tree is contained in the branches and foliage. if the trunk of the tree is a right circular cylinder, estimate the weigh of the tree above the ground.
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Question 280101: Sherie is goin gto buy a microwave in a city with an 8% sales tax. She has at most $594 to spend. In what price range should she look?
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Question 280469: Klups have 2 heads and 5 legs. Megals have 3 heads and 4 legs. There were a total of 161 heads, and 280 legs. How many were Klups?
I know that this is so basic, but I really struggle with putting a simple question into an algebraic equation.
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Question 280723: "To Divide Polynomials"
x^4-3x^3+4x^2-x+1
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x^2+x-3
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Question 280725: "To Solve Value Mixture Problems"
A goldsmith combined an alloy that cost $4.30 per ounce with an alloy that cost $1.80 per ounce. How many ounces of each were used to make a mixture of 200 oz costing $2.50 per ounce ?
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Question 281706: so this is the problem,
tickets for a basketball tournament were $6 for students and $9 for nonstudents. Total sales were $10,500, 250 more students tickets were sold than nonstudents. How many of each type of ticket were sold?
this is what I have..
600 non students
850 students
total sales $10,500
I have used every form of math that I can to come up with this answer yet i do not know how to plug it into an algebra equation, can you help?
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Question 281711: Hi there,
I need some help turning this mathematical problem into an algebra equation. If you could help, that would be great!
Thanks
There are three men and a bag of apples. The first person ate 1/3 of the apples, the second ate 1/3 of the remaining apples, and the last person ate 1/3 of the remainder apples leaving a total of 8 in the bag. Now I know that there is a total of 27 apples but I need to be able to convert it into an algebra equation, which im having difficulty with.
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Question 281699: i have tried to figure this out and so has a friend and well math isnt our strong suit soo....here it is....thanks!
a cyclist traveled at a rate of 32 mph to visit a nearby town. The cyclist averaged 10 mph on the return round trip took 6.3 hrs, find the distance to the nearby town.
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Question 282598: The longest loaf of bread on record was 1,256 feet 2 inches long. If this bread had been cut into 1/2 inch slices, how many slices of bread would there have been?
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Question 282872: Test question: The product of 5 and 3 more than a number, added to 7 times a number.
I translated it as: 5(3)+ x + 7x or 15 +8x
What am I missing?
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Question 283244: Vern can shovel snow from his driveway in 45 minutes. Nina can do the same driveway in 60 minutes. How long will it take them to do the driveway if they work together?
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Question 284977: Bob ate 4 fewer than twice as many doughnuts as Ethan. Between the two, they ate a total of 32 doughnuts. How much did each boy eat?
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Question 285185: 1 ball and 2 bats cost $21. 2 balls and 1 bat cost $18. How much would 1 ball and 1 bat cost?
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Question 285692: The product of 3 and -12 divided by the diffrence of 5 and 7.
Expression:
Simplified:
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Question 286423: I am trying to find the formula to use in order to solve this word problem.
The members of a flying club plan to share
equally the cost of a $200,000 airplane. The members
want to find five more people to join the club so that the
cost per person will decrease by $2000. How many members
are currently in the club?
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Question 286570: chicken nuggets come in boxes of 6, 9 and 20. Thus it is possible to purchase exactly 15 nuggets but impossible to purchase exactly 14 nuggets. what integral quantities other than 14 are "impossible"?
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Question 286992: If the sine of an angle is 3/5 and the angle is not in Quadrant 1, what is the value of the cosine and angle?
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Question 288385: 1. This coming summer, we are meeting up with some other family members at Family Fiesta Amusement Park. The ticket price for children is $17 and for adults the ticket price is $31. The total price for all 20 of us to enter the park is $438.
a. Write an equation, using A for adults and C for children, that illustrates the number of tickets bought.
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Question 291823: How would you write 8 times the reciprocal of the difference of the number squared and 9?
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Question 292747: A company sells 6.7 million cell phones per month at $100 a piece; when lowered to $80, they sold 10.2 million per month. How many phones can the company expect to sell per month at a price of $75.

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Question 292755: 26 more than the product of a number and 17 is -42
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Question 292881: 2s^2-9s+9=0
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Question 295047: Having trouble with systems of equations using elimination. y=2x+3 and y=-x-4
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Question 295047: Having trouble with systems of equations using elimination. y=2x+3 and y=-x-4
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Question 295057: I need to know how to put this word problem into an algebraic expression. A supply store sold a wirebound notebook for $2.50 and a college-ruled notebook for $2.30. There were a combination of 50 notebooks sold for a total of $118.60. How many of each type were sold?
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Question 295685: A square support unit in a television is made with a side measuring 10 centimeters. A new model being designed for the upcoming year will have a larger square with a side measuring 10.3 centimeters. By how much will the area of the square be increased?

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Question 295751: Not understanding how to put this question in an algebraic expression! Mike made $9,000 last year from an extra job. He invested part of the money at a 9% annual rate of interest and the rest of it at 8%. At the end of the year, he made a total of $770 in interest. How much was invested at the 8%?
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Question 295745: The percentage of boys in a particular class at the begining of it is 60% . During the school year, 6 girls move away and are replaced by six boys making the it 75% boys. Find the number of boys and girls in the class at the beginning.
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Question 296003: Sami has a collection of nickels and dimes that is worth $5.65. If the number of dimes were doubled and the number of nickels were increased by 8, the value of the coins would be $10.45. how many dimes does she have?
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Question 296014: i need to find the answer of these equations by either substitution or elimination:
0.2x+0.4y=1.7 and 8.3x-6.3y=-4.3
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Question 296385: The difference when 7 less than a number is subtracted from twice the number is 12. What is the number?
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Question 296576: x multiplied by three times y

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Question 297138: Could anyone pls help to do this question-A circular table has an area of 1,256 square inches. The table opens in the middle to allow the additional leaves. Each leaf is 12" wide and is rectangular in shape. How many leaves must be added to change the area of the table to 2,696 square inches?
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Question 297300: I cannot figure out how to work this problem, can you please help.
The sum of twice a number and 11 less than the number is the same as the difference between -35 and the number. What is the number.
I have tried this several ways.
2(x-11)=-35+x
2x -11-x=-35-x
Neither one comes out. Can you please show me where I am going wrong?
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Question 299963: If bill rides his bike 3 miles to Fred's house and then walks with Fred the remaining 1 mile to school, it will take him 30 minutes. But if he rides the entire distance, it will take him only 20 minutes. what is his walking and biking speed?

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Question 300759: What is the slope of the line for the equation
4x-5y=3
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Question 301103: A number plus one half of the number is forty-eight. Find the number.
I thought I had this one, but it's not working in the proof.
Help.
:)
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