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Question 647939: Write an algebraic expression for "the quotient of r+5 and b".
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Question 647984: The number of calories in taco bells express salad exceeds the number of calories in buger kings chicken caesar salad by 125. The number of calories in Wendy's mandarin chicken salad exceeds the number of calories in the chicken Caesar salad by 95. Combined, the three salads contain 1750 calories. Determine the number of calories in each salad
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Question 648395: 8x=7x-16
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Question 648733: The gym is 21 years newer than the auditorium. The gym is also one fourth as old as the auditorium. Howo old is each building? choices for auditorium's age:26,27,28
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Question 648743: Elliott went to the store for a bag of cookies. When he left the store he gave his mom half the cookies and half a cookie. He then came upon his aunt and gave her half the remaining cookies and half a cookie. Continuing on his way, he found his friend and gave him half the cookies left and half a cookie. When made it to class, he only had six cookies left. How many did he start out with?
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Question 650185: Find the intercepts of the circle (x+1)2 + (y-4)2=9
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Question 650185: Find the intercepts of the circle (x+1)2 + (y-4)2=9
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Question 650185: Find the intercepts of the circle (x+1)2 + (y-4)2=9
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Question 651539: the height h(t) of a projectile measured from ground-level is given by
h(t) = -t^2+8t where t represents the elapsed time in seconds since it was launched
a) can the projectile hit a target located at a height of 20 cm?
b) at what instant does the projectile hit the ground?

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Question 651651: the height h(t) of a projectile measured from ground-level is given by
h(t) = -t^2+8t where t represents the elapsed time in seconds since it was launched
a) can the projectile hit a target located at a height of 20 cm?
b) at what instant does the projectile hit the ground?

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Question 651645: the value v(t) insents of a share is give by v(t) = 2t^2-16t+40 where t represents the number of weeks since the shares purchase
a) after how many weeks is the share worth 58 cents?
b)can the share reach a value of 6 cents? justify your answerr

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Question 652067: the quotient of 70 and the sum of a number and 6.
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Question 652249: A computer repair bill was $225. This included $75 for parts and $50 for each hour of labor. Find the number of hours of labor.

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Question 651441: Have you Lost Your Marbles?
Andy was on his way to a marble tournament when he met Bob. Andy's bag of marbles was heavy, so he gave Bob 1/2 of his marbles plus 2. Then he met Cindy and gave her 1/4 of his remaining marbles plus 5. Just before arriving at the tournament, he met Denise and gave her 1/2 of the marbles he had left. When he got to the tournament, he had 2 marbles left. How many marbles did he start with?
I am a 6th Grade student. I am having difficulties approaching this and putting it into an equation. I also must understand the thought process. Can you please help me!!

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Question 652889: It takes Joan 4 times longet than jane to file the reports. Together, they can file reports in 24 minutes. How long would it take each woman to file the reports by herself?
It take Jane ___ minutes
It takes Joan ___ minutes

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Question 652858: Please help me set this up and solve it:
The larger of two numbers is 5 less than 8 times the smaller. their sum is 94. find the numbers.

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Question 653315: This is a word problem:
Twice a number increased by three-fourths of the number is 44.
The part that says: of the number is what confueses me.
I think it is layed out this way: 2x+3/4x=44
is this right my answer if this is correct is x=176/11

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Question 653410: Your friend's car payment is $450. He currently has $1200 in his bank account. How much does he need to deposit to have a balence of at least $2000 after making his car payment(Identify the unknows, translate the verbal sentences into an inequality and solve)?
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Question 653917: The product of 4 less than x and 8 is 80.
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Question 653917: The product of 4 less than x and 8 is 80.
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Question 655083: A ball is thrown vertically into the air with an initial velocity at 128 feet per second. It's height ( in feet ) after t second is given by h= 128t-16t^2. when will the ball bet at 192 feet above the ground?
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Question 655559: I need help!!! 2 problems. I don't get word problems at all.
1) It takes Molly 5 minutes longer to dig a hole that it takes Holly. If they dig the hole together, it takes them 6 minuites. How long would it take Molly to dig a hole by herself? (round to nearest tenth)
2) Willie paddled 12 miles up the creek and then paddled 12 miles back. If the speed of the current was 3mph and the total trip took 4 hours, what was Willie's speed?
Thanks, Kenny klhopen@gmail.com

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Question 655613: if x is the first of three consecutive even integers, write their sum as an algebraic expression in x
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Question 656746: The cost of leasing a new car is $2,311 for a down payment and processing fee plus $276 per month. How many months can you lease this car with $10,000?
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Question 657760: Teresa makes an investment at 3.8% simple interest. At the end of 1 year, the total value of the investment is $5,190.00. How much did she originally invest?
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Question 657793: if a hen and a half lay an egg and a half, in a day and a half, how many eggs are laid by six hens in six days? show work to explain answer
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Question 658933: six more than twice a number is 16
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Question 658940: Samuel has found that his new car gets 37 miles per gallon on the highway and 30 miles per gallon in the city. He recently drove 365 miles on 11 gallons of gasoline. How many miles did he drive on the highway? How many miles did he drive in the city?
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Question 659542: 9 books are to be brought by astudent. Some cost $6 each nd the remainder cost $6.50 each. If the total amount spent was $56, how many of each were bought ?
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Question 659860: Two decreased by half of a number is 1/4 of the number.
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Question 660978: The quotient of the sum of a number and 7 and 9
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Question 661721: twice the sum of a number and 9 is equal to three times the difference of the number and 3. find the number.
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Question 662139: a number multiplied by 6 and 7 subtracted from the product
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Question 662183: how many liters of coke do i need for twenty-six people?
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Question 662583: the length of a rectangle is 3 meters longer than the width. If the diagonal of the rectangle is 15 meters. Find the length and width
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Question 662593: Twice the sum of a number and seven is eight. Find the number
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Question 663301: The quotient of a number a and 11 is at least 2 less than the number x.
I tried x+11<(and equal to)2-x
i got that wrong

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Question 663435: The product of my number and twice my number is 128. What is half my number? Explain how you solved the problem. 4th grade math.
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Question 664007: Find a direct relationship between x and y. x= t-6 y= t^2-5t
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Question 663628: if person A can paint a house for 6 hours and person B can paint a house for 4 hours. How many hours they can finish in one day if they will join together painting a house?
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Question 664385: Valentines day. Find the markup on a dozen roses if a florist buys them wholesale for $12.95 and sells them for $47.50
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Question 664567: How do I explain finding this answer to my 4th grader? At a department store a hat and a shirt cost $22. The hat costs $12 less than the shirt. How much does the hat cost at the store? How much does the shirt cost?
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Question 664187: A doctor invests a portion of money at 5% and $2500 more than twice as much as 9%. The total annual income from the investments is $1475. Find the amount invested at 5%.
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Question 665431: find the pair of consecutive integers such that the sum of twice the smaller even integer and 10 times the larger even integer is 500
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Question 665431: find the pair of consecutive integers such that the sum of twice the smaller even integer and 10 times the larger even integer is 500
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