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Question 1134046: Downstream , the boat traveled 64 miles in 2 hours. Heading upstream, however, it could only travel 54 miles in 3 hours. find the speed of the bost in still water and the speed of the current.
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Question 1134521: Twin brothers, Billy and Bobby, can mow their grandparent's lawn together in 76 minutes. Billy could mow the lawn by himself in 35 minutes less time that it would take Bobby. How long would it take Bobby to mow the lawn by himself?
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Question 1134522: Homer and Mike were replacing the boards on Mike's old deck. Mike can do the job alone in 1 hour less time than Homer. They worked together for 7 hours until Homer had to go home. Mike finished the job working by himself in an additional 6 hours. How long would it have taken Homer to fix the deck himself?
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Question 1134571: Twin brothers, Billy and Bobby, can mow their grandparent's lawn together in 77 minutes. Billy could mow the lawn by himself in 35 minutes less time that it would take Bobby. How long would it take Bobby to mow the lawn by himself?
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Question 1134670: the population of gray wolves in Wisconsin increased from 570 in 2007 to 660 in 2014. find the percent increase

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Question 1134716: Twin brothers, Billy and Bobby, can mow their grandparent's lawn together in 99 minutes. Billy could mow the lawn by himself in 45 minutes less time that it would take Bobby. How long would it take Bobby to mow the lawn by himself?
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Question 1135139: I am building a scale model of a crane. The model is 2ft long, the actually crane is 260ft long. What is the models scale?
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Question 1135139: I am building a scale model of a crane. The model is 2ft long, the actually crane is 260ft long. What is the models scale?
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Question 1135157: find a number such that 12 is added to 1/3 of it, the result is 7/5 times the original number
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Question 1135241: Ten more than four times a number is equal to the difference between -22 and four times the number. Find the number.
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Question 1135241: Ten more than four times a number is equal to the difference between -22 and four times the number. Find the number.
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Question 1135242: What number gives a result of -7 when 12 is subtracted from the quotient of the number and 6?
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Question 1137128: A sum of Rs. 24 is to be divided between Ayesha and Ali such that Ayesha will receive twice as much as Ali. How much money will Ali receive?
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Question 1137129: The ticket price for a cricket match is Rs. 50 for children and Rs. 100 for adults. There were 10000 people who came to the ground and Rs 750,000 were collected. How many children and how many adults were there in the ground?
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Question 1137184: If the number p is 20 more than the number q what is the relationship between them?
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Question 1137570: a building that is 45 ft tall casts a shadow that is 30 ft long. nearby, heather is walking her standard poodle, which casts a shadow that is 2.5 ft long. how tall is heather's poodle?
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Question 1138045: x+4x+(x-23)=64
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Question 1138807: the sum of two consecutive even integers is 90. find the larger number

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Question 1140181: Classify the problem as a permutation, a combination, or neither.
In how many ways can two hearts be drawn from a deck of cards? (Order is not important.)
As well as answer the question.
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Question 1140365: A company has two large computers. The slower computer can send all the companies emails in 30 mins. The faster computer can complete the same job in 10 minutes. If both computers are working together, how long will it take to do the job?
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Question 1140370: Working together, it takes two different sized hoses 30 minutes to fill a small swimming pool. If it takes 40 minutes for the larger hose to fill the swimming pool by itself, how long will it take the smaller hose to fill the pool on it’s own?
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Question 1140373: Working together, it takes two different sized hoses 30 minutes to fill a small swimming pool. If it takes 40 minutes for the longer hose to fill the swimming pool by itself, how long will it take the smaller hose to fill the pool on it’s own?
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Question 1140378: It takes an older pump four times as long to drain a certain pool as it does a newer pump. Working together it takes the two pumps three hours to drain the pool . How long will it take the newer pump to drain the pool working alone?
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Question 1140413: It takes an older pump 4 times as long to drain a certain pool as it does a newer pump. working together, It takes the two pumps 3 hours to drain the pool. How long will it take the newer pump to drain the pool working alone ?
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Question 1140426: For a certain bathtub, The hot water faucet can fill the tub in 13 minutes. The Cold-water faucet can fill the tub in 7 minutes. If both faucets are used together, how long will it take to fill the tub?
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Question 1140427: For a certain bathtub the hot water faucet can fill the tub in 13 minutes. The cold water faucet can fill the tub in 7 minutes. If both faucets are used together, how long will it take to fill the tub?
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Question 1140465: Working together, it takes two computers 10 minutes to send out a company’s email. If it takes the slower computer 30 minutes to do the job on its own, how long will it take the faster computer to do the job on its own?
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Question 1140553: A new type of pump can drain a certain pool in 6 hours. An older pump can drain the pool in 14 hours. How long will it take both pumps working together to drain the pool ?
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Question 1140639: A new type of pump can drain a pool in 6 hours. An older pump can drain a pool in 14 hours. How long will it take both pumps working together to drain the pool?
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Question 1140800: (X-3)^2-32=0
I am writing out a different way just in case
(X-3)squared -32=0
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Question 1140800: (X-3)^2-32=0
I am writing out a different way just in case
(X-3)squared -32=0
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Question 1140800: (X-3)^2-32=0
I am writing out a different way just in case
(X-3)squared -32=0
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Question 1140825: Solve (V+4)squared -49=0 where v is a real number. Simplify your answer as much as possible.there may be more than one answer. Or there may be no solution.
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Question 1140850: Working together, it takes two computers 4 minutes to send out a company’s email. If it takes the slower computer 14 minutes to do the job on its own, how long will it take the faster computer to do the job on its own?
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Question 1140860: It takes a smaller hose twice as long to fill a certain swimming pool as it does a larger holes. It takes both hoses working together 25 minutes to fill the pool. How long will it take the larger hose to fill the pool by it self? Do not do any rounding.
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