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Question 26355: a+4<14
9k-12>80+8k

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Question 26418: what is the answer to 7/10t<-5
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Question 26710: An arithmetic student needs an average of 70 or more to receive credit for the course. She scored 72, 61, and 71 on the first three exams. Write an inequality representing the score she must get on the last test to receive credit for the course.
Please help.
Thank you so much.

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Question 26991: The line given by the equation y = 2x + 1/3 is perpendicular to the line given by what equation?




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Question 27166: Assume that the number of viruses present in a sample is modeled by the exponential function "f(t) = 10t", where t is the elapsed time in minutes. How would you apply logarithms to determine when the sample will grow to 5 billion viruses?
~I am not sure how to answer this question...can someone please help me?! Thank you!~

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Question 27491: 4r<16
Divide both sides by 4: 4r/4<16/4
You get: r<4

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Question 27511: can you please help me with this problem
r + 6 < -1

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Question 27505: can you help me with these problems
1. y-4<-1
2. r+6<-1
thank you so much

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Question 27622: 3x-2(x-4)>7
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Question 27786: 2y-3=-5
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Question 28495: i need help with this i got it wrong on a test but i think its right!!!
2x-6>2 or 3x-2<16
my answer... x>4 or x<6

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Question 28505: sove quadratic equation by taking square root.
sove (2x+2)^2 = 64
I have done:
4x^2 + 4 = 64
4x^2=60
divide by 4
x^2=60/4
x=sqrt 15
AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?

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Question 28505: sove quadratic equation by taking square root.
sove (2x+2)^2 = 64
I have done:
4x^2 + 4 = 64
4x^2=60
divide by 4
x^2=60/4
x=sqrt 15
AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?

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Question 28671: Find all negative odd integers that satisfy the following inequality
-3x+1=<17
Please Help! :-\

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Question 28689: could you show me how to do this problem............3x>6

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Question 28737: what is the answer to -1/6y is greater than or equal to 3
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Question 28341: Caitlin is 21 years old, which is 6 less then 3 times Kims age. Which equaition could be used to slove for Kims age? How old is kim?
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Question 28805: The admission fee to a video game arcade is $1.25 per person, and it costs $0.50 for each game played. Latoya and Donetta have a total of $10.00 to spend. What is the greatest number of games they will be able to play?
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Question 28799: A hunter needs at least 300 pounds of deer corn per season. He has 60 pounds of corn left over from last season. If the deer corn is bought in 20-lb bags, find the number of bags of corn that are needed for the season?
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Question 28803: Jan wants to buy 3 yards of fabric at $3.58 per yard for a blouse. She also wants to buy 2 yards of a diferent fabric for a skirt. If the most Jan can spend is $20, what is the maximum price per yard she can pay for skirt fabric?
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Question 27913: -24+a<-6
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Question 28801: Justin wants to have at least a 75 test aveerage in Algebra 1 this six weeks. He will have 3 test grades. He recieved a 72 and a 76 on the first two tests. What must he make on the third test to receive at least a 75 average?
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Question 28888: please help me solve this equaion -1%3Cb%3C12
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Question 28942: 3x less than 2x - 3 or 7x greather than 4x - 9
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Question 28944: x/2 less than -2 or -x/2 greater than or 0
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Question 28966: 3-2/3x_>1
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Question 29110: Please help me answer these prblems. i don't understand them.
1. 10x+3.3<-1
-3.3
10x< -4.3
/-4.3
x>2.3


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Question 29078: solve compound inequality. state solution set using interval notation and graph it. 1/3x>2 and 1/4x>2
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Question 28180: PLEASE Help with this TRUE/FALSE: Inequalities with no solutions have intersecting lines. True or false and please provide example so I can understand. Thank you very much
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Question 29216: Write the inequality in words. x < 27
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Question 29394: 0.3y<2.7
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Question 29440: I am in math 095 and am having a hard time with inequalities. Please help. Thanks. The question is:
-11 < 6x-5< 7

I added five on all three but now i am stuck. What is next??

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Question 29452: Did I do this problem correctly?? I have to solve for y.
Ax + By + c = 0
-Ax -Ax=
By+ C = 0 - Ax
-C - C=
By = 0 - Ax - C=
divide by B on both sides and that will equal
y = 0 - Ax - C divided by B
I would love some help on this. Thanks.


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Question 29445: hey just a quick question and i need some help i don't know how to solve this 9x-(x-8)>x+29 can any1 help please
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Question 28848: Angelica is a sales representive for an appliance distributor. She needs to make at least $5000 in weekly sales of a particular TV model to quailfy for a sales competition to win a trip to the Bahamas. If the TV's sell for $250 each, how many TVs will she have to sell to qualify?
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Question 29472: The problem is:
7 < 3 - x < 5
I came out with:
4 < x < 2
This does not seem right to me. Please help. Thanks.

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Question 29524: 8m-8>7m+2
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Question 29516: 5n+13=3n-5 what does n =
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Question 29595: -s+4=7s-3 ... how do you do them with variables on both sides ?
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Question 29595: -s+4=7s-3 ... how do you do them with variables on both sides ?
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Question 29709: x/4 is < than or = to 5.9
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Question 29764: Solve the inequality -12<=-3x+6<=12

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Question 29778: x/4 > 9
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Question 29780: 5x - 3 > 12x + 1
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Question 29780: 5x - 3 > 12x + 1
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