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Question 65780: Evalute the expression.
23/41 divided by 25/82 - 3/10
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Question 65778: Evalute the expression x^2 divided by y when x= - 5/9 & y= - 10.

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Question 65781: Find the quotient.
- 7/5 divided by 19/40

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Question 64562: I need help with 4 problems that I,m stuck on, its not in my book. 1. (x-8)(x+4)>0 2. (a+5)(a-1)(a-6)>0 3. 9x+x(x-8)=0 4. p^2-12p+35>0
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Question 65821: Evaluate the expression.
You have a piece of wood that is 23 3/8 feet long. You need to cut pieces that are 1 3/8 feet long. How many pieces can you cut?

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Question 65824: Evaluate the expression.
6 7/8 divided by 1 5/6 + 11/20

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Question 65850: Find the quotient.
48 divided by ( - 4/5 )

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Question 65851: Evaluate the expression.
- 5/6 * ( - 9/10 ) divided by 17/20

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Question 65851: Evaluate the expression.
- 5/6 * ( - 9/10 ) divided by 17/20

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Question 65915: Find the quotient.
- 11/24 divided by 7/10

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Question 65950: Determine which ordered pairs are part of the solution set for each inequality.
|x-3| is greater than or equal to y, {(6,4) (-1,8) (-3,2) (5,7)}
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Question 66043: x is between -2/3 and 1/3 what does the between mean i dont get this...
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Question 66006: what is the answer to 2<_y+6andy+6<8?

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Question 66278: I really need you to show step by step: 10X-8<2
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Question 66267: Find the unit rate.
60 songs divided by 5 hours

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Question 66309: x+y<_3
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Question 66381: 9-12u+4+6u>-5
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Question 66557: what is a good website to find printable lessons on inequalities besides www.math.com?
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Question 66747: My web homework for the beginning of this semester is an algebra review. I have not had algebra in 3 or 4 years, which is the reason I need a little refresher. So here's the problem....
The absolute value of the quantity (x-2)>0.
I know one answer is 2, but the homework says there are 2 answers. If you could, please help me to remember how to do this!! Thanks so much for all of your help.
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Question 66753: 1. I need help in solving the following compound inequality. I also need to write solution set in interval notation and graph.
-1 (less than or equal to) 3-2x<11

2. I need to graph the following absolute value inequality:
|x+2y|(greater than or equal to) 6

3. I need to graph the following compound inequality: 3-xy+5

4. I need to determine whether -4 satisfies the following compound equality:
-3x>0 and 3x-4<11

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Question 66743: I need to write an inequality to represent the time it took to send a message for the following:
1. The first message sent from London to New York by sailing ship took up to 9 weeks.
2. The first transatlantic telegraph was in 1858 and took less than 3 seconds.
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Question 66966: find the greatest possible pair of integers such that one integer is twice the other and their sum is less than 30.
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Question 66939: Why is it necessary to reverse the inequality symbol when multiplying or dividing both sides by a negative number?
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Question 67163:
How would I solve the inequality 7<4x+3<21 and express the solution as an interval?

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Question 67248: Hi, I need assistance in solving the following inequalities:
1) -(3/4)x >= 6

2) |x| < 3

3) 4(5 - x) < 20

4) 2x + 3 > 1

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Question 67247: I'm trying to figure out how to work a problem like this:
Evaluate each expression if a= 1 3/8, b= 4 5/7, c= 3 3/10
problem is
B divided A
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Question 67194: -8<_8+y
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Question 67192:
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Question 67442: Hello, I need help in solving the following compound inequalities. Thank you for your assistance.
1. x <= 0 and x + 6 > 3

2. |2x - 5| <= 0

3. -x > 0 or x + 2 < 7
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Question 67502: -9<3n<18
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Question 67623: 4(m+3)+5(2m-1)>7m+6
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Question 67663: Hi, can someone please help me solve the following inequality?

2 < (5 - 2x)/3 < 7

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Question 67721: I need help with this problem:
-3(5x-y)>0
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Katy Hunter
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Question 67764: bus# 17 runs from apple street to ellis avenue making 3 stops in between. at bonz avenue, 2 people got off and 5 people got on the bus. at crump road, half the people on the bus got off and 4 people got on. at dane square, 3 people got off and 1 person got on. at the finail stop, the remaining 12 people got off. how many people were on the bus when it left apple street?

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Question 67817: What is the solution to this problem 5a>7 1/2
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Question 67976: Could someone please please help me with this:
f(x)= (x�-1)(x-1).
1.Show why f(x)is greater or equal to 0 in each of the following cases:
a)x>1
b)0 c)-1 2.Deduce that x^3+1>x^2+x for all x>-1.
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Question 67977: Could someone please please helpme this:
1. Let a,b,c be the three distinct positive real numbers.
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a) Prove that a^3+b^3>a^2xb+b^2xa.
b) Write down , without proving them, similar inequalities for (a^3+c^3) and (b^3+c^3).
c) Hence, or otherwise, prove that 3(a^3+b^3+c^3)>(a^2+b^2+c^2)(a+b+c)
2.State why (a-b)^2(a^2+b^2) is non-negative, for all a,b belong to R. Deduce that a^4+b^4is greater or equal to 2(a^3xb-a^2xb^2+axb^3).
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Question 68116: Fill in the blank with < or >. 4______-5
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Question 68167: how do u solve this 2m+8>0
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Question 68159: 9x+5=-x+15
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Question 68187: y>3. Determine the correct half-plane
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Question 68190: what is the answer to the following inequality and graph on a number line? -5(x+4)>4-(x+2)

Here is what I have so far.
-5x-20>4-x-2
-6x>20+4-2
-6x>22
-6x/-6>22/-6
x<-22/6

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Question 68191: what is the answer to 1/2(4x+6)<2x+1 graph on a number line. (< in my problem is greater than or equal to, unable to locate symbol on keyboard)
Here is what I have so far? Am I on the right track..
2x+3<2x+1
0<4
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Question 68095: Solve the following inequalities and graph the solutions on the number line.
2(x-5)-< -35
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