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Question 1333: 1) 2000 because it is the closest number to 4000
2) 700*23/100 = 161
3) (-6+4)/(6-1) = -2/
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Question 1471: what is a 1/6 of 5

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Question 1520: If 2/3 of a number is 30, what is 1/3 of twice the number?
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Question 1523: A couch is feet long. The material needed to make a slipcover is to be times as long to allow for hems and tucking under. How long a piece of material is needed?
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Question 1558: What is 1/3 of 6?

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Question 1521: Henry planned to move 1/3 of his CD collection in the new cabinet in the morning and the rest in the afternoon. If he moved only 2/3 as many as he planned in the morning, what fraction of his CD's were left to be moved in the afternoon?
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Question 1570: 7 1/10 subtracted from 4 2/5
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Question 1817: How to divide a whole number by a fraction
Example 36 divide by 2/3
Thank you
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Question 1656: I need to find the value of w. The formula is 3 x(times) w/2 + 6 = w/5 + 0.1. If you could help me out with this I would appreciate it. Thanks,
Brenda
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Question 1901: How do you convert the recurring decimal 0.23333333 to a fraction. Give your answer in it's simplest form.
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Question 2247: HOW DO YOU SOLVE y+4/5=3/2
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Question 2248: I need help on a question. The correct answer is 3 but I can't figure out the explination on how they got the answer:
Solve for X:
X-6/x - x+6/x-6 = 6/x
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Question 2214: What is the answer to 6/8-2/4
3/4-1/8
4/5-1/2
3/4-1/3
5/6-1/3
5/6-2/3
3/5-1/10
1/2-1/3
4/5-2/10
1/2-2/5
2/3-1/4
2/3-1/5
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Question 2724: what is the sum of:

5 2/6
+6 1/6
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Question 2958: how do i write 19/7 as a mixed number?
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Question 2963: how do you change a decimal to afraction and a fraction to a decimal?
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Question 3358: HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS?
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Question 3362: find the opposite of 4/11. express yor answer as a common fraction?
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Question 3373: what is the answer to -2 to the -3rd power and why?

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Question 3363: Simplifying complex fractions has got me down. can you help me with this one?
4x/6y
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2/12y
thanks!

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Question 3561: is 1.3 equal to 1 1/3
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Question 4082: Add the following fractions, showing the steps you used:
(a) 2/3 + 3/4 =
(b) (3/5 + 4/7) + 2/5 =
(c) 5/6 + 5/8 =
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Question 4081: I had 3 1/2 lb... of trial mix and I ate 1/3 of a pound two days in a row. How much trial mix did I have left?

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Question 4107: Upon his death, Mr. Haller left one-half of his estate to his wife, one-ninth of his estate to each of his three children,
one-twenty-fourth of his estate to each of his three grandchildren, and the remaining $18,000 to his favorite charity.
What was the value of his estate?
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Question 4084: Upon his death, Mr. Haller left one-half of his estate to his wife, one-ninth of his estate to each of his three children,
one-twenty-fourth of his estate to each of his three grandchildren, and the remaining $18,000 to his favorite charity.
What was the value of his estate?
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Question 4517: The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 138. what is the greatest number
52
50
48
46
44
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Question 4515: 1) y/4 - 1 = y/5
2) 2y-3/9 + y-3/2 = y+5/6 - 1
3) A= 1/2(a+b) solve for b
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Question 4698: a= -8, b= +6 d= -3, x= -4 y=5, = equals -1
-3/4 (ab)
Find the numerical value.
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Question 4791: Hello, I have three questions for you.
1. The number of entries in a race decreased 20% from 530 entries in last years race. Find the new number of entries.
2. The number of accounts with a certain firm increases 30% from a level of 200 accounts. Find the new number of accounts.
3. The number of gas station in a city increasesfrom 120 to 150. Find the percent increase.
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Question 4837: how do u simplify equations? 6r + 5r - 8p + 7(2r - 4r)
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Question 4840: how do you convert fractions into percents and percents into fractions?
7/15 or 2.392
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Question 4831: How do u add and subtract and multiply and divide decimals??
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Question 4838: how do you... 2 2/3 times -6 1/5
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Question 4832: How do u find 15% of $13.50?
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Question 4835: how do you find the values for y by useing the values for x in this problem... 6x + y + 3
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Question 4834: how do u find 13% of $85.00?

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Question 4836: how do u solve each inequality and graph on a number line in this problem??
4x + 7 < x - 8
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Question 4833: How do u find 40% of 40?
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Question 4829: How do u know whether the answer is negitive or postive when adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers?
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Question 4844: how can i write 1/10000 in words
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Question 4955: What is the fraction? So, that it is equivalent to the fraction with the indicated denominator.
5/7 = ?/21

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Question 4957: Find the sum.
3/4 + 1/6
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Question 4957: Find the sum.
3/4 + 1/6
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Question 5054: 2y(4-x)= x/2
i know y=1/4 but i dont know how i got there.
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