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Question 276465: A recipe calls for 9 5
9
cups of flour. If Diane is using only half the recipe, how much flour should she use? (Enter your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number, not as an improper fraction.)
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Question 274619: Benjamin and Olivia are putting a new floor in their kitchen. To get the floor up to the
desired height, they need to add 1 1/8ft of subfloor. They can do this in one of two ways.
They can put 1/2 -in. sheet on top of 5/8 -in. board (note that the total would be 9/8 ft or 1 1/8 ft).
They could also put 3/8 -in. board on top of 3/4-in. sheet.
The table below gives the price for each sheet of plywood from a Home Depot store
on 1/15/04.
Thickness Cost for a 4 ft x 8 ft Sheet
1/8in. $9.15
1/4in. 13.05
3/8in. 14.99
1/2in. 17.88
5/8in. 19.13
3/4in. 21.36
7/8in. 25.23
1 in. 28.49
1. What is the combined price for a 1/2-in. sheet and a 5/8 -in. sheet?
2. What is the combined price for a 3/8-in. sheet and a 3/4-in. sheet?
3. What other combination of sheets of plywood yields the needed 1 1/8 -in. thickness?
4. Of the four combinations, which is most economical?
5. The kitchen is to be 12 ft x 12 ft. Find the total cost of the plywood you have suggested
in question 4.
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Question 277105: I am stuck! Please help :)
Solve the formula for the specified variable.
1. P=A/1+rt Solve for r
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Question 277247: Please help find the missing factor...
4/x+2= ?/(x+2)(x+1)
What is missing?
I appreciate your help.
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Question 277535: factor 4a2b3 - 6a3b2 + 2a2b2
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Question 277467: Can someone help me?
4x/x+1 = ?/(x+1)(x-1)
What is the missing ?
Please help
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Question 277778: what is the difference between improper and proper fractions?
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Question 277685: I'm trying to learn the basics of Algebra, everything about it (so to speak). I'm trying to get into the army and I've forgotten everything there is to know. So I need to start from scratch. The things I have the most trouble with are usually long division. That was the problem I had back in school. I tried to self-teach myself but it isn't easy, considering that I have knowone to tell me what's right.
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Question 277453: hi, i'm not quite sure what this question is asking for or how much detail i need to provide.
sorry if my setting out of the equation is wrong.
Write (-2/5)((k-1)^-3) in the form of a fraction.

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Question 277865: 1/2-3/8
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Question 277980: A cylindrical water tank is 1/3 full. When 3500L was added to it, it bacme 5/7 full. What is the full capacity of the tank?
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Question 278136: -c/5+9=4
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Question 278159: convert the decimal into fraction 7.83 there is bar over 3(that is 7.8333 and 3 is repeating)
convert int o fraction and reduce it
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Question 278391: 2x+5k=6k^2-3kx-6
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Question 279286: i need to find the rate of 7,200 revolutions/16 miles
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Question 279306: How do you convert three and three fifths (3 3/5) into notations?
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Question 279380: If you tripe a number you will have one-half the number of hours in two days. What is the number?
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Question 279433: how many feet in a mile .
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Question 279865: 1/2 + (2/3�3/4) -( 4/5 x 5/6 )=
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Question 280117: I need help with this problem:
34 + 8 / (-4)
_______________
2 (to the 4th power)
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Question 280177: how do I build up fractions like 5/7 = ?/98 do not understand how to do this please explain
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Question 280177: how do I build up fractions like 5/7 = ?/98 do not understand how to do this please explain
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Question 280177: how do I build up fractions like 5/7 = ?/98 do not understand how to do this please explain
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Question 280501: How do you write the ratio 27:105 as a fraction in simplest form
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Question 280952: 75/100
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Question 281026: This is a pre-algebra question and I'm reviewing a chapter that covers equations and applications involving fractions and I've come across this problem which is very puzzling. I know it has to be a simple answer but it is not coming to me.
12m=8
The answer is 2/3
I can't get this answer no matter what I do. Could you help me I"m feeing pretty lame.
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Question 281301: x13=149227
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Question 281389: three tired and hungry men went to sleep with a bag of apples. one man woke up, ate 1/3 of the applaes, then went back to sleep. later a second man woke up and ate 1/3 of the remaining alpples. when he was fiished there were 8 apples left. how many apples were in the bag originally
* create a solution that uses algebre and show all steps uses
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Question 279704: How would simplify this complex fraction:
(2/k+6-5/k-7)/(2/k-7+2/k+5)
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Question 281528: What are ways for factoring in an organized way?
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Question 281873: : three tired and hungry men went to sleep with a bag of apples. one man woke up, ate 1/3 of the applaes, then went back to sleep. later a second man woke up and ate 1/3 of the remaining alpples,than went back to sleep. Finally, the third man woke up and ate 1/3 of the remaining apples. when he was fiished there were 8 apples left. how many apples were in the bag originally
* create a solution that uses algebre and show all steps uses
*create a solution that could be used by a grade 5 student show all steo uses
last time i don't write the question right so the answer wasn't finished
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Question 281943: can you tell me how to add and subtract fractions? here is an easy example I dont quite understand. i couldnt find one to subtract in order to practice.
2/3 + 3/4=
Thank You.
Liz
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Question 282249: Factor 6ab + 9ac - 3a
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Question 282251: solve 9x - 5 + 2x + 16 for x.
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Question 282254: A phone company charges 15cents per call plus 8cents per minute. Find the cost of a 20 minute phone call.
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Question 282254: A phone company charges 15cents per call plus 8cents per minute. Find the cost of a 20 minute phone call.
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Question 282360: This is the problem and they want an algebra solution.
Three tired and hungry men went to sleep with a bag of apples. One man woke up, ate 1/3 of the apples, then went back to sleep. Later a second man woke up and ate 1/3 of the remaining apples, then went back to sleep.Finally,the third man woke and ate 1/3 of the remaining apples. When he was finished there were 8 apples left. How many apples were in the bag originally?
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Question 282387: 3/8 + 3/8 + 17/32
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Question 282393: how do you do this problem...1/2 x 4/6=
thanks!
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Question 282396: I am trying to understand how to divide fractions.
can you help me with this problem?
2/4 divided by 1/5=
thank you
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Question 282396: I am trying to understand how to divide fractions.
can you help me with this problem?
2/4 divided by 1/5=
thank you
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Question 281927: (8x10^5)/(2x10^2)=

(6x10^7)/(3x10^9)=
(2x10^4)/(5x10^2)=
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