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Question 436391: Find the prime factorization of 924. Please show all of your work so i know how to do it thank you!
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Question 436522: Jane and Ken had 288 marbles altogether. Jane gave 1/5 of her marbles to Ken. Ken then gave 1/4 of his total amount of marbles to Jane. In the end, they each had the same amount of marbles.
(a) How many marbles had Jane at first?
(b) How much marbles had Ken at first?
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Question 436716: Use the commutative law of multiplication to write an equivalent expression.
(u + v)b
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Question 436720: Write a true sentence using either < or >.

-3.44 ___ -3.441

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Question 436720: Write a true sentence using either < or >.

-3.44 ___ -3.441

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Question 436718: Perform the indicated operation and, if possible, simplify. Please show all of your work so I know how to do it.
3/14+2/5
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Question 436717: Perform the indicated operation and, if possible, simplify. Please show all of your work so I know how to do it thank you!
81/130-26/130
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Question 436729: Find the reciprocal of each number, if it exists.
−1

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Question 436730: Simplify.
4a � b − 4(5a − 7b + 8c)

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Question 437092: State the reciprocal.
-2
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Question 437088: Show all of your work please so i know how to do it. Thank you.
1/4-(-1/4)
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Question 437090: -56 divid by -7
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Question 437833: simplify
0/9
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Question 437818: (-2) squared 6
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Question 430753: 14. My cousin made me a poster by blowing up a picture from our vacation together to 360% of its original size. It looked too blurry, so we decided to make it only 220% of its original size. We took it to the copy store to get it reduced. What percent of its present size should we request?
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Question 438107: I need to solve - x/6= 2/9 using multiple principles then check
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Question 438545: 2/3x < 14. Please help me solve. Thank you
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Question 438725: Which is more pizza the 1/2 of a pizza with 8 slices or 1/3 of a pizza with 12 slices? Why
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Question 439002: Translate this to a mathematical equation and solve. Please show all of your work so i know how to do it thank you!
A football team gained 13 yards on one play, lost 5 yards on another, and gained 18 yards on the last play of the first half. They had already gained 218 yards during the half. What was the total yardage gain for the first half?

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Question 439269: Write in exponential notation.
x ∙ x ∙ y ∙ y ∙ y ∙ y ∙ z
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Question 439369: Find the derivative of y = (3x + 2)(x^2 + 5)

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Question 439604: How do you factor 3y^2-12y-135

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Question 439622: Can anyone help me with the following problem?
Find the derivative of f(x) = 5x^3 -2x^2 + 9
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Question 439622: Can anyone help me with the following problem?
Find the derivative of f(x) = 5x^3 -2x^2 + 9
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Question 439621: Can anyone help with the following problem?
What is the slope of the tangent line to the curve y = 2x^4 + x^3 + 6x at x = 1
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Question 439664: Perform the indicated operation and, if possible, simplify.
-14/45 divid by 26/27
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Question 439662: Perform the indicated operation and, if possible, simplify.
-2/3-(-2/7)
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Question 439659: Perform the indicated operation and, if possible, simplify.
-5/8+2/7
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Question 439667: Evaluate -2(x � (-10)) � 6 � xsquared2 for x = -4.
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Question 439666: Simplify
-3ysquared3 � 5y � 6(y + 2ysquared3)
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Question 440026: Solve:
12x^3=-11x^2+56x
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Question 440436: 5(x-8)+12=7
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Question 440842: Can anyone explain how 1/2+1/8=5/8 how did they get the answer?
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Question 441058: how do i reduce this problem?
-13 - 10 - 7

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Question 441368: the problem is two fractions add together
1/x+1 + 2/x+2 =

do you add straight across?
3/x�+3 ?
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Question 441179: The sun rises at 5:45 AM and sets at 8:12 PM. How many hrs of sunlight? I know the answer is 14.45 but don't know how to show this...to show thw work.
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Question 441418: problem simplify 2 - 2/x� all over 2 - 1/x
2 - 2/x�
________ =
2 - 1/x
how do i solve this?

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Question 441467: what does 7/10 + 1/5 = and 5/8 - 1/4 =
Thank you
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Question 441608: Given the formula, solve for the indicated variable.
A = P(1 + nr) for r
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Question 441617: Solve the inequality and represent your answer in set builder notation.

10a + 10 > 9a + 22

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Question 441616: Given the formula, solve for the indicated variable.
A = P(1 + nr) for r
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Question 441615: Solve the problem. Be sure to show all of your work.
The wavelength, w, in meters per cycle, of a musical note is given by
w=r/f
where r is the speed of sound in meters per second and f is the frequency in cycles per second. The speed of sound in air is 344 m/sec. What is the wavelength of a note whose frequency in air is 45 cycles per second? Round to the nearest tenth of a meter per cycle

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Question 441623: Solve the equation. If it is an identity (all real numbers) or a contradiction (no solution), so state.
2x + 5 + 4x = 7x + 5 � x

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Question 441621: Solve the equation. Be sure to show all of your work.
-14a + 3 = 10
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Question 441622: Simplify.
-2x � (6 � 3x) + 4

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