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Question 1024244: Paul is paid k428.00 for the work he did in 15hours.How much would he be paid if he worked for 4hours?
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Question 1024340: Sandy can assemble a particular type of light fixture in 3/8 hour. It takes her 2/3 hour to hang the fixture and another 1/6 hour to wire the fixture once it is hung. How many fixtures could Sandy install in 29 hours?
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Question 1024473: John works from Monday to Friday and is paid at the rate of k16.50 per hour.His rate for Saturday is time-and-half and Sunday is double time.Find his salary if he works for 8 hours per day from Monday to Friday, and four hours on Saturday and three hours on Sunday.
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Question 1024645: A saleswoman has a salary of k190.00 per fortnight plus a 25 1/2% commission on her sales .In the last two weeks she sold 5 radios at k430.00,k289.00,k360.00,k350.00 and k290.00 What was her total pay for the for night?
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Question 1024701: Paul is paid k428.00 for the work he did in 15 hours.How much would he be paid if he worked for 4hours?
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Question 1024853: How do you solve the equation, x-1/3=2/7
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Question 777580: 8=56
7=42
6=30
5=20
3=?
What does 3 equal?

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Question 1025187: If there is a poll with 72 votes and 86% voted for "a" and 14% voted for "b" how many votes did each side of the poll get?
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Question 1025223: Whats the distance between (1 \8) and (3\8)
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Question 1026361: What is bigger, 5/4 or 6/5?
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Question 1026614: Use two unit multipliers to change 1,200 square inches to square feet. (Do not multiply out).
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Question 1026615: Thank you for your last answer, but please show the steps and answer to the following question. Use two unit multipliers to change 1,200 square inches to square feet. Is the answer 172,800?
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Question 1026616: Find the volume in cubic yards of a right circular cylinder whose diameter measures 3 yards and whose height is 3 yards.
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Question 1027146: Factor 4x^2 + 36
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Question 1027520: Solve 1/2+2/5
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Question 1027825: This is actually more of a simple question, but it seems no one can explain to me why we do these things.
You know how we have to make the denominators the same before we can add or subtract fractions? Why? Why do we have to make them the same?
It's something we do, but why?
Also, why is it that when the denominators are the same we only add the numerators? Why don't we ever add two denominators that are the same? Why only the numerators?

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Question 1027847: A patient�s dosage of medication is decreased 25 milligrams per day for one week. What is the change in her medication at the end of the week?
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Question 1028100: How does 25/125 turn into .20
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Question 1007914: How many sods in size of 1 1/3 would u need to cover a 15 5/6 by 10 2/5 yard?
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Question 1029034: What fraction is the largest 5/6; 7/9; 2/3
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Question 997258: Good Morning,
Wishing all a blessed Sunday. I have to problems that I need assistance, please. Thanking you in advance.
Clear Fraction; -3/2x1=2/5x+4
There is a small #2 above each variable and I don't know how to write it out.
Simplify; 6x - 2y- 5(3y +2x ) open space because there is a small #2
Betty
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Question 969769: A certain recipe asks for 5/8 cup of granola. How much is needed to make 1/8 of a recipe?
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Question 1029479: [(8^-1)(8^3/4)]^4
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Question 1030589: (x-1)2 - (y-2)2
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Question 1030956: distributive property to remove the parentheses.
−4+−3w−2u6

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Question 1031260: HCF of two numbers is 145 and their LCM is 2175 . if one number is 725 . find the other number .

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Question 1032226: What divided by what equals 7

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Question 1032227: You guys suck

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Question 1032227: You guys suck

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Question 1032641: 12�4=(10+?)�4..?= what
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Question 1033014: How do you if 5 is making a true number
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Question 1033033: The formula for the
volume of a pyramid is V=1/3bh
Express H in terms of V and B.
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Question 1033130: A=3900;B=7587;C=6245;D=?
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Question 1033356: 3/4=x/21
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Question 1033483: (1-1/3)(1-1/4)(1-1/5)....(1-1/25)=?
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Question 1033485: 3(1-91/216)^=?
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Question 1033484: 1+2^ 1-2^
____ + _____ = ?
5^+3^ 5^-3^
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Question 1033556: 4/7� 6 1/8
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Question 1033896: 3 5/6 + 2 3/4=

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Question 1033896: 3 5/6 + 2 3/4=

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Question 1034063: .375 dived by 2
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Question 1034065: a bag contains 10 red balls 15 green balls and 5 purple balls if two balls are chosen at random without replacement what is the probability that both of them are the same color?
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Question 1034517: 17(?)7
?(10)6
25(15)?
10(?)10
?(25)18
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Question 1034797: The crowd reached 2 2/3 times the expected attendance. if 3600 were expected to attend, how many were there ?
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