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Question 1113295: If a pencil cost 10-cents, then, the pencils increase to 25-cents each, what is the percent of increase for pencils...?
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Question 1113366: How does the product of a fraction and a whole number compare to the whole number?
A. The product is less than the whole number
B. The product is less than or equal to the whole number
C. The product equals the whole number
D. The product is greater than the whole number
I think it�s d but I�m not 100 percent sure. Thank you
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Question 1113375: 3𝑝+2𝑞=5
𝑞−𝑝=5
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Question 1113376: 6/15𝑑+ 9/30𝑑 − 16/𝑑=𝑑+1.5−2/12𝑑
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Question 1114556: Wendy spent 3/8 of the last two days practicing for an ice-skating competition in Candada. How many hours did she spend practicing?
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Question 1114555: Sandra received 15 $20 bills for her birthday. She spent 3/5 and saved 2/5. How much did Sandra spend? How much did she save?
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Question 1114554: 4/5 * m = 2/5
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Question 1114554: 4/5 * m = 2/5
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Question 1114557: Mr Garcia had 2/3 pumpkin pie left. His sons ate 3/8 of what was left. What fraction of the whole pie did his sons eat?
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Question 1115165: what is 6 divided by 18

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Question 1115817: Simplify 21\33

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Question 1115948: Sara has 27 tonnes of jam. She gives exactly one-sixth to Lucinda
How much jam dose she give to Lucinda
Fraction as the answer
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Question 1116216: Noah saved 4,732 pennies. He gave 2/7 of the pennies to the missionary offering . How many pennies does he have left? Write the amount left using dollar sign and decimal point .
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Question 1116425: Jaime Bailey is chair of a department at a college. Jaime has a budget in which one third
of the money is for photocopying, two sevenths
of the money is for computer-related expenses, and the rest of the money is for student tutors in the foreign languages lab. What fraction of Jaime's budget is for student tutors?
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Question 1116634: Find the sum of infinite series 2/5+6/25+10/125+14/625
...
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Question 1117387: I cant believe how bad my brother is at growing things. He bought a whole bunch of plants at the nursery the other day, right away five died. then our dog dug up 2/9 of them. out of the remaining plants half of them died pretty soon afterword then a rabbit came and ate half of what was left and half a plant more. my brother only had three plants left then how many did he buy at the nursery?
This is what I have so far:5 died 2/9 dug up (so 7/9 left) 1/2 died (so 1/2 left) 1/2 eaten (so 1/2 left) and 1/2 a plant eaten
can you please write the solution out step by step
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Question 1117812: I am not sure if you can help me with this one. I am reviewing a placement test and came across this problem, and not sure how to tackle it. Or how to figure out which number is larger or smaller when it is mixed types. I know how to figure out which is larger among fractions and decimals separatel, but not when they are mixed.
What number in the list above has the greatest value?
8/3, 2.28, 10/12 or 0.199.
Thank you

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Question 1117688: Find out the difference between simple interest on Rs.600/- for 4 year at the rate of 5% and 10%?

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Question 1117688: Find out the difference between simple interest on Rs.600/- for 4 year at the rate of 5% and 10%?

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Question 1117688: Find out the difference between simple interest on Rs.600/- for 4 year at the rate of 5% and 10%?

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Question 1117688: Find out the difference between simple interest on Rs.600/- for 4 year at the rate of 5% and 10%?

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Question 1118047: John contributed 5/9 and Frank contributed 2/15.the remaining cost of $14,000 was paid by Greg.,how much did the boys contribute

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Question 1118047: John contributed 5/9 and Frank contributed 2/15.the remaining cost of $14,000 was paid by Greg.,how much did the boys contribute

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Question 1118195: At a certain university four fifteenths of the freshmen decide to major in math. If there are 2400 freshman at that university, how many have decided to major in math? Show all work using fraction arithmetic, please, and include units with your answer.
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Question 1118329: Need help please. Question is:
12 3/4 ^2 /10 3/5
I�ve come up with two answers:
135/212 and 15 285/848
Which one is correct? Question is asking to evaluate the expression.
Thank you in advance for any and all help!
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Question 1118330: Evaluate the following expression if x = 3/4 and y = 3/5. Show answers in lowest terms.
(12x^2) / (10y)
I�ve come up with two answers:
135/212 and 15 285/848
The exponent in this question is really making things hard for me. Any and all help or advice is appreciated!
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Question 1118417: A boy spent 17/35 of his money on transport and food. If he spends 2/7 on transport only,what fraction does he spend on food
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Question 1118417: A boy spent 17/35 of his money on transport and food. If he spends 2/7 on transport only,what fraction does he spend on food
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Question 1118417: A boy spent 17/35 of his money on transport and food. If he spends 2/7 on transport only,what fraction does he spend on food
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Question 1118418: A boy spent 17/35 of his money on transport and food. If he spent 2/7 on transport only what faction did he spend on food
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Question 1119051: 9/8�3/5of(3/4+3/5)
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Question 1119051: 9/8�3/5of(3/4+3/5)
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Question 1119054: 2/5 / {1/5 of [3/4 - 1/2]-1}
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Question 1119054: 2/5 / {1/5 of [3/4 - 1/2]-1}
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Question 1119195: 8 There are 50 boys and 60 girls in the cafeteria. After x boys and x � 5 girls have left the cafeteria, the
probability of selecting a girl becomes 5/7

, what is the value of x?
A) 30 B) 35
C) 40 D) 45
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Question 1119198: x �1,1,2
f(x) 729,9,1
Q65 The table above shows some values for the function f(x). If f(x) = g(3^-kx)for some constants g and k, what is the value of g?
A) 1
B) 9
C) 81
D) 729
Q66 Which of the following is equivalent to 6x
2
+ 5x � 6?
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Question 1119197: Q57 For some constant α, the graph of the quadratic function f(x) = � x^2+ 2α x is a parabola with x-intercepts at A and B and vertex C. If the area of the triangle whose vertices are A, B, and
C equals 125, what is the value of α?
A) -3
B) -5
C) 3
D) 5
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Question 1119196:
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Q10 Let us consider a function f (x) = x^3-x^2-x-8
If f (u) = � 8, how many real values of u are there?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
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Question 1119194: Q23 WXYZ is a quadrilateral such that WZ = 2XW, ZY = XW, XY = XW + WZ, and XY + ZY = 16. What is
the perimeter of WXYZ?
A) 48
B) 42
C) 36
D) 28
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Question 1119193: 17 Let x, 3, and 6 be the lengths of three sides of a triangle. How many such triangles are possible with x
being a positive integer?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
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Question 1119211: You have a pizza; if one person eats 4/9 of the pizza and another eats 1/12 of the pizza, how much of the pizza remains. Write the answer as a fraction in lowest terms, with appropriate units.
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Question 1119247: Six consecutive positive integers are each divided by 6 and their remainders are recorded. What is the sum of those remainders
11
13
15
None
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Question 1119248: When z is divided by nine the remainder is three.what is the remainder when 3z divided by nine?
3
2
1
0
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