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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 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 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 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 3358: HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS?
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Question 3358: HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS?
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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
_____
2/12y
thanks!

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

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

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Question 3561: is 1.3 equal to 1 1/3
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Question 3561: is 1.3 equal to 1 1/3
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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 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 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 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 1132055: 1/3(x)+2=5/6(x)+3/2
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Question 1132055: 1/3(x)+2=5/6(x)+3/2
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Question 1132055: 1/3(x)+2=5/6(x)+3/2
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Question 1132080: What are the various steps involved in the process of data analysis carried out for appropriate decision making in business? Explain the process with a suitable example drawn from your own company and comment on the usefulness of such an exercise.
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Question 1132296: The value of x^2+y^2 when x+y=5 and xy=3 is
A) 18
B) 19
C) 20
D) 21
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Question 1132296: The value of x^2+y^2 when x+y=5 and xy=3 is
A) 18
B) 19
C) 20
D) 21
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Question 1132301: The value of √3(√3+4√12). Show solution

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Question 1132301: The value of √3(√3+4√12). Show solution

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Question 1132300: Measures of the sides of four triangles are given below.Identify the triangle which is not a right angled triangle
6,8,10
3,4,5
5,12,13
6,7,8
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Question 1132298: If z=3 is a solution of the equation z^2 + kz + 15=0 then value of k is
A)8
B)-8
C)-5
D)5
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Question 1132299: Solution set of √y-2=-4 is
{}
{-2}
{-4,4}
{18}
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Question 1132299: Solution set of √y-2=-4 is
{}
{-2}
{-4,4}
{18}
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Question 1132318: The two numbers in ratio of 9:16 when on each number is increase by 15 the ratio become 2:3 what the ratio become if each of origins number decrease by 12
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Question 1132317: Diana used 1/3 of his salary for food and keep 1/4 of remaining as saving. After that 50% of the remaining is used to pay rent. determine what fraction of his salary is left.
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Question 1132364: A 3 digit number such that it is equal to 19 times the sum of its digit. What is the largest possible value? example 114 = 19 * (1+1+4) or 133 = 19 * (1+3+3)
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Question 1132448: The product of three consecutive integers is 21 more than the cube of the smallest integer. The smallest integer is
A) -3
B) -4
C) -5
D) -6
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Question 1132449: If one root of the equation x^2-px+20=0 is four while the equation x^2-qx+p=0 has equal roots then a possible value of q is
A) 3
B 4
C 5
D 6
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