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Question 1173893: 7 + 4/5a - 2/3a + 2

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Question 1173893: 7 + 4/5a - 2/3a + 2

this is a simplifying questions
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Question 1174244: 2r-³ =-16
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Question 1174418: In a farm the number of chickens were 100% more than the cows. If there were 640 legs altogether how many chickens were there?
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Question 1174533: I have 16 equilateral triangles...How do I arrange them in a puzzle to make a larger equilateral triangle...?
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Question 1174504: Edna bought an RTW dress for Php575 at 20% discount. What was the original price?
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Question 1174785: 3.f(x)=2-3x solve to f(-3),f(-1) and f(4)
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Question 1174784: 2.f(x)=x-9 solve to f(-3),f(-1) and f(4)

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Question 1174780: 1.f(x)=x-9 to f(-3),f(-1) and f(4)
2.f(x)=2-3x to f(-3),f(-1) and f(4)
3.f(x)=-2x³-7 to f(-3),f(-1) and f(4)
4.f(x)=-3x²-2x+4 to f(-3),f(-1) and f(4)
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Question 1175308: A nursery is planting seedlings in a plot that is 10 feet by 14 feet. How many seedlings will fit if each seedling is in a 1-foot square peat pot and each peat pot needs to be planted 3 feet apart from another?
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Question 1175593: A wizard is playing with his gray magic cubes +5 integers
and white magi
c cubes -5 integers. Using any mathematical operation you know, use the cubes to show how many of each will create a talking flower at -70 point.
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Question 1048306: Evaluate the expression, given functions f and g:
f(x) = 3x − 2,

g(x) = 8 − x^2.
5f(1)-4g(-2)
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Question 1095124: Mr . smith spends 3/10 of his salary on taxes and 4/7 of the remainder on transport . he then spends 5/6 of the further remainder on food and deposits the rest in the bank , if he deposits 500 in the bank what is his salary ?
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Question 1106843: Simplify the following expression:
((x^4*y^(-2/3))/(x^(5/3)*y^(-2/7))^(-4/7) * ((x^(-1/2)*y^-5)/(y^(-3/4))
answer must be in the format (x^a)(y^b)
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Question 1051190: Benton used 3/4 of a cup of butter to make a batch of cookie dough. Benton rolled the batter out into a rectangle. Now he wants to cut off a piece of the dough so that the portion he cuts off contains 1/4 a cup of butter. How could he cut the dough?
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Question 1053475: If f is a linear function, f(0.1) = 9.3, and f(0.4) = −6.3, find an equation f(x) for the function.
f(x) =
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Question 1176019: King Francis decided to divide up his kingdom among his sons. He gave his first son one-eighth of the villages he ruled over and one more village. The king gave his second son one-eighth of the remaining villages and two more villages. He continued like this, until he gave his seventh and youngest son one-eighth of the remaining villages and seven more villages. After that, all the villages in the kingdom had been passed on to his children. How many total villages are there in the kingdom?
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Question 1045572: How would one answer this:
List all of the number sets that apply to each number.
1. -4/5
2. square root of 15 (do not have a square root symbol to type)
3. -2
4. -25
5. 0.3333...
6. 20/4
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Question 1101011: complete series 17,19,23,29,37,____,59
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Question 974599: 5. express the following as a fraction in its simplest form
a) 7/a + 2/a+3
b) 3/2b - 1/b+c
c) 3/d-2 - 4/2d+1
d) 2/f+4 - 5/f-1
e) 2/3-2h + 9/3h-5
f) 2/k-1 + 1/k^2-1
g) 3/4m^2-1 - 4/2m+1
h) 4/n-2 + 2/(n-2)^2
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Question 974280: The ratio between two numbers is 7:11 if the L.C.M of them is 385,what is their sum?
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Question 1084931: Solve 8 over 7 divided by 2 over 1 and the whole number 4 (after fraction)
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Question 1084931: Solve 8 over 7 divided by 2 over 1 and the whole number 4 (after fraction)
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Question 1084931: Solve 8 over 7 divided by 2 over 1 and the whole number 4 (after fraction)
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Question 974185: how many times is 11/5 and 11/3<7
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Question 973732: The ratio between two numbers is 7:11 if L.C.M of them is 385,what is their sum?
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Question 973597: solve the following. one more than5,two more than6,one less than5,two less7
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Question 973597: solve the following. one more than5,two more than6,one less than5,two less7
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Question 1084832: write each expression as single fraction in its simplest form;2/t+1+3/t+3
simplify;2(x+2)/(x^2+4x-5) - 1/(x+5)
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Question 1084832: write each expression as single fraction in its simplest form;2/t+1+3/t+3
simplify;2(x+2)/(x^2+4x-5) - 1/(x+5)
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Question 982656: in a quiz game of 20 questions, each correct answer earns 5 points. Each incorrect answer reduces the score by 2 points. Omitted questions scored 0 points. Jana has a total score of 59 points. How many questions did she omit?
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Question 1079409: by how much is (3/4+1/2+1/3) is greater than 1
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Question 1053594: You are choosing between two different prepaid cell phone plans. The first plan charges a rate of 28 cents per minute. The second plan charges a monthly fee of $19.25 plus 17 cents per minute. How many minutes would you have to use in a month in order for the second plan to be preferable?
You would have to use more than ________ minutes in a month.
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Question 1063872: Catriona saved 654 shots and let in 26 goals in a hockey season. Becky saved 532 shots and let in 16 goals. Which goalie had a better season? Show how you know.
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Question 967806: sixty six percent and 2/3 of 27 kg( calculating percentages)

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Question 969967: Baseball is the second popular sport in the US, with 0.17 of the adult population saying it is their favorite sport. In a sample of 34 thousand people, how many people do not have baseball as their favorite sport?
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Question 1079590: what must be added to 29/6 to make 77/9
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Question 966863: put these fraction in order from least to greatest .First change the fratciom in each set so they share the same denominator 5/6 5/11 5/7
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Question 1063873: Some Manitoba resechers measured wheat heights to see how the height was affected by by fertilizer application. A crop with no fertilizer reached a height of 79.4 cm, and one that received fertilizer reached a height of 102.4 cm. What was the percent increase with the fertilizer application? Give your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
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Question 1061013: 1) Given that f(x) = 55x + 22 and g(x) = x^3, find (f & g)(- 3).

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Question 1061013: 1) Given that f(x) = 55x + 22 and g(x) = x^3, find (f & g)(- 3).

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