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Question 819990: one bar of candy a and two bars of candy b have 773 calories. two bars of candy a and one bar of candy b have 784 calories. find the caloric content of each candy bar
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Question 820081: a mean average of 60 on seven exam is needed to pass a course. on her first exams, paula received grades 51, 72, 80, 62, 57, and 69
what grade must she receive on her last exam to pass the course?

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Question 820085: I work for Tupperware and a Customer brought an item for $31.00 RRP. I Paid $20.03 for the item. How much is my percentage off the RRP?
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Question 820470: In a group of 45 students, 18 are male. What percentage of the students are male
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Question 820660: The mean of a three numbers is 10. Two of the numbers are 4 and 7. Find the third number.
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Question 821097: trying to help my daughter with proportion word problems...HELP :)
If it takes 8 workers 6 hours to wrap gifts, how many hours will it take 12 workers to wrap gifts at the same pace?
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Question 821104: in a shipment of fluorescent light bulbs, 1/50 of them are defective. What is the ratio of defective to non-defective light bulbs
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Question 821109: in a shipment of fluorescent light bulbs, 1/50 of them are defective. What is the ratio of defective to non-defective light bulbs
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Question 821255: 66 men eat rice 120 kg in 44 days then 33 men 90 kg rice in how many days
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Question 821255: 66 men eat rice 120 kg in 44 days then 33 men 90 kg rice in how many days
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Question 821315: There are 10 females and 10 malesin the first aid course.If the females achieved an average score of 85 and the males achieved an average score of 95, What was the class average?
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Question 821321: There are 10 females and 20 males in the first aid course. If the females achieved an average score of 85 and the males achieved an average score of 95,What was the class average?
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Question 821320: There are 10 females and 20 males in the first aid course. If the females achieved an average score of 85 and the males achieved an average score of 95,What was the class average?
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Question 821358: A coat that originally sold for $369.00 is on sale at a 40% discount? How much will you pay for the coat?
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Question 821593: a college student earned $5000 during summer vacation working as a waiter in a popular restaurant. the student invested part of the money at 9% and the rest at 8%. if the student received a total of $431 in interest at the end of the year, how much was invested at 9%?
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Question 821817: Larry spent 1/2 of his money on a camera and 1/8 on a radio.
The camera cost $120 more that the radio.
How much money did he start with?
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Question 821951: the ratio of boys to girls in class a is 6 to 5. If 10 boys and 10 girls were added to the class, the ratio become 7 to 6. how many boys and how many girls are there now in the class?
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Question 822141: gloves now cost 17.99 on sale. they were originally marked 22.99 what is the % discount given to get the final sale price?
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Question 822163: If i have a class with four tests each worth 25% and i have written the first three with the marks : TEST ONE - 32/50, 64%
TEST TWO - 27/50, 54%
TEST THREE-23/48, 47.91%
Then what mark do i need to get on the final test out of 50 questions if the passing grade is 70% and i am currently sitting at a 55%.
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Question 822181: 2.5 litres of coke costs 1.40 how much will 6 litres cost?
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Question 822234: Elliot had a coupon for 12% off his first meal at a new restaurant. If he was charges $11 for the meal, what was the original price of the meal?
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Question 822180: At the local animal shelter, there are 35 cats and 42 dogs. What is the ratio of dogs to cats at the local animal shelter?

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Question 822266: Mark earns $164 every 12 hours. Write this rate as a fraction in simplest form.
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Question 822198: The staff at a hospital started to use a radiology room at 8:15 A.M. The room was used for 6 hours and 15 minutes. What time did the staff finish using the radiology room?
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Question 822413: You have saved $220 to purchase a new bicycle. Can you afford to buy the bike with a 30% discount if it costs $325 and you have to pay 7% tax?

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Question 822536: The number of pages in a magazine was increased from 48 to 80. If the price, which was 75p, is increased in the same ratio, what will the new price be?
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Question 822120: How to Solve?
if 300 people eat an amount food for 90 days and after 20 days 50 people join then how many days they will eat ?
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Question 820261: if a bottle is 2/3 full and 1/4 is taken out how much is left?
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Question 822608: after mrs fisher lost 5% of her investments, she had $59,375. what was mrs fishers original investment?
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Question 822915: [ I have an 85 for my semester grade, what grade do I need to make on my final to make an A (90%) in the class? My final is 10% of the grade. ]
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Question 823023: a wire 200 cm long is bent to form a rectangle. the length of the rectangle is 3 cm longer than the width . find the dimensions of the rectangle
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Question 823222: What is 36% of 1473985 and how do you solve it?

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Question 823276: 15% of ? equals 45. What is the answer and how did you find it
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Question 823394: From a group of boys and girls, 14 girls leave first. Then the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys becomes 1:2. After this, 43 boys leave the group. Now the boys and girls are equal in number. How many girls were there in the beginning?
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Question 823498: When Rs 165 is divided in the ratio 2 : 4 : 5 , what is the difference between the largest and the smallest share?

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Question 823624: Of the total school population of 810 students, 208 live outside the city limits. About what percentage of the students live outside the city limits?
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Question 824031: A contractor hoping to construct a road for Rs. 20000 quotes a price (30%) higher.But due to rain the cost price increases by 4%. The gain percent will be-
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Question 824245: 5 % increase each day in production over 20 days --- what is total production increase for those 20 days if the production start number is 20 units
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Question 824249: Hair combs were selling at a special price of 2 for $2.50. How many combs could you purchase for $12.25
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Question 824325: One month, Rehna used 1/6 of her monthly salary for a car payment. She also paid rent, which was 25% more than the car payment. What fraction of her monthly salary did Rehana use that month for the car payment and rent combined?
A. 5/24 B. 3/8 C. 5/12 D. 12
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