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Question 198978: For a garment that you are making, you are
going to need 61/4 yards of fabric at the cost of
$3.32 per yard. How much will the fabric cost?
Show Work Please
Thank you
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Question 198976: Your mother works part-time at the stationery store.Last week, her paycheck was
$97.37 for 13 hours of work. How much does she make per hour?
Please Show work
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Question 198975: In your job as a cashier at the bookstore,a customer gives you a $20 bill to pay for a book that costs $4.27. How much change should you give back?
Please show me the work
Thank you
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Question 199030: (2a-3 over a-3) -2 = (12 over a+2)
solve for a.
helpp! please :)
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Question 199042: Erica earns $7.85 per hour at a clothing store.
The company has announced a 9% raise for all employees. How much will she be earning after the raise?
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Question 199074: need help dividing polynomials

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Question 199057: Brenda is doing some comparison shopping.
At the local bookstore, The books that she wants
to buy are $35.99, plus 8% tax. The same
books are available at E-bay for $25, but she
would have to pay $13 for shipping. If she
chooses the cheapest deal, how much would
she end up paying?
Please show me work
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Question 199055: Todd can bike from his house to the school (a distance of 2 miles) in 30 minutes.
At this rate, how long would it take him to go a distance of 7 miles?
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Question 199095: Solve for T1: P1V1/T1=P2V2/T2.
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Question 199099: The larger of two printers being used to print the payroll for a major corporation requires 30 min to print the payroll. After both printers have been operating for 10 min, the larger printer malfunctions. The smaller printer requires 40 more minutes to complete the payroll. How long would it take the smaller printer working alone to print the payroll?
Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 198794: Answer the following question involving fundamental operations on polynomials
Find p(x)+4q(x)
p(x)=3x^5+70x^3-67x^2+3
q(x)=3x^3+56x^2-19
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Question 199104: Simplify -(3a^6b^4)^3 answer must be positive
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 199056: You are buying tickets for you and your family
to attend a movie. Adult tickets are $7.50 each
and children s tickets are $3 each. You ask for
2 adult tickets and 4 children s tickets. Instead,
you are charged for 4 adult tickets 2 children s
tickets. How much money are you overcharged?
Click here to see answer by josmiceli(19441)

Question 199121: As a fundraiser for your club, you are asked to
sell 47 Candy bars at $1.55 each, with tax
included. What is the total amount of money
that you will be raising for the club?
Click here to see answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)

Question 199124: At Michale's craft store, the paint set that you
want is normally $26. It is currently on sale for 10% off.
Also, you have a coupon for an
additional 40% off, Which can be used after all
other discounts have been applied. What is the
3final cost of the paint set?
Click here to see answer by nerdybill(7384)

Question 199123: Ed works for a company that delivers telephone
books. He is paid $7.55 per hour for the first 8
hours. For every additional hour, he is paid
$10.23 per hour. He is also paid 31 cents per
mile for gas. On his last trip, Ed drove 43 miles
and worked 17 hours. How much did he make
on his last trip?
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Question 199122: Your washing machine has stopped working.
Acme Repair charges $100 for a service call
and $54 per hour for labor, Plus parts. If it
takes 21/2hours to repair the machine and parts
cost $24, how much is the total cost of the
repair job?
and How?
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Question 199044: Your washing machine has stopped working.
Acme repair charges $100 for a service call
and $54 per hour for labor, plus parts. If it
takes 2 1/2 hours to repair the machine and parts
cost $24, how much is the total cost of the
repair job?
Please Show work?
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Question 199117: 1. What is a square of a binomial?
2. How to solve for the sum and difference of two binomials?
3. What is a cube of a binomial?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 198793: 8. (32y4 - 12y2 - 36y) � (4y)
9. (3x2 + 11x � 20) � (x + 5)
10. (6x3 + 19x2 + x � 6) � (3x + 2)
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Question 199131: algebraically find all zeros of the funtion- f(x)=x^3-x^2-2x and show all work you did algebraically to find the zeros
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Question 199131: algebraically find all zeros of the funtion- f(x)=x^3-x^2-2x and show all work you did algebraically to find the zeros
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Question 199053: At Michale's craft store the paint set that you want is normally $26. It is currently on sale for 10% off. Also you have a coupon for an additional 40% off, which can be used after all other discounts have been applied. What is the final cost of the paint set?
show work please
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Question 199132: Express the function f(x)=-2x^3+6x^2-9/2x in factored form and show all work done in order to optain the factored form of the function, also find all zeros of f(x) and state its multiplicity.
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Question 199177: I need simplify 5t^2+5t/45t^2+25t by removing factors of one. I think that if I could figure out how to factor out the numerator and denominator I will be able to get the rest
Click here to see answer by Earlsdon(6294)

Question 199188: Please help me on this equation:
(x-3)(x^2+x+1)
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Question 198977: As a fundraiser for your club, you are asked to sell 47 candy bars at $1.55 each, with tax included. What is the total amount of oney that you will be raising for the club?
Please Show work
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Question 199029: (2y over y-4) -3/5 = 3
solve for y
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Question 199227: Factor out the GCF in this expression a(a + 1) - 3(a + 1)
Click here to see answer by Earlsdon(6294)

Question 199028: (14 over b-6) = 1/2 + (6 over b-8)
solve for b
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Question 199243: 1) If a is a rational number, is it always, sometimes, or never true that a^2-3a over a-3 =a? Explain.
Please help me! I have no idea what I am doing. lol
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Question 199261: (6x + 5)2
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Question 199273: Help!
Find the length of the diagonal of a cube with side length 10 cm.
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Question 199270: Can someone please help me solve this question:
(n over n-4/9)- (n over n+4/9)= (1 over n)
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Question 199246: 4) Solve. (n over n-4/9) -(n over n+4/9)= (1 over n)
Pretty please will someone help me solve this? :)
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Question 199269: The perimeter of a triangle is 2x + 5. Find the 3rd side if the other two sides are X^2-6 over x-6 and
x^2 - 5x - 9 over x-6.
pleasee help me? :)
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Question 199235: Factor each polynomial h^2 � 9hs + 9s^2
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Question 199236: Factor using the ac method 21x^2 + 2y - 3
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Question 199226: Find the greatest common factor for this group of monomials 16x2z, 40xz2, 72z3
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Question 199293: Factor each polynomial by splitting the middle term and grouping

6x squared plus x minus 12 = the answer should be (2x plus 3)(3X MINUS 4)
but I can't seem to get it there/ please help/thanks
Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 199244: 2) The volume of a rectangular prism is a - 3. What is the width given that the length is a-3 over a-7 and the depth is a+b over a-7?
Help please! :)
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Question 199314: I am trying to simplify complex rational expressions. I have the answer but I don't understan how to get to it.
(2/p+p/2)/(p/3-3/p)
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Question 199308: what is a polynomial with a single root at X = -1 and a triple root at x=2?
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