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Question 11415: Multiply: [(1/5)a + (2/3)][(1/5)a � (1/6)]
I am having problems with this problem. can someone show me how to do this one.
Thanks alot.

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Question 11485: 2 1/3{4/3-2/5(3/4+3/7)}
Can anyone help me solve this one.
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Question 11493: 3(x+y)^2+4(x+y)-6 when x=4 and y=-1

Please help me solve this problem.
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Question 11497: (-12c^4)(-1/2c^5) (-2c^2)

Please help me solve this problem.
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Question 11497: (-12c^4)(-1/2c^5) (-2c^2)

Please help me solve this problem.
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Question 11482: {6^2+7[6-2(10/5)+3^2.2]}/4
Please help me solve this one.
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Question 11540: student aged 15 taking mocks having extreme difficulty grasping factorisation. can anyone please explain in language i can understand. thanking you in advance as any help is greatly needed.
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Question 11662: 2a+3b+c/2d when a=2, b=0 c=3 and d=-5
Please help solve this problem. Thanks.

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Question 12100: Y=x^4
is this a function?
what does it mean? ect....
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Question 12233: (x-1)(x+2)(2x-3)(3x-6)(x+1)=0
the no of possible values of x that are integer
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Question 12380: no matter what i do, i can't figure this 1 out, please help 3y(2y-3)(3y-4)=0
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Question 12375: A, B, and C can finish a job in 6 days. If B and C work together, the job will take 9 days; if A and C work together, the job will take 8 days. How many days will it take each man to do the job alone?
A. A in 9 days, B in 1 day, and C in 8 days
B. A in 25 days, B in 12 2/3 day, and C in 28 days
C. A in 20 1/2 days, B in 16 day, and C in 25 days
D. A in 18 days, B in 24 day, and C in 14 2/5 days
I don't have a clue where to begin with this problem. I would appreciate any help--thanks
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Question 12495: please help me solve this equation: 3x-2=x +8
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Question 12598: please help me solve these following questions:
simplify the following radicals. :
squar foot of 50=?
squar foot of 325=?
squar foot of 96=?
squar foot of 256=?
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Question 12600: please help me solve these fololowing questions:
simplify the following radicals:
squar foot of 245
squar foot of 80
and the missing length of the triangle (right triangleS)
A= 8 B=12 what is C?
A-2 C=squar foot of 13 B=?

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Question 12742: The directions say to factor as completely as possible
(x-5)^3 -1
The answer is (x-6) (x^2 -9x +21)
I cannot figure out how to get this answer. Can you please show the steps?
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Question 13070: I DONT UNDERSTAND THEM I NEED SOMEONE TO EXPIAN THEM..IN SIMPLE WORDS PLEASE!!!..ASAP
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Question 13106: How can I finish factoring the following?
5x^2 + 10x = 5x(x + 2)
Thank you for your assistance

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Question 13155: x^4-5x^3+12x^2-5x-2
factorise it
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Question 13218: Hi! I've just got a few questions about how to factor polynomials completely.
I'm wondering if you could help me solve the following questions, explaining each step as you go. 7x*2+14x-21 and 10x*2y+8xy*2+6xy
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Question 13324: How do I EXPAND this problem?
(x-2)^2-(x^2-3x+4)
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Question 13445: GFC of binomial. I know the GFC is (5-x) but I am not sure how to get the rest of the answer.
3(5-X)^4+2(5-X)^3-(5-X)^2.
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Question 13551: i dont understand how to do this work....
solve for x
(4x+1)-(x+4)=18
i know that you have to remove par.
so i did that
and then my teacher told me to combine like terms..
that leaves me with 3x+5=18
then now i subtract 5 from both sides...
that leaves me with 3x=13
i dont think that i did that right
but i always get stuck
on certain parts
can you please help me to try to understand how to do this?
any help would be appreciated
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Question 13598: I have no idea how to solve this question sqrt2y^2 - 3y - 10 = y can someone help me?
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Question 13817: x2 + 6x= 0
x=0
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Question 13506: I need to find the GCF of the following expression: 5rsquared -3raquared + 4r I don't get how to do that when the numbers don' reduce and they are even and odd numbers?
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Question 14079: Can you Show Me how to solve this problem step by step it is
(x^2 - 10x - 24) / (x + 2)
i am supposed to use the DIVISION ALGORITHM
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Question 11056: Simplify x^2-2x-35/2x^2+10x
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Question 14255: I don't understand how to write an equation for this problem
If Tickets to the prom are $25.50 and $4590 is collected from ticket sales, how many tickets were sold?
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Question 14320: How should the following polynomial be factored? Thank you!

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Question 14329: x-3 over x-2 + x+1 over x+3 equals 2x squared +x+1 over x squared +x-6
for some reason my solution is x= -5 and in the andswer section of my book the solution is x= 6. am I right or wrong?
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Question 14350: I have been working on this all day. could someone explain this problem to me i am working with adding and subtracting rational expressions with different denominators.
4x/2x^2 + x - 10 - 9x/x^2 + x - 6

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Question 14393:
i can not understand what i am doin wrong in this prob..
i took the paren. away..
then i multiplied everything in the secon par. by 1 and changed the signs...

then i combined like terms...
i got the answer

now i know that it was wrong cause my teacher told me that it was...but can you please help me to beter under stand this?
thanks

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Question 14392:
i dont understand how you are suppose to work that can you show me step by step please?
i tried it and this is what i got

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Question 14388: could you please help Me with this problem?

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Question 14592: Fastoring completely 32x^2y-2y^3
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Question 14732: I am trying to help my son find the powers of a monomial, eg: -4x^2(-4x)^2, and (4a^2b^3)^2.
My problem is not having done this for over 30 years, I'm a bit rusty in the process. CAn you show me the steps?
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Question 14706: can you show me how to solve step by step t^2-13t+42
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Question 14879: please help me solve:
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Question 14893: Can someone help me solve this problem:
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Question 14931: if two-thirds of a woman's age is 42. How old is she?
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Question 14947: Solve for x in these equations. Verify the solutions.

18-(x+3)-2x=4+(x-5)
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Question 14945: Solve for x in these equations.Verify the solutions.

5(x-3)+2(3-x)=12
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Question 14937: The difference of two numbers is 18, and their sum is 90. find the two numbers.
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