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Question 246779: the sum of two concecutive integers is -15. what is the smaller integer?
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Question 246941: Find 3 consecutive odd integers such that the sum of adds to 15
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Question 247160: What is twice the sum of 3 consecutive odd integers that equal 150?
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Question 247261: what three even consecutive numbers that equal 48
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Question 247231: One negative integer is 5 less than another, and their product is 84. Find the integers.
I know the answer is -12 X -7.
But how do I find the equation to solve this problem?
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Question 247985: This is a quadratic word problem.
A farmer wishes to enclose a rectangular region bordering a river using 600 ft. of fencing. He wants to divide the region into two equal parts using some of the fence material. What is the maximum area that can be enclosed with the fencing?
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Question 247973: This is a quadratic word problem.
Find two consecutive even intergers such that the square of the smaller is 10 more than the larger.
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Question 248575: a rectangle is 24 cm long and 16 cm wide. when each dimension is increased by the same amount, the area is doubled. what are the new dimensions?
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Question 248681: Product of two consecutive integers is 89 more than their sum. Find integers
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Question 248716: for problems 7-9 solve the system of equations using addition to eliminate one variable. if the system has no solution indicate that it is inconsistent. if it has infinite solutions, indicate that it is dependent. if the system check your answer.
3x-2y=-14
3x+5y=-14
check if possible
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Question 248723: on monday mr. toad bought 10 gourmet flies and 4 gourmet worms for $34. on tuesday he bought 6 gourmet flies and 12 gourmet worms for $30. find the price of a gourmet fly and the price of a gourmet worm.(use a 5-step solution with two variables.) please help me with this question!!!!!!
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Question 248740: joe bond secret agent rows 6 miles downstream in 1 hour to rescue a damsel in distress. when he finds her she tells him that he must row back upstream the same distance to defuse a bomb set by the nefarious dr. fiendish. the bomb is timed to go off in 3 hours...and bond just barely arrives in time to defuse it. what is bonds rowing speed in still water and water and what is the speed of the current? use the 5 step solution including a table and a check.
please please please please help me im desperate
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Question 248803: Find four consecutive even integers such that twice the sum of the first and fourth is 124
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Question 248998: The product of two consecutive positive odd integers is one less than three times their sum. Find the integers.
I tried numerous ways to write this and I am just not sure how to. I have x as on integer and x+2 as the other. I tried writing it like 3x(x + 2)- 1 = 0 or x(x + 2) = 3x(x + 2)- 1 but these don't seem to work out. Help me please.
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Question 249021: The product of two consecutive negative integers is 89 more than the their sum. Find the larger interger.
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Question 249142: The product of three consecutive integers is 2184 . What is the sum of the integers ?
(A)34 (B) 33 (C) 36 (D) 39 (E) none of these

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Question 249685: The product of two positive consecutive integers is 41 more their sum. Find the intergers.
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Question 249756: What three consecutive integers have a sum of -186?
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Question 249756: What three consecutive integers have a sum of -186?
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Question 249981: The sum of two numbers is 231. The larger is twice the smaller. what are the numbers ?
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Question 250050: 3 times the first of three consecutive numbers is 4 more than 2 times the second.

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Question 250384: the product of two consecutive odd integers is one less then six times their sum. find the integers.
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Question 250350: how do u find the
area of the shaded region 20centimeter and 12centimeter
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Question 250501: Find two consecutive even intergers whose sum is 44
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Question 250584: Joe Bond secret agent rows 6 miles downstream in 1 hour to rescue a damsel in distress. When he finds her she tells him that he must row back upstream the same distance to defuse a bomb set by the nefarious Dr. Fiendish. The bomb is timed to go off in 3 hours...and bond just barely arrives in time to defuse it. what is bond's rowing speed in still water, and what is the speed of the current? Use a 5 step solution including a table and a check. Please! Please! Please help me with my problem!!!
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Question 250589: is the inequality -x-4y>3 in the correct form for graphing? briefly explain.
please please please help me with this problem!!!
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Question 250585: write a system of two inequalties that has no solution. please help me
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Question 250765: FIND THREE CONSECUTIVE POSITIVE EVEN WHOLE NUMBERS SUCH THAT THE SUM OF THE SQUARE OF THE TWO SMALLER NUMBERS IS 20 MORE THAN THE SQUARE OF THE LARGEST NUMBER.
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Question 250740: Find four consecutive multiples of five such that twice the sum of the two biggest exceeds twice the smallest by ten.
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Question 250965: A pair of cosecutive integers has the property of 7 times the smaller is less than 6 times the greater. What are the integers?
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Question 250926: Find two consecutuve even integers such that six times the first equals 4 times the second. Find the larger number.
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Question 250949: The product of two consecutive positive odd numbers is 142,883. What is their sum?
A.432 B.692 C.740 D.756 E.816

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Question 251267: In a set of four consecutive positive integers, the smallest integer is less than half the largest integer. What is the largest integer that could be in the set?
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Question 251384: find 3 cinsecutive numbers such that 4 times the first is equal to 7 more than the sum of the other two.
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Question 251564: hi im a 13 year old boy in 8th grade in algerbra 1 honors class. im really stumped on these questions and need some help please. Please help me and thank you very much. merry early christmas!!
(1)The sum of the reciprocals of two consecutive odd integers is 8/15. find the number.
(2)The sum of the reciprocals of two consecutive even integers is 11/60. find the integers.
(3) the sum of two numbers is 10 and the sum of there reciprocals is 5/12. find the numbers.
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Question 251820: 1. 9=-6-3b
2. 5(a-1)+3=28
3. 3x-4 <2
4, 9(a-1)>10(a-2)
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Question 251825: 1. 9=-6-3b
2. 5(a-1)+3=28
3. 3x-4 <2
4, 9(a-1)>10(a-2)
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Question 252073: Find three of the consecutive integer whose sum is equal to six. List answers from least to greatest?
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Question 252073: Find three of the consecutive integer whose sum is equal to six. List answers from least to greatest?
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Question 252079: Find two consecutive odd integers whose sum equals to 84. list from least to greatest.
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Question 252315: A. on the graph at the right solve the following system of inequalities.
y<2x+3
y>-x
B. check your answer by substituting back into the original equations.i need help!!!!!
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