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Question 858923: Ted normally stops answering calls 3 minutes before the end of his shift, Jo stops answering calls 3.5 minutes before the end of her shift, and Sam stops answering calls 6 minutes before the end of his shift. What is the average amount of time that these employees waste at the end of each shift?
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Question 393822: where to put grouping symbols to make (-5)/(4)-4(3)+1+2/7=1
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Question 384254: Distribute
2x(x - 2) + 4(x - 3)

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Question 383179: Kelly brought 8 apples, 3 pears, and 13 oranges and brought them home in a grocery bag. If she picks one from the bag without looking what is the probability of choosing an apple? a pear? an orange?
The chances of choosing an apple are________?
The chances of choosing an pear are________?
The chances oof choosing an orangeare________?
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Question 383160: change 23f from a algebraic expression to a verbal expression
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Question 382299: 1) -x -x
2) 2(n-4)+n=1
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Question 382281: 4a+2a-3b-a
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Question 382161: 5*180/70=5a/175 how do i solve for a? i need the steps!
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Question 379249: 1 xy= 1 what is y?
7xy=1 what is y?
2 xy=4 what is y?
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Question 379173: Please explain and solve this for me:
(-14) - (-128) =
and
(-12) - (-7) =
and
What is the commutative property of addition?
What is the associative property of multiplication?
What is an additive inverse?

THANKS !
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Question 443171: 6/2 (1+2)=?
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Question 379087: -2^3 * 3^2 - (2^3)^2 - 2^5/2^3 - squaroot 4^2 + 3^2
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Question 378405: s - 5 = 3 what is the answer for s
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Question 376622: [-7+(2/3)x] -7+2

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Question 393826: (-5)/(4)-4(3)+1
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Question 368055: 3x+5=2x+2
4x+3=5x-4
2x-5=4x-1
5x+24=2x+15
5y-10=14-3y
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Question 368533: (1/8+3/10)2+ 1/2*7/8
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Question 361411: order of operations
50-[7+(3 squared divided by 2)]
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Question 364806: Insert grouping symbols to make statement true:
4+5*2^2/2*3=34

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Question 355828: what is the answer to 50-(3(10-2)) ?
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Question 354419: Let f(x)=3x^2-2 and g(x)=4x+4 Find each value.
(g o f)(√3)
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Question 352825: 6x-27 over 5x times 2 over 4x-18
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Question 351391: Simplify
(3x-4)(2x+1)-(-2x^2+4x-5)
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Question 349871: 2x^3+4(x-2)=
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Question 349771: Draw a sketch. A 25m square label the lenghts of the sides or the base and height then find the appropriate area
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Question 349465: "The second of 2 numbers is 7 times the first. Their sum is 32. Find the numbers."
Can someone give me an example?
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Question 348853: Please help me solve this:
Insert operation symbols to make the equation true.
3 _ 5 _ 7 _ 18 _ 3 = 11
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Question 409745: Here is the question {5(2raised2-3raised2divided by6times5-1raised2)raised3+10(8+2divided by2)}raised3 over 9-{6(7raised2+(negative1/3)9)+6}raised2
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Question 347345: 2 3 5= 256
You have to insert +, -, *, /, or () to make an expression equivalent to the total number. I would like to know how you got the answer.
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Question 344794: indicated operations
(-8) (-6)
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Question 344100: 31-(-87) =
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Question 341066: WHAT IS THE ANSWER TO -176=H+(-219)
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Question 340800: greatest common factor of 25,35
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Question 339173: Suppose Lynette ride her bicycle due south at a rate of 16 miles per hour.If the wind blowing due west at 4 miles per hours ,what is the resultant velocity?
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Question 347573: (x-y^1/2)/(1/x+y^1/2)
Good Morning...can you please show me how to perform the indicated order of operation for this problem (PLEASE)???
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Question 338014: -3 5/6-(-4 1/12)
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Question 338001: ive been working on this problem for 6 hours and just cant figure it out.can u please help me.

fill in each blank with 1 of the digits from 1-9 to make 100 .each digit may be used only once.thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Question 337822: sign of (-4)(7)
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Question 336439: i need help on order of oprations using grouping symbols
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Question 335181: what's the LCM of 32 and 33?
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Question 330716: how do you solve 48/25/3
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Question 330576: I need help with solving this problem of order of operations please
1. Apply the Order of Operations to simplify the following expression:
5x[(2x^2 - 7x + 9) - (2x^3 + 4x^2)/(2x^2)]
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Question 433103: -1=3m+ -5n/m solve for n
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