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Question 436039: Hi ther, I have no idea what im doing,...can you help please?
QUESTION:
Phan is painting his bed room,Which is 12ft by 14ft.The walls are 9ft high.On one of the longer walls,there is a a rectangular window that is 9ft by 2ft.One of the shorter walls has a door that is 6.5ft by 3ft.One can of paint covers about . If he puts one coat on each wall,how many cans of paint will phan need?
.....as you can see..if i knew what to do,I wouldnt be here -_-. Thanks Tutors!
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Question 436024: Hey tutors,I needed a little help in surface area. I know how to find surface ares in different shapes.Although,I dont know how to find missing parts of it (Height,Length etc.) so here it is:
The surface area of a rectangular prism is .The width is 11cm and the length is 20cm.What is the height of the rectangular prism.
What iv'e tried:
formula ....Yea...I'm getting nowhere -_-...Thanks!
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Question 436779: Hey there Tutors,I really need help with this qestion,it makes no sense to me :(
QUESTION:It took vincent 104yrds of fencing to enclose a square area around the swimming pool.The length and width of the fencing around the swimming pool are those of the fencing enclosing his square garden.How many yards of fencing are used to enclose his square garden.
what iv'e tried:
I read.....lol thats pretty much it..I was too confused.
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Question 436795: Hi tutors!,
Help me please. :)
QUESTION: The surface area of a candle is .If the candle has a diameter of 4inches,What is the height of a candle? (This is a cylinder I found out)
What ive tried:
=
......=...But..I think thats wrong! Please help!
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Question 436765: how many gallons of water would a 6 foot diameter tank 15 foot long increase by each inch? For every inch of water that is added in a 6 foot diameter tank that is 15 foot long. how many gallons would it require to increase an inch at a time.
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Question 436753: Hey there,I need help finding the width of a rectangular prism.
formula:
QUESTION:The surfacearea of a rectangular-prism shaped toolbox is . Its is 50cm long and 17cm high.What is the width of the box?
WHAT IV'E TRIED:
: 2x50xW + 2x50 +2x17=.
....I was lost from there :( ..........PLEASE HELP!
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Question 437324: The diameter of a circle is 6 feet. Find the circumference. (Circumference = pi x d)Use 3.1416 for pi and round your answer to the nearest hundreth if necessary.
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Question 437609: what is the area of an isoseles trapezoid with b1=4, b2=8, and 45 degree base angles?
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Question 437678: Using 36 feet of rope, enclose a rectangle with the largest possible area. Enclose a rectangle with the smallest possible area. In both cases use dimensions that are whole feet.
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Question 437805: the diameter of a round dinner plate is 10 inches.what is the area of the plate?
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Question 437852: If the opposite sides of a square are increased by 12 inches and the other two sides are decreased by 4 inches, a rectangle is formed having the same area. What are the dimensions of each polygon?
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Question 437993: what is the perimeter of a square field that contains 9 hectares?
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Question 438378: an earth model has a radius of 24 inches. Since roughly 75% of earths surface is covered by water, he wanted to paint 75%of his model blue. Approximately how many square inches on his model will be painted blue

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Question 438583: what is the surface area of a cube with edges of 8 inches? use the formula SA=6e to the 2 power

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Question 438583: what is the surface area of a cube with edges of 8 inches? use the formula SA=6e to the 2 power

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Question 438934: the area of a square is 900ft to the second power. what is the length of the side?
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Question 439009: What is the exact area of a circle with a diameter of 13 inches?
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Question 439166: What happens if the lateral area and volume is the same?
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Question 439541: What is the surface area of a sphere with a 4 ft diameter (round to 1 decimal)?
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Question 439544: I am wondering how you find the slant height of a cone. The cone is upside down and the radius of the circle is 5 ft, then there is a line drawn down to the tip of the cone and the space between the height and the right side (your right side) of the cone it is 30 degrees.
-Thanks!
McKenna Clayton
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Question 439581: what is the surface area of pool with length of 28ft, and width of 18 feet, and varies from 4 feet to 7 feet in depth?
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Question 439562: Please help me, I need to learn how o find the area of a square for a math project.

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Question 439890: Can you help me on this problem?
Tennis balls are packaged three to a cylindrical can. If the diameter of a tennis ball is 2 1/2 inches, find the volume of the can.
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Question 439846: the surface area of a cylinder is 180 π square inches and the height is 9 inches. Find the radius.
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Question 439972: A square pyramid has a total surface area of square feet. The area of the base is square feet. What is the area of one triangular face of the lateral surface?
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Question 440519: so there are two squares, one inside the other. the outside one is 10 by 10ft, and you want a tile border around the edges. Each tile in the border is exactly 1 by 1ft. Please help me with an algebric way to calculate the border area, if this was bigger or smaller
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Question 440721: what is the perimeter of a pentagon

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Question 440740: here is rectangle with 13 incidental shaded squares inside it.
what fraction of the rectangle is shaded?
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Question 440856: what is the surface area of a cylinder with a base of 4 and a height of 6?
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Question 441231: proof volume of a sphere
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Question 441349: A cube has a surface area of 648 squared. What is the length of the edge?
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Question 441642: find the perimeter of a square whose area is 25
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Question 442887: kelly and angela are riding their mountain bikes around a 3 mile loop.Both bicyclists will start riding together, and they will go at their own speeds.
It will take kelly 15 minutes to complete a loop.
It will take angela 18 minutes to complete a loop.
In how many minutes will kelly and angela arrive at the starting point at the same time?
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Question 443139: Sean drew a circle with an area of 254.34 square centimeters.What is the diameter of Sean's circle.
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Question 443139: Sean drew a circle with an area of 254.34 square centimeters.What is the diameter of Sean's circle.
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Question 443147: what is the formula for a surface area of a rectangle or a cylinder?
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Question 443244: To the nearest tenth of a square inch, how much surface area is added to a spherical balloon whose radius grows from 10 to 20 inches long?
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Question 443867: My question is how much of something (like a rope) would I need to make a 5 foot diameter circle and then also a 6 foot diameter circle?
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Question 443941: I'm not sure if I belong here or not. To me, my problem seems like a geometry problem even though we're not studying that right now. Either way I can't figure it out. Would someone be willing to help me please? The problem is:
A square has an area of 16x^2+56x+49. Find the length of the side.
Make a sketch of the square.

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Question 444010: About how much edging would be required to enclose a rectangular garden whose area is about 17 square feet?
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Question 444010: About how much edging would be required to enclose a rectangular garden whose area is about 17 square feet?
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