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Question 228753: Please help.I am a mother who home schools. I need help with these problems.
Which measurement is equal to the given measurement.
(1) 17,540 m. a. 1.754 km b. 17.54km c. 175.40km d. 1,754km i came up with 1,754.0 cm
(2) 65mm a.6.5m b. 0.65m c. 650cm d. 6.5cm i got 6500cm
calculate the greatest possible error
(1). 91b my answer 1/2 lb
(2).55.7 my answer .05 0z
(3) 23.65 km my answer .005km
(4) 78 in my answer1/2 inch

I need to know if they are right. I use a book that only gives me the odd number answers.Thank you,Sarah
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Question 228804: 5 U.S. Dollars are worth 4 Euros. If Belen has 1,200 Euros, how much is that worth in U.S. Dollars?
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Question 230342: The function p(d)= 1+d/33, gives the pressure in atmosphere (atm), at a depth d in the sea (d is in feet). Note that p(0)= 1 atm, p (33= 2 and so on. Find the pressure at 100 feet. The pressure at 100 feet is_______ atm. I came up with the pressure at 100 feet is 1100 am I close
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Question 231677: graph the equation y=8x-7
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Question 231725: find each unit price to decide which is the best buy.
[A] 6 hot dog for $6.06
[B]16 hot dogs for $16.32
[c] 10 hot dogs for $9.90
[d] 8 hot dogs for $8.32
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Question 232612: 25miles/hr= ft/sec
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Question 233577: which is the lenth the hypotinuse of a right triangle if the lenth of the triangle is 6 and 8?
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Question 233576: how do i covert 50 feet into meters and round to the nearest hundred?
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Question 234271: I have a lake with a perimeter of 3,675 ft and I would like to estimate the acerage. I understand that ft. is a mesure of length and acre is a measure of land but I thought there was a way.
thank you
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Question 234368: a hose can pump 6 cups of water per second.how many gallons would it pump in one hour? how do i do this math problem?
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Question 234584: It took 10 hours for me to get from Maryland to Denmark. How many seconds was that?
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Question 234722: how do you figure out how many feet in 2 1/4 miles
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Question 234946: In an exponential expression such as A=be^-(t/Rc), we cannot attach units to the exponent -(t/Rc), because a base, such as e, can only be raised to a pure number. Consequently, if the variable t in this equation is measured in seconds, what does this imply about the units on the product RC?
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Question 236152: Hello, the equation I have is a word problem which I have a really hard time with.
Below is the problem:
The amount of money Jim spends on fishingdepends on the average temp during any mouth. It varies according to the function m=5t^3/5+45. If the temp in July was 87.45 degree how much did Jim spend?
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Question 235362: what is the rules of converting units of measure?
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Question 240480: what are two unit multipliers to convert 300 square inches to square feet.
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Question 245090: use the distance formula to find the length of the line segment between the pair of points.
(2, 3) and (4, -5)
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Question 245205: use the distance formula to find the length of the line segment between the pair of points. Round to hundredths.
(5, 4) and (-1, -3)
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Question 245433: Solve the problem.
Police use the formula s = square root of 30fd to estimate the speed of s of a a car in miles per hour, where d is the distance in feet that the car skidded and f is the coefficient of friction. If the coefficient of friction on a certain gravel road is 0.23 and a car skidded 330 feet, find the speed of the car, to the nearest mile per hour.
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Question 245457: use the distance formula to find the length of the line segment between the pair of points. Round to hundredths.
(5, 4) and (-1, -3)
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Question 246137: Convert 20 miles to meters using unit multipliers

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Question 246137: Convert 20 miles to meters using unit multipliers

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Question 247230: Solve
y^2 = 22
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Question 247229: Solve
x^2 = 144
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Question 247234: Solve by completing the square
x^2 + 8x = 5
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Question 247227: Solve
3x^2 = 108
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Question 247226: Solve
(x - 4)^2 = 9
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Question 247225: Solve
(2x - 1)^2 = 25
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Question 247381: Solve the equation using the quadratic formula.
2x^2 = 30
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Question 247389: Using the discriminant, determine the number of x-intercepts the graph of the equation will have. Do not graph the equation.
y = x^2 + 12x + 36
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Question 247373: Write a perfect square trinomial that has a term of -16x
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Question 247452: 50 millimeters is how many meters?

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Question 248217: Solve
(4x + 3)^2 = 5
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Question 248719: Indicate the axis of symmetry of the parabola
y = x^2 + 7
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Question 248713: Solve (4x + 3)^2 = 5
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Question 249439: use three unit multipliers to convert 5016 cubic inches to cubic feet.
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Question 249454: bike 21km in 50 minutes
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Question 250581: Solve
(4x + 3)^2 = 5
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Question 250565: Indicate the axis of symmetry of the parabola
y = x^2 + 8x + 20
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Question 250601: Indicate the axis of symmetry of the parabola.
y = x^2 + 7
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Question 250606: Indicate the axis of symmetry of the parabola.
y = x^2 + 7
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Question 250612: Solve
(4x + 3)^2 = 5
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Question 250622: Solve
(4x + 3)^2 = 5
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Question 250652: Solve
(4x + 3)^2 = 5
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