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Question 444610: How do you set up the problem that asks to use four unit multipliers to convert 50 square meters to square inches
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Question 445898: Anuranjita is driving at a speed of 74 miles per hour. At this speed, how many inches will Anuranjita travel in 1 second?
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Question 446431: What units would this calculation have?
Ex: (23.6 m/s-18.4 m/s)/ 2.6 s.
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Question 446417: A pump can empty a swimming pool at a rate of 35 liters per minute. At that rate, how many days will it take to empty a pool of 10,000 gallons?
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Question 451455: We can't figure out how to do this.
Using 4 unit multipliers, convert 612 sq inches into square yards.
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Question 451455: We can't figure out how to do this.
Using 4 unit multipliers, convert 612 sq inches into square yards.
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Question 451722: I need the step by step to convert any of measure of lengths. Example: mi.= 1 ft.
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Question 452424: factor and name the roots of P(x)=X3+X2-4x-4
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Question 454570: Give your own example of a function using a set of at least 4 ordered pairs. The domain will be any four integers between 0 and +10. The range will be any four integers between -12 and 5. Your example should not be the same as those of other students or the textbook. There are thousands of possible examples.
Explain why your example models a function. This is extremely important for your learning.
Give your own example of at least four ordered pairs that does not model a function. The domain will be any four integers between 0 and +10. The range will be any four integers between -12 and +5. Your example should not be the same as those of other students or the textbook. There are thousands of possible examples.
Explain why your example does not model a function
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Question 454759: can you help me solve this rational expression?
(2x^2+x-15)/(2x^2-11x-21)*(6x+9)/(2x-5/3x-21)
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Question 455081: What would the sq ft of 6 squared inches x 30 ads.

Thank you
Brandi Hardin
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Question 455083: How many grains of rice are in 10 milliliters

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Question 458681: 7 gallons and 2 quarts divided by 3
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Question 459588: Find a polynomial that represents the total surface area of the right circular cylinder with a radius of 4.

Now use that polynomial to determine the total surface area of each of the following right circular cylinders that have a base with a radius of 4. Use 3.14 for π, and express the answers to the nearest tenth.
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Question 459716: 85ft/sec into mi/hr
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Question 461145: 4^6 x 4^-8
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Question 461164: 0.4141
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Question 464102: How to read the polynomial problem?example find the sum of 6x-3y+4z-8x+5y-2z and 2z-7y-z?
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Question 465725: Tyler is three-fourths of his brother's age. The sum of their ages is 21.
How old is Tyler?
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Question 466156: if you are 162 pounds, how many kilograms are you and how do you do it
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Question 466313: 240 milliliters in 12 hours is how many microdrops per minute?
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Question 466313: 240 milliliters in 12 hours is how many microdrops per minute?
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Question 466334: Use three unit multipliers to convert 53 cubic feet to cubic inches. (Please leave the answer in raw form).
Thank you so much!
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Question 467454: It takes me 58 minutes to run 7 miles, what is my pace in minutes per mile?
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Question 467578: 1. what is 2/3=m/42
2. 6.3=0.9y y=
3. 6= z/5.9 z=
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Question 468942: One machine can seal 360 packages/hr, an older machine can seal
140 packages/hr. How many minutes will the two machines working together take to seal a total of 700 packages? answers: 48, 72, 84, 90, 108
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Question 468963: a man went ona atrip of 120 miles, travelling at an avg of x miles per hour. several days later he returned over the same route at a rate that was 5 miles per hour faster than his previous rate. if the time fo rthe return trip was one third of an hour less than the time for the outgoing trip, which equation can be used to find the value of x?
1.120/(x+5)= 1/3
2.x/120-(x+50)/120-(1/3)
3.120/(x+(x+5)=1/3
4.120/x=120/(x+5)+(1/3)
5.120(x+5)-120x=1/3
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Question 468959: a motor boat travelling at 18 miles per hour travellled the length of a lake in one quarterof an hour less time than it took when travelling at 12 miles per hour. what was the length in miles of the lake?
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Question 468947: if 1 cup of milk is added to a 3-cup mixture that is 2/5 flour and 3/5 milk, what percent of the 4 cup mixture is milk? answers:80, 75, 70, 65, 60
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Question 468961: if x men working together at the same rate can complete a job in h hours, what part of the same job can one man working alone complete in k hours?
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Question 468960: candy selling for $2 per pound is to be mixed with candy selling for $6 per pound. how many pounds of the more expensive candy are needed to produce a 24-pound mixture taht sells for $5 per pound?
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Question 468953: carrie can inpsect a case of watches in 5 hours, james can inspect the same case in 3 hours. after working alone for 1 hour, carrie takes a break. after taking a 40 minute break, carrie and james work together to inspect the remaining watches. how long do carrie and james work together to complete the job?
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Question 469796: I just got my SAT test book back and there is one problem that I do not know how to do:
The product of a and b is equal to x and the sum of a and b is equal to y. If x and y are positive numbers, what is 1/a + 1/b in terms of x and y. The answer is y/x but I don't understand how to get that answer. Help!
Thanks.
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Question 470688: I need help to find the difference in coverting
a) 1 mile and 1 kilometer =_________km
b) 3 miles and 5000 meters =_________ft
c)120 yards and 110 meters _____ft
d) 1 quart and 1 liter =______qt
e) 10 pounds and 5 kilograms =______lb
can you please help me I confused about the convert.
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Question 471960: Sam spends $10 more than half of his money. If this amount of money is the same as $60 more than one-seventh of his money, how much money did Sam have to begin with?
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Question 472855: A 10c Coin Has A Diameter Of 5cm.
But A 20c Coin Has A Diameter Of 3in.
Which Is Bigger?
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Question 474342: a genetic researcher uses 25-meter rolls of chromatography paper at a cost of $47.60 per roll. The paper is cut into 3-inch strips for each test.
A. How many strips can be obtained per roll?
B. what is the cost of the paper per test?

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Question 474614: Write a quadratic equation whose roots are 5 and �3
Is it possible to write another quadratic equation with the same roots?
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Question 475169: A nurse borrowed $4250 to purchase a car. If she pays simple interest for 18 months at a rate 9.5%, what is the total amount that will be repaid at the end of the 18 months?

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Question 475181:
500 milliliters of a solution contains 60 mg of magnesium. A nurse is asked to mix up an additional 350 ml of this solution. How many milligrams of magnesium are required?

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Question 475238: Infant formula is available in 2 liter cans. If an infant drinks 275 ml per feeding, how many feedings will there be in this can?
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Question 476260: Please help me convert this number into scientific notation.
64,000,000
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Question 477011: If a product of 36 units are sold for $7.00,what is the price per unit

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