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Question 304810: Hi could someone please help me solve for this word problem?
130. Population of Mexico. In 2006 the population of
Mexico was 107.4 million. If Mexico�s population continues
to grow at an annual rate of 1.43%, then the population
in 2028 will be 107.4(1.0143)22 million.
a) Find the predicted population in 2020 to the nearest
tenth of a million people.
b) Using this number (347.5 million) determine whether
the United States or Mexico will have the greater
increase in population between 2006 and 2020.

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Question 303699: Hi would these be the correct answers?
Convert each given fraction, decimal, or percent into its other two forms.
19/20
Forms: 19/20 or 0.95 or 95%
Please let me know, thank you

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Question 303668: Hello,
If someone could help me solve for this problem from, the Book: Intermediate Algebra by Mark Dugopolski, I would greatly appreciate it.
(The 2 next to the 4 is squared)
Evaluate expression.
8 - 3 |5 - 4^2 + 1|
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Question 303603: Hi can you please help me solve this. Book Intermediate Algebra by Mark Dugopolski.
Convert each given fraction, decimal, or percent into its other
two forms.
19/20
Thank you
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Question 294830: Convert 6,800,000 to a Scientific Notation
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Question 294100: Write 1/8 as a a percent to the nearest tenth?

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Question 292009: .8 rounded to the nearest thousandth?
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Question 384904: write 5,700 in scientific notation?
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Question 284918: I am trying to find the quotient of 30.844/18 and round the quotient to the nearest hundredth.
30.844/18= 1.713=1.71?
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Question 278721: What would be 8.6 to the nearest integer?
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Question 273628: what is the answer to write a rule using a variable for 2.1 more than a number?
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Question 266472: Round 28.386 to 2 decimals places
My answer was 28.39
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Question 264765: 2.4 x 10 7th power
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Question 285133: sketch the graph of indicate the coordinates of important points clearly.
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Question 248731: Determine how many zeros are at the end of the numeral for the following in base 10:
1000!
Please explain how we can find the number of zeros for any factorial.
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Question 247572: if a certain type of bronze requires 0.3 kilogram of tin per 1.0 kilogram of copper how much tin must be combined with 50 kilograms of copper?
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Question 245277: arrange from small to largest 2.05,25/10,2.0513,2.059,251/100,2.052,2.051
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Question 244729: what is 21.614 devided by 0.202
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Question 244726: what it 1,817.2 devided by 30.8
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Question 243442: how do i find the product of 0.06, -0.4 and -1.5
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Question 243295: hello
Three points (A,B,C) lie on the quadratic equation ax� +bxy +cy�=25.344
If the x and y coordinates of the points are A(1.000,2.000), B(-2.000,8.530), and C(0.000,3.576), then by generating three equations, find the values for a, b, and c to 3 decimal places.

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Question 243258: How do you remember the powers of ten?
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Question 552933: Daniel has 8 wire panels that he will use the side of a new cage for his guinea pig, oscar. Each panal is 1 foot long
a) If he make the length of the base of the cage 3 feets and its total area will be 3 square feet,what will be width of the base of the cage be/ Show work
b) If he instated made all of side of the base 2 feet long, would Oscar have more room?.Shoe your work.
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Question 238230: write the provided decimal number in standard form
negative eight hundred four and three hundred ninety-nine thousandths
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Question 232995: how do i round 125-90 to the nearest ten?
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Question 898372: how many zeros will be there at the end of the product (2!)^2! � (4!)^4! � (6!)^6! � (8!)^8! � (10!) 10! ?
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Question 232013: How might you argue that there are infinitely many terminating decimals between any two specific terminating decimals such as 0.0625 and 0.125?
Thanks so much.
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Question 230824: simplyfy the following:
3mn(8m^3 - 12m^2(n) -n^3)
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Question 226271: (7x^3y^6 divided by 21xy^3)^3
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Question 226135: 2.05, 25/10, 2.0513, 2.059, 251/100, 2.0515, 2.052, 2.051 arrange from smallest to largest
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Question 232856: Keith bought 30 lb of nuts at $3.00/lb and 20 lb of nuts at $5.00/lb. If he wanted to buy 10 more pounds of a different kind of nut to make the average price per pound equal to $4.50, what price should he pay for the additional 10 lb?
Please help :)
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Question 913943: A college professor making $2,142.43 per month has deducted from her check $321.86 for federal income tax, $177.48 for retirement, and $56.23 for state income tax. How much does the professor take home after the deductions have been taken from her monthly income?
The professor takes home $___
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Question 225899: (7x^3y^6 divided by 21xy^3)^3
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Question 225339: (7x^3y^6 divided by 21xy^3)^3 The whole thing in parenthese them cube it.
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Question 223952: (6x^2-8x+6) + (-4x^2-8x-1)

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Question 223956: (7x^3y^6 divided by 21xy^3)^3 The whole thing in parenthese them cube it.
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Question 223924: (6x^2-8x+6) + (-4x^2-8x-1)
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Question 220389: the amount that has value between the other two amounts.
$17.61 $19.71 $17.91
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Question 220022: write as a decimal and a mixed number or fraction
4+0.7
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Question 219629: the question is write three numbers that round to 1000 when rounded to the nearest thousand
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Question 219427: change the following fraction into decimal, write the solution. 1. 3/8 , 2.6/12 3. 4/12 4. 9/16 5. 8/26
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Question 221881: Approximate to the nearest...
a)integer: -3.888
b)tenth:
Please help me with this if you can, thank you.
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Question 214939: Please help me solve this problem 0.00001684 in words
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