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Question 253141: What is the greatest possible error of 12.6 inches?
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Question 253141: What is the greatest possible error of 12.6 inches?
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Question 253442: rename fractions whose denominators are powers of 10 in decimal form
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Question 254203: what is 12345 to the power of 5 in base 2?
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Question 255517: solve for w: 0.08(w+75)=-0.02w+16
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Question 255935: what percent of 60 is 18 ? , i really dont understand this please help anyone !
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Question 255932: 2.02, 2 2/10, 2
From the least to the greatest. I thought it was 2.02, 2 2/10, 2
Is that right?
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Question 255932: 2.02, 2 2/10, 2
From the least to the greatest. I thought it was 2.02, 2 2/10, 2
Is that right?
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Question 256496: what is 1 3/5 in decimal form?
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Question 256496: what is 1 3/5 in decimal form?
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Question 256886: what is 26/46 as a decimal
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Question 257684: Dear tutor,
how do you get the decimal of 10^-5.
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Question 258328: how do we rename percent as decimal?
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Question 258329: how do we rename decimal as percent?
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Question 258329: how do we rename decimal as percent?
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Question 258499: what is the decimal for 3 1/2
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Question 258953: What is 2.05 rounded to the nearest tenth?
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Question 259092: A fish weighs 2LBS and it is 1/8 of what a chinchilla weighs. Find the equation and solve.
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Question 259092: A fish weighs 2LBS and it is 1/8 of what a chinchilla weighs. Find the equation and solve.
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Question 259547: Which of these signs is to show the shortes numbers?
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Question 260918: how do i show my work if i'm doing...
6,000,000/2,026=
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Question 261319: round 2.6666667 to the nearest hundredeth

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Question 261319: round 2.6666667 to the nearest hundredeth

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Question 261428: I want to write 2 to the 8th power as a decimal. How do I do that?
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Question 261762: how do you wrote four hundredths in a decimal form?
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Question 261762: how do you wrote four hundredths in a decimal form?
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Question 262058: you invest6200$ in an account with an annual yeild og 8.6% with no money taken out how much will be in the account in six years

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Question 263547: Express the decimal number 4693 as a binary number?
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Question 264146: (0.15)^5
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Question 264226: express the decimal number 4693 as a binary number
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Question 264226: express the decimal number 4693 as a binary number
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Question 265507: Round 4.6 to the nearest whole number
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Question 266498: What is 10 the the -6 power
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Question 266510: how do i round 1.046666667?
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Question 266939: 59,796.392 rounded to nearest whole number
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Question 266939: 59,796.392 rounded to nearest whole number
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Question 268687: Please show me how to solve the problem and then round it out to the nearest hundredth. 0.891 divided by 8. Thank you for you help.
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Question 268686: Please show me how to solve the problem and then round it out to the nearest hundredth. 0.891 divided by 8.
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Question 269575: Hello, How do you know in algebra how many places do you move the decimal? I get confused on when you leave the decimal alone and when you're supposed to move it to how many places.
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Question 269946: A=P(1+r)t P=1250, r=4%, t=10years
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Question 270703: I'm not sure I got to the correct answer here as I always have trouble with verbal exercises. Now, it says:
a) Earth completes its 5.85 x 10^8 -mile orbit around the sun in 365 days. Find the distance traveled per day.
I tried 5.85 x 10^8 / 365 and it gave me 1602739.726.
Please help?
PS. ^ = exponent.
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Question 270724: Ok, now I have no idea how to set this one up. I can solve it on my own I just need some help interpreting it. :(
The New River George Bridge, is 3030.5 feet long. It was completed in 1997 near Fayetteville, West Virginia, and is the world�s longest single arch steel span. Its total weight is 8.80 x 10^7 pounds and its heaviest single piece weight 1.84 x 10^5 pounds.
a) How many times greater is the total weight of the bridge than the weight of the heaviest single piece?
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Question 271388: 2,500 is equal to_?_ expressed in the power of 10
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Question 272827: $20.76 is 6.25% of some number. How do I figure out what $20.76 is 6.25% of?
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