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Question 244265: The Zeller Jewelry Company sold gold rings for $50 each and silver rings for $35 each. Total sales were $2,400. If customers bought twice as many silver as gold rings, how many of each did the store sell? Find the dollar sales of each.
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Question 244278: x+(4x+32)=12




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Question 244307: what is the solution to this equation?

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Question 244307: what is the solution to this equation?

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Question 244359: my daughter is in pre-algebra and i need help showing her how to show her work on this equation.
2/3x=36 and 5/9x=7/18

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Question 244411: The solution set of the equation x(x)-4x-12=0
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Question 244384: Please help, from Algebra II
solve 3^3/5 thank you

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Question 244386: What is -27+20w=73
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Question 244386: What is -27+20w=73
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Question 244429: x+1/x=12,then the value of x-1/x=? please reply me.
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Question 244610: 15
- y=3
7
I have done my best. Iconverted it to 2 1/7y=3.
Idon't get it!

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Question 244630: (4x+32)+(5x-14)+(4x-37)+(5x+15)+(2x+4)=540
Find x

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Question 244672: I need to know what the answer to this equation is?
x^-5
-----=
y^-6

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Question 244673: I need to know what the answer to this equation is?
x^-5
-----=
y^-6

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Question 244739: can you write an equation for each line wit the given point and slope. express the squationin slope intercept form
(2,5) m=5 and (-1/2,0)m=3

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Question 244780: solve assume a linear relationship fits each set of data
a long distance telephone comany advertised the following rates:
5 minutes (m) for just 0.85c (p) and 10 minutes for just $1.10 use the ordered pairs (m,p)
1.find the linear equation for these data points
2.use this linear equation to find the cost of a 20-minute phone call.

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Question 244822: negative 2m over 3 plus 1 over 2 = negative 1 over 4
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Question 244754: how do I solve the problem 4k-3k+7=-13?
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Question 244758: how do I figure this problem:
k+3 3/3= 5 2/3-1 1/3

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Question 244834: A person has quarters, dimes, nickels,and pennies with a total value of $3.86. The number of nickels is twice the number of quarters. The number of quarters is two less than the number of dimes. There are 40 coins in all. Write and solve an equation to find the number of each coin. I have figured out that there are eight quarters, sixteen nickels, ten dimes, and six pennies. I can not figure out how to write an equation for this problem. Can you help me?
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Question 244834: A person has quarters, dimes, nickels,and pennies with a total value of $3.86. The number of nickels is twice the number of quarters. The number of quarters is two less than the number of dimes. There are 40 coins in all. Write and solve an equation to find the number of each coin. I have figured out that there are eight quarters, sixteen nickels, ten dimes, and six pennies. I can not figure out how to write an equation for this problem. Can you help me?
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Question 244898: forklar meg denne
hvordan regnes denne ut
(3x - 2)(4x +3) - (x + 3)(2x - 5) = (2x + 1)(5x - 2)

Einar

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Question 245032: 8. Explain how you would use front-end estimation to get an estimate for the following.
585
422
310
+796

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Question 245066: 2/3+y=4/5 help
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Question 245079: 2x=3x-1

Please solve and show work

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Question 245073: solve.
h-h+1 over 4 = 2h+3 over 5 +1

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Question 245083: This is for geometry.

Please solve

2x=x^2-2

thank you

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Question 245057: solve the ratio of x+2 and 4 + 8 = x+4
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Question 245058: suppose that the width of a rectangle is three feet shorter than lenght and that the perimeter of the rectangle is 84 feet.
a.)set up an equation for the perimeter involving only L, the leght of the rectangle.
b.)solce the equation algebraically to find the lenght of the rectangle.find the width as well.

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Question 245497: -5k-19=5-13k
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Question 245409: find the center and radius given the following equation of a circle
x^2+y^2+6x+2y+6=0

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Question 245283: Two planes started at the same time from two airports that are 3,600 kilometers apart and flew toward each other. One plane flew at 792 kilometers per hour, and the other flew at 888 kilometers per hour. In how many hours were the planes still 240 kilometers apart?
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Question 245698: solve:
9/5=3x+9/15

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Question 245738: a/.29=8.9
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Question 245708: 9/5=(3x+9)/15

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Question 245812: Write the expression in the form a+bi
1. (8-3i) + (-6+2i)
2. 4%2F%282-i%29
thanks!

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Question 245860: Translate the problem situation to a system of equations. Do not attempt to solve.
The perimeter of a rectangular building is 234 feet. The width is 25 feet shorter than the length. What are the dimensions? (Let W represent the width and L represent the length.)

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Question 245864: Use the discriminant to determine whether the following equations have solutions that are: two different rational solutions; two different irrational solutions; exactly one rational solution; or two different imaginary solutions.
25x^2 - 10x + 1 = 0

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Question 245864: Use the discriminant to determine whether the following equations have solutions that are: two different rational solutions; two different irrational solutions; exactly one rational solution; or two different imaginary solutions.
25x^2 - 10x + 1 = 0

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Question 245861: Solve the problem.
An object is thrown downward from a plane which is 540 feet above the ground. The object is thrown with an initial velocity of 27 ft/sec. The distance traveled by the object in t seconds is s = 16t2 + 27t, where s is in feet. How long does it take the object to reach the ground? Show your work.

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Question 245863: Solve by applying the Quadratic Formula. Show your work. thanks
4x^2 + 48x + 104 = 0

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Question 245863: Solve by applying the Quadratic Formula. Show your work. thanks
4x^2 + 48x + 104 = 0

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Question 245871: I am learning how to factor equations and am having difficulty with this one.. I can not figure out the GCF to be able to proceed. Not all variables have an X so what do I pull out?
x^3+8x^2+2x+16

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Question 245871: I am learning how to factor equations and am having difficulty with this one.. I can not figure out the GCF to be able to proceed. Not all variables have an X so what do I pull out?
x^3+8x^2+2x+16

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Question 245918: Hello,
Can someone help me with the following:
1. write a quadratic equation having the given numbers as solutions
5, only solution
2. complete the square. then write the trinomial square in factored form.
x^2-3x
3. solve by applying the quadratic formula
2x^2+7x+3=0
4. use the discriminant to determine whether the following equations have solutions that are two different rational solutions; two different irrational solutions; exactly one rational solution, or two different imaginary solutions.
10-5a^2=7a+9

I have been out of school for 15 years and I am not doing well in this class if you can help me I really would appreciate it. I know that you all are great at helping people like me.
Please help me.
Thank you,

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