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Question 1188289: For this equation, x is real, b and c are each real constants, and b is less than c. What are the possible values of x so that y = ((x^2) - bc)((2x - b - c)^-1)?
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Question 1188475: The total length of 3 pipes is 24 inches. The middle-sized pipe is 6 inches longer than the smallest. The largest is twice as long as the smallest. How long is the middle-sized pipe?
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Question 1188504: Rani earned x dollars on Saturday and y dollars on Sunday. She plans to save 25% of the money she earned over the weekend and spend the rest. Write an expression for the amount of money Rani saves.

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Question 1188519: If a,b,and c are positive integers, find the sum a+b+c if and and
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Question 1188523: Find the product(xy) if and
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Question 1188516: If where a,b,and c are distinct positive integees greater than 1, what is the least possible value of a+b+c
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Question 1188517: Simplify + + + . . . +
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Question 1188548: A boat travels 180 miles downstream in six hours. The return trip, going upstream the same distance, took ten hours. Find the amount of time the boat would require to make the 180-mile trip without a current.
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Question 1188568: wice the product of 2 numbers is 108 while one third of their sum is 5. What is the value of the smaller of these numbers
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Question 1188573: the sum of three different positive integers is 21. what is the greatest possible integer of them
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Question 1188663: What is the sum of (9 + 7n) +(-3+ 4c) + (2 + 5m) ?
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Question 1188663: What is the sum of (9 + 7n) +(-3+ 4c) + (2 + 5m) ?
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Question 1188687: The duration (Minutes) of 26 electric power outages in the community of Sonando Heights over the past five years are shown below
25 38 19 60 27 9 50 11 51 5 15 45 30
90 19 22 12 29 30 2 28 18 86 30 16 16
Find the mean, median, and mode. (Round your answers to decimal places)

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Question 1188743: The sum of two numbers is 33. The sum of the squares of these numbers is 557. Find the two numbers.
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Question 1188744: A ball is dropped from the top of a 256-foor cliff. The height of the stone about the ground t seconds after being dropped is h = 16t2 + 256 in feet. Find the amount of time it takes for the stone to hit the ground.
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Question 1188742: Blake borrowed $19,000 from two banks. One bank charged 2% simple interest, and the other charged 3% simple interest. If the total interest charged was $530, find the amount borrowed from each bank.
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Question 1188756: A student attempted to generate an equivalent expression using the distributive property, as shown below:
2(x + 5) = 2x + 5
What was the mistake made?
A. 2 was not multiplied by x
B. 2 was not multiplied by 5
C. Incorrect sign was used for the first term
D. Incorrect sign was used for the second term
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Question 1188778: C=215cm
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Question 1188795: 1:
2: Aisha used 1/3 of her money buy sugar and 1/4 of it to buyer soap.. this left her with a balance of Tsh,35000.find how much she have at the beginning

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Question 1188798: If the solutions to the two equations below are the same, find the value of k.
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Question 1188800: The equation has two different real roots. Find the difference between those 2 roots
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Question 1188952: The line segment joining (-5,-3) and (3,4) is to be divided into five equal parts.Find the point of division closest to (-5,-3)
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Question 1189005: The fish has a head 9cm long. The tail is equal to the size of the head plus one half the size of the body. The body is the size of the head plus the tail. How long is the fish?
I have tried H= 9
T= 9+B/2
B = 9+9+B/2
So B= 36+B...?
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Question 1189008: Suppose the average yearly salary of an individual whose final degree is a master's is $39 thousand less than twice that of an individual whose final degree is a bachelor's. Combined, two people with each of these educational attainments earn $111 thousand. Find the average yearly salary of an individual with each of these final degrees.
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Question 1189017: Bass in a lake are sampled for a particular parasite; 14 of 60 bass have the parasite. Given that there are an estimated18,400 bass in the lake, find the number with parasites. Round to the nearest whole number.
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Question 1189212: Find the product of (5y-2)²
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Question 1189237: If find a simplified expression for y
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Question 1189239: Given that is a factor of evaluate the sum of the four roots of the equation
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Question 1189239: Given that is a factor of evaluate the sum of the four roots of the equation
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Question 1189240: For the equation a and b are integers, and a≥0. Find the number of different ordered pairs (a,b) that occur.
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Question 1189252: Mark goes to Geno’s and picks up 5 cheesesteaks and 3 orders of cheese fries. This cost him $62.50. Jimmy spends $24 to purchase two cheesesteaks and 1 order of cheese fries. How much do cheese fries cost? How much do cheesesteaks cost?

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Question 1189251: Jill is preparing a birthday party for a young child she babysits for regularly. On her first trip to Party City, she spent $30 to purchase three rolls of streamers and fifteen party hats. She realized she needed a couple more of each and returned to Party City right before the party to buy 4 more hats and two rolls of streamers for a total of $11. How much did she spend in total on party hats? How much was each roll of streamers?

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Question 1189299: James wishes to plant 27 flowers in a flower-bed.
He can choose from 17 different geraniums, 9
different roses and 7 different lilies. He wants to
have at least 13 geraniums and also to have the
same number of roses and lilies. Find the number
of different selections of flowers he can make
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Question 1187052: The pool Entertainment company learned that by pricing a pool toy at GH¢10, local sales will reach 200 a week. Lowering the price to GH¢9 will cause sales to rise to 250 a week.
a. Assume that the relationship between sales price and number of toys sold is linear. Write an equation that describes the relationship in slope-intercept form. Use ordered pairs of the form (sales price, number sold).
b. Predict the weekly sales of the toy if the price is GH¢7.50.
(ii) Simon invests GH¢1200 into two savings accounts. One account earns 4% annual interest and the other earns 5.9% annual interest. At the end of 1 year, Simon earned GH¢64.15 in interest. How much did he invest at each rate?

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Question 1189473: A,B, and C are distinct digits, and 8•AB=ACA . Find the product of A•B•C
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Question 1189473: A,B, and C are distinct digits, and 8•AB=ACA . Find the product of A•B•C
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Question 1189518: -2(y+10)-6y=12
plz solve fro y
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Question 1189579: Jesse, Jason Sabah are given $2200 as rewards for returning a rich businessman’s wallet. They agree that Jesse will receive 4 times as much as Sabah, who will receive twice as much as Jason. What amount does each person receive? (Hint: Let the smallest share be x)
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Question 1189582: Given the formula A = 1/2 (a+b)h, find:
1. a if A = 360, b - 25, h = 16
2. b if A = 252, a = 18, h =12”
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Question 1189581: Jesse, Jason Sabah are given $2200 as rewards for returning a rich businessman’s wallet. They agree that Jesse will receive 4 times as much as Sabah, who will receive twice as much as Jason. What amount does each person receive? (Hint: Let the smallest share be x)
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Question 1189580: Given the formula A = 1/2 (a+b)h
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Question 1189683: Find all values of k that ensure that the given equation has exactly one solution. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)
kx2 + 34x + k = 0
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