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Question 132293: Can someone help me please?
The width of a rectangular is 4ft. less than the length. The area is 5ft.^2. Find the length and the width.
Thank you.

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Question 132293: Can someone help me please?
The width of a rectangular is 4ft. less than the length. The area is 5ft.^2. Find the length and the width.
Thank you.

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Question 132297: Can someone please help?
Solve 3x^2-5x-7=0
Find x intercepts of f(x)=3x^2-5x-7
Thanks.

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Question 132295: what is the answer to x+2 2/3=5 1/6?
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Question 132300: Please help.
The number of tickets sold each day for a performance is given by N(x)=-0.5x^2+10x+13, where x is the number of days since the concert was first announced. When will daily ticket sales peak and how many tickets will be sold that day?
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Question 132301: Please help solve I am very confused with this problem.
A student opens a book to 2 facing pages. The product of the page number is 1056. Find the page numbers.
1st page is
2nd page is
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Question 132299: Someone please help.
y^2=5/7y+3/7 Does it have 2 non-real solutions, 2 real solutions, or 1 real solutions.
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Question 132306: 36+x-876=0
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Question 132323: 4(p-3)+2(p-5)=0
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Question 132330: Word Problem:
A company purchased a car for $25,000, and expect its value to depreciate
$2,500 per year.
Write an equation for the value fo the car, y, in terms of years X.
Please help or let me know if this is correct
Depreciation = $25,000-$2,500 divided by 1x or
using 1 x for each year.
The equation would be Y= 25,000-2,500(x) Is this correct?
Thank you, This was in my notes as an example to study for test. I have been unable to find even 1 similiar in the book Can you please help. Thank You

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Question 132350: Here's another problem that I don't think we covered in our current chapter. The chapter is on factoring. I don't see anything in my text looks remotely like this equation. Any help is appreciated. The only instructions are - Perform and Simplify:(x+4/2x)(6x^2/x^2-16)
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Question 132371: A family consists of a father, mother and some children. The mean age of the family is 18 years. Without the 38 year old father the mean age of the family decreases to only 14. How many children are there in the family?
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Question 132392: Please help me solve (divide) this equation in factored form:
8a^2-6a-9/6a^2-5a-6/4a^2+11a+6/9a^2+12a+4

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Question 132431: Please help me solve this equation:

Solve PV/T=pv/t for P.

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Question 132447: a banana has 85 calories.This is 10 calories less than one eighth of the calories in a banana split.How many calories are in a banana split?
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Question 132406: these r my questions i need the answers 4 tomorrow so pls figure them out
u gotta figure out the value of "x"
7x=7=5x-11 3x=13=9-5x 4x-8=6x-14

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Question 132386: Solve the following for x:
__x_=_2__
x-3 3

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Question 132457: The space club is having some posters printed.The printer charges $250 plus $2 per poster.How many posters can be printed for $1000
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Question 132461: Pizzazz Publications is having some books printed.The printer charges $800 plus $5 per book.How many books can be printed for $4000
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Question 132464: Rolex worked 40 hours last week he had $74 deducted from his earnings for taxes .If he had $286 left after the deduction how much doe rolex earn per hour?
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Question 132464: Rolex worked 40 hours last week he had $74 deducted from his earnings for taxes .If he had $286 left after the deduction how much doe rolex earn per hour?
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Question 132462: Mr Glocks car broke down on the turnpike.Acme towing charge $30 plus $3 per mile to tow the car.If Mr Glock paid $117 ,how far was the car towed ?
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Question 132446: Zorna weighs 91 lb. Her weight is 6lb more than half on her fathers weight.how much does her father weigh?
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Question 132445: Grandpa Gump is 63 years old.His age is 2 years less than 5 times the age of Billy Gump.How old is Billy?
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Question 132480: COuld someone please tell me if i did this correctly???
-4[86-(25-41)]
-4[86-(-16)]
-4[86+16]
-4[102] am i supposed to multiply here or am I supposed to add?
-408

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Question 132443: the length of a rectangular field is 75yd.This is 3yd more than twice the width.how wide is the field??
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Question 132484: Could someone please show me how to solve this equation?
%285%2F2%29x%2B%281%2F4%29x=3%2F4%2Bx

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Question 132487: oops wrte the equation worng. Please help me solve usine the elimintation method

5r-6s=13 6r+5s=40

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Question 132486: Could someone help me solve this using the elimination method????
5r-6s=13
6r=5s+40

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Question 132506: x+x+x+2+1=11
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Question 132505: A ship cruising on a river can travel the 135 mile distance between two cities in 15 hours when cruising against the current. When cruising with the current, the trip takes 5 fewer hours. Write and solve a system of equations to find the speed of the current and of the ship in still water.
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Question 132505: A ship cruising on a river can travel the 135 mile distance between two cities in 15 hours when cruising against the current. When cruising with the current, the trip takes 5 fewer hours. Write and solve a system of equations to find the speed of the current and of the ship in still water.
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Question 132499: How much pure water must be mixed with 2 liters of a 40% solution of antifreeze to get a 25% anitfreeze solution?
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Question 132499: How much pure water must be mixed with 2 liters of a 40% solution of antifreeze to get a 25% anitfreeze solution?
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Question 132514: two families meet at a park for a picnic. At the end of the day one family travels east at an average speed of 42 mph and the other travels west at an average speed of 50 mph. both families have approximately 160 miles to travel.
a)find the time it takes each family to get home
b)find the time that will have elapsed when they are 100 miles appart
c)find the distance the eastbound family has to travel after the westbound family has arrived home.

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Question 132542: Please help me solve this equation:
5/x+4/6-3x=2x/6-3x

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Question 132492: 2x=3x+2
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Question 132544: 10y-5=4y-25
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Question 132541: Please help me solve this equation:
5/x+4/6-3x=2x/6-3x

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Question 132594: Please help me understand this! I have a test soon and I don`t get how to do this!!! Thank you all sooo much! Here it is...

A rectangular piece of sheet metal measures 26in. by 20in. A square measuring 2in. by 2in. is cut out of each corner, and the sides are folded to form a box. What is the volume of the box?
Thank you so very much in advance!

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Question 132636: a/b=x-y/y-z
solve for y

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Question 132641: Solve for x using the addition principle.
x + 16 = -8



I have to admit that i am at a total loss. When i decided to take online classes i didnt know algebra would be one of them. Please help me. I am too old for this lol.

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Question 132647: b=5+a, for a
Can someone help me please??

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Question 132644: x/5=5 Is the answer 28?
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Question 132644: x/5=5 Is the answer 28?
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