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Question 407943: I have re-done this problem alot and i still do not get it ! :
a factory prouduces 6 motorcycles in 9 hours. how long does it take to prouduce 8 motor cycles?
* set up a proportion and solve*
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Question 408084: You are taking an English course in which there will be four test, each worth 100 points. You have scores of 97,97,and 88 on the first three test. You must take a total of 360 in order to get an A. What scores on the last test will give you an A
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Question 408210: It says to write the ratio using fractional notation. Do not simplify.
3 to 5 1/7. I am not sure how to write mixed fractions, but the 5 and 1/7 and a mixed number.
Thanks
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Question 408514: Good afternoon sir/madam
Please assist me with this problem:
If 2 workers take 4 hours to process 100 items, how long will 5 workers take to process the same quantity?

Thank you very much for your assistance.
Rgds
Deals

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Question 408517: The world record for the mile in the year 1865 was held by Richard Webster of England when he completed the mile in 4 minutes and 36.5 seconds. The world record in 199 was set by Hicham El Guerrouj when he ran a mile in 3 minutes and 43.13 seconds. If both men ran the mile together, how many feet behind would Richard Webster be when Hichem El Guerrouj crossed the finish line?
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Question 408663: 3,8,13,18,.........................,5008
What term is the number 5008?
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Question 408667: A cup that is filled with equal parts red, green, and blue dye spills half of its contents. Enough green dye is then poured into the cup to fill it up again. what is the ratio of red to green to blue dye now?
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Question 409047: together there are 180 players and coaches. If the player-coach ratio is 9:1, how many players are there? Do I divide 180 by 9?
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Question 410215: BABY PLEASE DON'T GOOOOOO IF I WAKE UP TOMORROW WILL U STILL BE HERE? I DON'T KNOOOWWWW! BABY PLEASE DON'T DON'T DON'T DON'T BABY PLZ DON'T RUN AWAY...
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Question 410217: 5 crates of apples. 3 crates of apples cost 15 dollars.How much does 5 crates cost?
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Question 410231: 1.) 75/72 = 28/c
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Question 410230: I neeed help with the following problems :
1.) 51/d = 39/14
2.) 29/77 = b/78
3.) 62/2 = c/57
4.) 67/b = 17/42
5.) 61/b = 41/49

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Question 410296: 9.47 is to p as 3.33 is to 1
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Question 410998: a car can travel 143 miles on 11 gallons of gaoline . how far can it travel on 37 gallons ?
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Question 411182: the ratio of children to adult is 7:3, and there are 820 people. how many are children?
please explain...and thank you!!
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Question 411182: the ratio of children to adult is 7:3, and there are 820 people. how many are children?
please explain...and thank you!!
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Question 411474: 4,600,000,000/4,600,000,000= x/23

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Question 411534: The film club increased from 63 members to 214 members. By what percent did membership to the film club increase?
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Question 411533: Which of the following 2 mixtures will have a stronger lime flavor? 2 parts lime juice concentrate mixed with 5 parts water, or 4 parts lime juice concentrate mixed with 7 parts water?
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Question 411896: To make grape juice from frozen concentrate, you mix the concentrate with water in a ratio of 1:3. How much frozen juice concentrate should you use to make 1 1/2 cups of grape juice?
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Question 411894: Describe 3 specific situations in your everyday life where proportions or ratios play an important part.
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Question 413465: The school bus can carry 16 adults or 44 children. If there are already 4 adults and 12 children ob the bus, How many more children can the bus carry?
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Question 413811: 524 miles in 2 hours = ______ miles in 10 hours
solve as a proportion
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Question 413810: 2,346 miles in 6 hours = ______ miles in 3 hours. solve as a proportion
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Question 414203: I am unclear as to how to put this problem together:
To estimate the population of dolphins in a region, biologists capture and tag 200 dolphins, then release them. Later, they recapture 60 dolphins and find that of those captured, 4 are tagged.
a. Write an equations of ratios to solve for T, the total estimated population of dolphins.
b. What is the estimated population of dolphins in this region?
For question (a.) this is what I have:
4/60 = t/200
But when I solve it comes out to something like 13.3333333 which I know is not right. Word problems confuse me, can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thank you so much!
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Question 416064: In 1990, the population of El Paso, Texas, was 515,342. Of this population, 69% were of Hispanic origin. How many people were of Hispanic origin?

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Question 416188: the ticket for a dinner/dance are sold for $55 each.
if the dinner costs $13.75 per head, music costs $540,
and the hall rental costs $559, how many ticket must be
sold to have a minimum profit of $5,425?
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Question 416327: A photo that is 3 inches wide and 5 inches high was enlarged so that it is 12 inches wide. How high is the enlarged photo?
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Question 416328: Josh has been eating 2 hamburgers every 5 days. At that rate, how many hamburgers will he eat in 30 days?
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Question 416324: The ratio of seniors to juniors in the Math Club is 2:3. If there are 21 juniors, how many seniors are in the club?
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Question 417772: I'm not sure what category to put this question in.
Solve the following equation for A: 2A/3 = 8 + 4A
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Question 418156: if 2.5 cm on a map represents 10 kilometers, how many kilometers will be represented by 4.8 cm?
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Question 418459: Solve the following proportion: s/s-5=s+5/24
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Question 418738: The ratio length of the rectangle to its width is 5:2. If the length is 25 meters, what is the perimeter of the rectangle, in meters. Show how the problem was solved.
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Question 418811: what would the ratio be, and reduced to its lowest terms for 234 hours to 17 days
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Question 418812: A 20 foot board is cut into 2 pieces whsoe lengths are in the ration of 7 to 3. What is the length of the longer piece?
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Question 419101: How many liters of pure alcohol must be added to 20L of a 40% solution to obtain a 60% solution?
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Question 419126: Carolina starts on a 58 mile trip on her moped at 20 mph. After a while the motor kicks out and she pedals the remainder of the trip at 12 mph. The entire trip took 3 1/2 hours. How far did Carolina travel when the motor on the moped quit running?
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Question 419333: The ratio of the height of a model of a house to the actual house is 1:63. If the width of the model is 16 inches, find the width of the actual house in feet.
Thank you for the help.
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Question 419394: A 64-inch long board is divided into lengths in the ratio 2:3. What are the two lenghths into which the board is divided?

Thanks for the help. :]
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Question 419460: Find the measures of the angles in a triangle if the ratio of the measures of the three angles is 13:16:21.

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Question 419453: Find the measures of the angles in a triangle if the ratio of the measures of the three angles is 13:16:21.

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Question 420042: if 3 chickens can lay a dozen eggs in 2 days, how many eggs can 5 chicken lay in 9days?
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