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Question 28924: how do I solve probability of compound events like this:
P(male or ninth grader)
if this is the problem:
A student is selected at random from a group of male and female students in the seventh, eighth, or ninth grade.
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Question 29147: Caramel corn costs $2.00 per pound and peanuts cost $4.00 per pound. A candy store owner makes 50 lbs of caramel corn/peanut mix that costs $2.40 per pound. How much caramel corn is in the mix?
Thank you,
lyra
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Question 30485: I am helping my grandson with the problems listed below. These are simple, I thought if I could see the solutions for a few of these, then I could explain the answers to him.. Thank you very much
solve the proportions .. round to the nearest tenth
X/9=15/2 29/U=75/44 9.47/P=3.33/1
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Question 28957: Hi,
Please help me set this problem up in an algebraic equation. To find the answer is easy, but I don't have a clue how to set it up. Thanks! Here it is: At a milk processing plant 100 lbs. of farm milk are needed to make 8.13 lbs. of nonfat dry milk. To the nearest pound, how many pounds of farm milk are needed to produce 100 lbs. of nonfat dry milk?
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Question 30826: i really need help on it so the problem is 6and one half subtract 1and nine tenths i don't know how to subtract this fraction it is really important for me to know this it is on my homework and i really need help on it because i have to turn it in tomorrow thank you for your time.
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Question 30986: I need to figure out the proportion to find the percent discount from a regular price ticket $8.00 to a $6.50 discounted price
I know the discount is 1.50 but How do I set up the proportion???
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Question 27503: I need help with problems like this "What percent of 200 is 25?" and there are other ways to the other problems but the words are just diffrent, like "What is 15 percent of 223?" It's very hard. I need an explanation!
Molly
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Question 32366: I am trying to help my son , but, I need help helping my son. Can you solve the proportion 4/14 = x/21
what do i multiply each side by:
how do i simplify:
what is the simplify fraction:
the solution is:
are we sure this is in english? thanks for the help
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Question 32707: 1.al sells 24 shirts for every 16 that dale sells. during the month of december al sold 72 shirts. how many did dale sell?
2. pierre laberge averaged 24 points a game during his senior basketball season at r a long high school if pierre scorded 528 points during the season how many games did he play in?
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Question 32708: 1.al sells 24 shirts for every 16 that dale sells. during the month of december al sold 72 shirts. how many did dale sell?
2. pierre laberge averaged 24 points a game during his senior basketball season at r a long high school if pierre scorded 528 points during the season how many games did he play in?
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Question 32790: A bowl contains 50 colored marbles, 13 Green, 10 Red, 9 Blue, 8 Yellow, 6 Black, 4 White. If you are blindfolded, what is the smallest number of marbles you must pick to guarantee that you have at least 7 marbles of the same color?
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Question 32766: How do you know that if you start with two equal ratios that you will always end up with two equal products after cross multiplying?
I know how to work the problems, but cannot put it into words. Not sure what they are looking for.
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Question 34059: Can someone please check my answers..
xpress the proportion using fractions
2:5=4:10
here is my answer 2/5=4/10 and then simplify to 2/5???
solve for y y/10=3/5
my answer y=6
solve for x x:2=3:7
my answer I CANT FIGURE THIS OUT
solve for y 2/y=4/5
my answer y=2.5
thanks for the help
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Question 35629: In her morning class, the computer teacher has 20 students, 8 of whom are women and 12 of whom are men. If her afternoon class has 30 students, how many of them must be women so that both classes have the same ratio of women to men?
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