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Question 399554: a taste test with 200 randomly selected people found that only 3 of them said that they would buy a box of sweet wheats cereal. H ow many boxes could the manufacturer expect to sell in a country of 280 million people?
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Question 400581: Could someone please show me how to do this problem? Write a proportion that is equivalent to the statement: If 3 gallons of gasoline cost $5.37, then 8 gallons will cost $14.32. Be sure to show how you know your answer is the only correct choice and not the others.
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Question 401799: Hi tutors;
I need some help with proportions. I have a problem requiring me to find a proportion in feet, while the other side is in inches. This is the proportion:
8 inches/20 inches = 22 ft/x ft
I am confused on this one. :/
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Question 402069: Alloys A and B are composed of metals X and Y in the ratios 5:3 and 6:7 respectively by weight. How many kg of X must be melted along with 20 kg of alloy A and 65 kg of alloy B so as to produce a new alloy containing 60% by weight of X
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Question 403999: I am the parent of a 5th grade student learning Algebra, I can solve the equations myself, and have no problem giving the answer, but how do I show my child how to show the work? They aren't teaching the same as they did when I was a student. Ex: 2x + 8 = 20 I know that x = 6, but how do I show how to get to the answer?
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Question 405968: i have a problem with a question asked on my homework. the instructions say; write the ratio of the first measurement to the second measurement. write both measurements in the same unit..... the first problem is; 84 ft, 54 in. i know about ratios but i dont understand this one. :(
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Question 405968: i have a problem with a question asked on my homework. the instructions say; write the ratio of the first measurement to the second measurement. write both measurements in the same unit..... the first problem is; 84 ft, 54 in. i know about ratios but i dont understand this one. :(
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Question 406836: A company sells toy cars. Small cars are $2, Medium cars are $3. If the company sold 44 total cars in one day and made $105, how many small cars did they sell? I know that I need a formula but I just can't figure out how to do it. Thanks!!
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