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Question 929416: 8/x=2/5
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Question 929596: when you have a recipe of 5 cups of concentrate and 8 cups of water how do you arrive at the answer for how much of each product you need for one full cup of juice
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Question 929713: Can you please explain how to get a answer to this question. Bob and Betty traveled 392 miles in 7 hours. If they travel at the same rate, how long will it take them to travel 728 miles?
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Question 931909: If it takes 17 minutes to read 102 words, how many minutes would it take you to read 222 words?
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Question 932098: Including a 16% sales tax, a ring costs $580. Find the original cost of the ring
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Question 932103: The gravitational attraction between two bodies varies inversely as the square of the distance between them. If the force of attraction is 64 pounds when the distance between the bodies is 9 feet, what is the distance between them when the force is 36 pounds?
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Question 932227: Amber sells athletic shoes part-time at a department store. She can earn either $500 per month plus a 8% commission on her total sales, or $400 per month plus a 12% commission. What is the total price of the athletic shoes that she needs to sell to earn the same income from each pay scale?
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Question 932583: For 3 hours 4255 people rode a ride, over 9 hours how many people rode the ride? Write it in a proportion
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Question 932587: s/10 = 7/10
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Question 933673: Jarin jogs at a rate of 7.5 miles per hour. how many iles per minute does Jarin jog?
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Question 933955: On a map, two cities are 6 1/2 inches apart. The actual distance between the cities is 104 miles. What is the scale of the map?
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Question 934361: Nine times the difference of 10 and a number equals 135. Let x represent the number. use the given conditions to complete the following:
A.) write an equation
B.) find the number by solving the equation
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Question 934359: Nine times the difference of 10 and a number equals 135. Let x represent the number. use the given conditions to complete the following:
A.) write the equation
B.) find the number by solving the equation
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Question 934566: A map has a scale of 160 km to 1 cm. what is the actual distance between two cities that are 6.2 cm apart on the map
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Question 934649: David saved $175 each month for the first five months and then saved $225 each month for the next five months.
What is the average amount David saved each month?
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Question 934799: Y varies directly with the square of x, and y=48 when x=4. Find the value of y when x=5. Sketch a graph of y against x.
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Question 935492: The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:6. If the perimeter is 65cm, find the length of each side.
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Question 935493: A ladder leans against a vertical wall and makes an angle of 60� with the ground and the top of the ladder reaches 12m up the wall. (a) how long is the ladder? (b) how far is the foot of the ladder from the wall?
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Question 935529: If a:b and b:c = 4/3, than c:a = ? ?
Thank you.
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Question 935693: A certain calls for 2\3 cup of flower.a chef is making an amount that is 3\5 of a recipe. How much flower should the chef use.
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Question 935693: A certain calls for 2\3 cup of flower.a chef is making an amount that is 3\5 of a recipe. How much flower should the chef use.
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Question 935891: where can i get free extra sums of ratio and proportion {properties}

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Question 936017: Divide Rs. 7500 among A,B and C such that A's share is to B's share is to C's share is in ratio 7:1:3. How much will B receive?
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Question 936061: If a/b=b/10=c=4 then a+b+c/c=?
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Question 936196: A chemist mixed a 20% acid solution with a 60% acid solution to create 11 liters of a 23% solution. How many liters of each solution were used?
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Question 936284: there are 96 black and white photographs and 160 color photographs in a scrapbook . what percent of the photographs are color ?
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Question 936292: The regular price of a toaster is $32. Callie buys the toaster when it's discounted 60% off the regular price. If sales tax is 10% , how much does Callie pay for the toaster ?

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Question 937314: please help me i am not able to solve this question.......
AT A COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME,THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF FRESHMAN WHO ATTENDED TO THE NUMBER OF JUNIOR WHO ATTENDED IS 3:4.THE RATIO OF NUMBER OF JUNIORS WHO ATTENDED TO THE NUMBER OF SENIORS WHO ATTENDED IS 7:6.WHAT IS THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF FRESHMAN TO THE NUMBER OF SENIORS WHO ATTENDED THE BASKETBALL GAME?
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Question 937323: KINDLY HELP ME ..I AM NOT GETTING THIS QUESTION........
The ratio of A to B is a:8,and the ratio of B to C is 12:c.if the ratio of A to C is 2:1,what is the ratio of A to C?
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Question 937410: Two cubic meters of olive oil have a mass of 1830 kilograms. What is the density of olive oil?
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Question 937320: PLEASE HELP ME I AM CONTINUOUSLY TRYING THIS QUESTION BUT EVERY TIME FAILED....
THE PRICE PER PERSON TO RENT A LIMOUSINE FOR A PROM VARIES INVERSELY AS THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS.IF NINE PEOPLE RENT THE LIMOUSINE,THE COST IS $70 EACH.HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE RENTING THE LIMOUSINE WHEN THE COST PER COUPLE IS $105?
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Question 937683: solve the proportion equations: 6/R=5/72

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Question 937694: 6/R=5/72
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Question 937710: one question per post please:
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6 lb of nails for each thousand lath. how many pounds of nails are required for 4250 lath?

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Question 937721: WHAT IS 25% OUT OF $40,898.00 ?

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Question 937697: 6.2cm/x=1.2in./11.4in
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Question 937870: The perimeter of a rectangle is 60 cm. If the ratio of two adjacent sides is 3:2, find the length and width of the rectangle.
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Question 938603: if three grain augers can be assembled in 5 hr., how many can be assembled in an 8 hr day?
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Question 938618: it took 40 lb. to reseed 5,000 yd squared....... how many yd squared could be reseeded with 225 lb.?
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Question 938616: If two barrels weighed 300 lb., Together how many barrels would it take to weigh 7,000 lb.?
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Question 938721: If I have a rectangle with a length of 13mm and a width of 5.88mm, what is the ratio of the rectangle's width to its length?
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Question 938720: If I have a rectangle with a length of 13mm and width of 5.88 mm, what is the ratio of rectangle's width to its length?
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Question 938992: five yards of 72 in. fabric is needed to make three pairs of curtains. If eight pairs of curtains are needed, how many yards of fabric should be purchased?
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Question 939006: If A over B= 3 over 5, then 5 over B = what over what?
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