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Question 1062383: The ratio of two numbers is 4:5. After adding 20 to the smaller number and subtracting 20 from the greater number the ratio becomes 14:13. Find the numbers.

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Question 1062382:
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Question 1062514: A clock is set right at 10 AM.The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours.What will be the true time when the clock indicates 3 PM the following day?
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Question 1062996: Can anyone please help me with this question? Find the scale factor of the object triangle ABC with the image triangle A1 B1 C1?
http://puu.sh/taiyI/acdf982840.jpg

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Question 1063089: What is 15/16 of the speed 32mph
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Question 1063089: What is 15/16 of the speed 32mph
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Question 1063087: If a giraffe runs 32mph what is 15/26 of the speed 32
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Question 1063086: If a giraffe runs 32mph what is 15/16 of that speed
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Question 1063463: How to solve using the substitution method show work y=5x-1 2y=3x+12
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Question 1064105: remeo is "n" year old now.
how old was he is five years ago?
how old was he is ten years from now?
if his age in ten years time will be four times now?
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Question 1064136: a school has an enrolment of 630 chinese students 120 foreign students and 60 malay students.find the ratio of foreign students to chinese students to malays students
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Question 1064226: find missing values of the table... you can use proportions
1 ? 6 10

5 20 ? ?
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Question 1064746: Use unit analysis to write an algebraic expression to represent the situtation. The scale on a map of Virginia shows that 1 centimeter represents 30 miles. The actual distance from Richmond, VA to Washington, DC is 110 miles. On the map, how many centimeters are between the two cities? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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Question 1064879: kens new car can go 26 miles per gallon of gasoline The cars gasoline tank hold 14 gallons how far will he be able to go on a full tank
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Question 1065683: x varies inversely as y^2, and x = 4 when y = 10. Find x when y = 2.

a. x = 5
b. x = 80
c. x = 100
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Question 1061225: find y/s if 5y-2s:10=3y-s:7
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Question 1061218: find y/s if 5y-2s:10=3y-s=7
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Question 1066187: Two dozen apples cost $2.00 and on average there 3 apples in a pound.How much should 100 pounds of apples cost ?
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Question 1066187: Two dozen apples cost $2.00 and on average there 3 apples in a pound.How much should 100 pounds of apples cost ?
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Question 1066186: Two dozen apples cost $2.00 and on average there 3 apples in a pound.How much should 100 pounds of apples cost ?
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Question 1066293: The camera Melissa wanted for her birthday is on sale at 41% off the usual price. The amount of the discount is $86.10. what is the original price of the camera
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Question 1066653: The units� digit of a two-digit number is 7 more than the tens� digit. If 26 is added to the number, the result obtained is five times the sum of the digits. Find the number.

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Question 1067047: Hello goodevening, May i ask how can i find the y/s if 5y-2s:10=3y-s:7. Thankyou.
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Question 1067026: A certain sum of money doubles itself in 6 years.In how many years will it be three times at the same rate of simple interest?
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Question 1067266: Evaluate the given expression when x=19 and y=7
X^2-5y+x
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Question 1067435: Amy has to drive 350 miles. How much time does she save if she drives at 70 mph rather than at 50 mph?
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Question 1067716: Show algebraically that the proportion a-b/b = c-d/d AND a/b = c/d are equivalent
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Question 1067906: How do you solve:An airplane travels 1800 kilometers in 6 hours flying with the wind. It travels only 2/3 as far in the same time flying against the wind. Find the speed of the wind.
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Question 1068070: Tin and copper mixed in the ratio of 8 : 3. How much Tin is needed to mix with 36g of copper?
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Question 1068070: Tin and copper mixed in the ratio of 8 : 3. How much Tin is needed to mix with 36g of copper?
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Question 1068077: A piece of wood is cut in to two parts in the ratio 3 : 7. If tge longer piece is 35cm. How long the shorter piece is?
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Question 1068561: On a 1/6 scale drawing of a bike, one part is 3 inches long.How long will the actual part be?
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Question 1068742: The ratio of the number of men to the number of women is 2:3 . If there are 200 people altogether , how many men are there

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Question 1068791: 95 is 20% of what number?

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Question 1068791: 95 is 20% of what number?

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Question 1068913: for each question. list all the possible equations and then use the best one to find the answer
there are 30 days in a month of september. If the raytio fo cloudy to sunny days was one to two, how many days were cloudy and how many days were sunny?
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Question 1068911: for each question. list all the possible equations and then use the best one to find the answer
a total of 490,000 votes was cast. The ratio of votes received by candidate A and by Candidate B was two to 5. How many votes did Candidate B receive?
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Question 1068912: for each question. list all the possible equations and then use the best one to find the answer
Mrs. Smith class had 24 students. The ratio of students who like reading best to those who like math best is three to five. How many like math best?
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Question 1068934: Add the opposite number of 1 1/5 to the sum of the numbers (-8 3/4 ) and (-2 5/6)
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