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Question 1070224: In a certain village, the ratio between adult men and adult women is 2 : 3 and the ratio
between adult women and children is 8 : 1. What is the ratio between adults (men and
women) and children?
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Question 1070213: Three individuals form a partnership and agree to divide the profits equally. X invests $9,000, Yinvests $7,000, Z invests $4,000. If the profits are $4,800, how much less does X receive than if theprofits were divided in proportion to the amount invested?
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Question 1070620: I'm stuck on one question on my homework assignment! Please help me I am totally lost..
Here's the question..
A sphere has a radius of 3 and a different sphere has a radius of 6. Compare the ratio of the volume of the smaller sphere to the volume of the larger sphere.
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Question 1070811: Solve the proportion shown here

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Question 1071262: Write a proportion and solve. To estimate the number of deer in a refuge, wildlife biologists tag and release 135 deer. Two weeks later they observe a sample of 140 deer, 30 of which are tagged. Approximately how many deer are in the refuge?
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Question 1071261: Write a proportion and solve. A 12 ounce serving of Mountain Dew contains 55mg of caffeine. How much is in an 18 ounce serving?
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Question 1071646: how much vacation time you get a year from one day and 1/2 per month
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Question 1070951: If you can sell an item for $10 and get a .35 cent commission , what price must you sell the same item at to receive a .85 commission ? is the answer $24.28 ????
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Question 1071656: the income of a man is increased in the ratio 10:11. if the increase in his income is 600 rupees , find his new income

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Question 1071656: the income of a man is increased in the ratio 10:11. if the increase in his income is 600 rupees , find his new income

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Question 1071656: the income of a man is increased in the ratio 10:11. if the increase in his income is 600 rupees , find his new income

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Question 1071726: What factor of 252 is equal to -9 when added

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Question 1071776: If 8 apples equal 4 oranges and 2 oranges equal 3 bananas the 16 apples equal how many bananas.
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Question 1071776: If 8 apples equal 4 oranges and 2 oranges equal 3 bananas the 16 apples equal how many bananas.
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Question 1071869: The sum of the reciprocals of two consecutive integers is three halves 3/2
. Find the two integers.
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Question 1071956: What is the unit rate for earn 18 dollars for 1 hour 15 mins work
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Question 1071961: What is the common number should be added to the ratio 1:2 to get7:5?
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Question 1072060: Three student teams collected 65 books for the school library. The first team collected 10 fewer books than the second team and the third team collected 30% of the number of books collected by first and second teams together. How many books did each team collect?
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Question 1072073: Three student teams collected 65 books for the school library. The first team collected 10 fewer books than the second team and the third team collected 30% of the number of books collected by first and second teams together. How many books did each team collect?

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Question 1072916: Tom,Tim and Ted collect marbles.Tom has twice as many as Tim and Tim has 8 more than Ted.Together they have 48 marbles.How many does each one have ?
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Question 1073666: There are 64 teams in the March Madness basketball tournament.By the time its finish how many total number of games will have been played ?
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Question 1073773: If y varies directly with x and y = 8 when x = 12, what will be the value of y when x = 18

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Question 1073801: Please help me solve
There are 1400 students in a school. The teacher to student ratio is 1:35. How many additional teachers are needed to reduce the ratio to 1:20?
Thank you.
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Question 1073668: There are 64 teams in the March Madness basketball tournament. By the time it is finished, how many total number of games will have been played?
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Question 1073981: 40% of what number is 15?
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Question 1073980: 42 is 60% of what number?
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Question 1073979: 12 is what percent of 50?
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Question 1073978: What number is 20% of 40?
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Question 1074956: Suppose that y is directly proportional to x. When x = 8, then y = 3.
(a) Find the constant of proportionality k.
(b) Write the linear function relating the two variables.
(c) Find y when x = 64.
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Question 1074958: Suppose that y varies inversely with x. When x = 10, then y = 9. Find y when x = 5.
(a) Find the constant of proportionality k.
(b) Write the function relating the variables.
(c) Find the indicated quantity.
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Question 1074957: Suppose that y varies directly with x. When x = 8, then y = 4.
(a) Find the constant of proportionality k.
(b) Write the linear function relating the two variables in the form y = kx.
(c) Find y when x = 32.

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Question 1075252: Determine if the proportion is true
23=142123=1421

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Question 1075268: If Shantel walks 4 miles in 50 minutes, then Shantel will walk how far in 90 minutes if she walks at the same speed the whole time? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth of a mile.

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Question 1075258: In Chicago, the tax on a property assessed at $960,000 is $14,400. If tax rates are proportional in this city, how much would the tax be on a property assessed at $360,000?

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Question 1075260: When Ibuprofen is given for fever to children 6 months of age up to 2 years, the usual dose is 5 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight when the fever is under 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit. How much medicine would be usual dose for a 18 month old weighing 30 pounds?

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Question 1075284: Find the unknown number in the proportion
2028=15x2028=15x
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Question 1075254: Find the unknown number in the proportion
2028=15x2028=15x

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Question 1075387: Cheri walked 12 blocks in 36 minutes. What was Cheri's speed per minute?
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Question 1075390: The recipe for punch calls for 6 cups of Sprite for every 8 cups of Cherry Limeade. In lowest terms, what is the ratio of Cherry Limeade to Sprite in this punch?
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Question 1076012: if 3a=5b and 4b=6c ,then A:C=?
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Question 1076008: the sum of the three square numbers which are in the ratio 2:3:4 is 725 ,what are the numbers?
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Question 1070912: Calvin types 4 pages in 1/5 hour the average page contains 250 words. What is Calvins approximate typing speed in words per minute
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