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Question 455940: If a recipe calls for 2 cups of soup mix to 3 cups of water and I want to use 3 cups of soup mix, what formula would I use to find out how much water to use with 3 cups of soup mix? In other words, if the ratio is 2 cups mix to 3 cups water, then 3 cups mix to _____ cups of water?
Thanks! This stuff didn't stick in my head in school.
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Question 456379:
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Question 456365: 2:x = 10:35
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Question 456386: 5/6 divided by 3/7 = x divided by 1/2
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Question 456841: if measurement angle 1=3x+4 and measurement angle 2=x+20, what is the value of x?
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Question 456805: I am a new student at a new school. we are learning about excluded values and simplifing expressions and i do not understand them. Here are some examples of what my homework is.
state the excluded values for each
x^2-4x-12
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x-6

50m2+70m
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30m^2-90m

simplify each expression.

m+5
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m^2-3m-40

21r+28
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14r

solve each proportion

n+4 10
---- = ----
3 5

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Question 457055: X:Y = 5:3, Y:Z = 4:9
Find ratio X:Y:Z?
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Question 457138: three men can build a wall in 10 hours.how many men would be edneeded to build the wall in 7.5 hours?
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Question 457227: how is 5 to 11 and 7 is to x how would you write this. example 5/11=7/x
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Question 457324: If Steven can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes, Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes, and Jack can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes, how much time will it take all 3 of them working together to mix the 20 drinks?

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Question 458053: (x+10)/(x-6) = (x)/(x+4) solve proportion.
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Question 458656: how to solve using a proportion to find 5% of 320.
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Question 454665: Express ratio in the simplest form. 5 yards to 24 feet
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Question 450773: The perimeter of a rectangle is 110 inches. The length exceeds the width by 37 inches. Find the length and the width.
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Question 449689: 120/3/7=7/x
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Question 448157: Rowan raised $340 in a charity walk last year. this year he raised 15% more than last year. how much money did Rowan raise this year?

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Question 447659: what is n/8=1/3...what does n=
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Question 445239: 18% of 150
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Question 444623: (3x+11)/30=2x/5+7/10
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Question 444896: A scale on a map shows that 2 inches = 35 miles. If the distance on the map between two cities is 8.5 inches, what is the actual distance between the cities?
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Question 442112: 4/8 = 12/x+5
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Question 437534: A locomotive of a model train is 5 inches long. If the actual locomotive is 80 feet long, what is the scale of the model?
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Question 438495: At a yard sale, Alexandaria paid $12 for 18 records. Which proporation can be used to find the number of records (r)she could buy for $30?
a r/12 = 18/30
b 30/12= 18/r
c r/30 = 18/12
d 12/r = 30/18

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Question 434553: triangle BIG is similar to triangle MOP. Find v
IG = 38 ft
BG = 58 ft
BI = v
PM = 87 ft
MO = 51 ft
PO = not given
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Question 429319: 4/17=x/68
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Question 458785: If x:y=5:12,y:z=8:3 and z:w=9:16 then find x:w?i have got the answer it is 5:8 but the method is not correct.Please explain the method.
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Question 458788: The mean proportion of 0.32 and 0.02 is what?Thanks.
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Question 459001: find the unit rate of $11.58 for 8.2 galons
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Question 459169: A club has 7 members.If the club wants to select a president, vice president, and treasurer, (all of whom must be different)in how many ways can this be done?
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Question 459248: Bought a swim suit for $22. Sales tax was 5.5%. What was the total amount she paid
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Question 459250: Donald walked 7/8 of a mile. Same walked 3/5 of a mile. How many miles further did Donald walk than Sam?
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Question 459957: solve for the unknown in the proportion.
7/12=m/24
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Question 459957: solve for the unknown in the proportion.
7/12=m/24
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Question 459906: Solve equation (u-3)(u+5)=-12
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Question 460285: -7/10 = 2 2/5d
A. -1 7/10 B. -3 1/10 C. -7/24 D. -1 17/25
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Question 460284: Five less than a number is at least 11.
A. Write an inequality for the sentence.
B. Solve the inequality on a number line.
Explain your answer.
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Question 460282: A utility pole 8 meters tall cast a 12 meter shadow. at the same time a building cast a 99 meter shadow. How tall is the building?
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Question 460294: Find the amount of simple interest on an investment of $3,100 for 2 and a half years at an annual rate of 4 3/4%. Round to the nearest cent
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Question 460298: Find the discount on a book that is $14.95 and on sale for 20%
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Question 460301: 3z - 41 = z + 35
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Question 460299: Solve 6x - 3 < 39
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Question 460687: A town has 1,000 residents, of whom 60% are women and 40% are men. Of the women, 40% wear one earring. Half of the rest wear 2 earrings, and half wear none. Of the men, 60% wear one earring. Half of the rest wear 2 earrings, and half wear none. How many earrings are worn in all?
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Question 460945: A chocolate-chip recipe for five dozen cookies requires 3/4 cup sugar. If you want to make eight dozen cookies, how much sugar is needed?
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