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Question 457453: During a year a person saves 1200 dollars.
What is the corresponding number for the sentence.
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Question 457395: give example of two irrational numbers whose difference is a rational number ?

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Question 457937: Can you please help me, I have posted two of four questions below. I was hoping you could help me understand the first two so that I could do the second two without help. I am very confused.
For questions 16-20, classify the given numbers as real and rational, real and irrational, or complex.
16. (2 points) (4)^1/2 + 2
17. (2 points) 6+0i

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Question 457982: find three consecutive integers such that twice the smallest is twelve more than the largest.
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Question 458004: what is a real numbers?

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Question 458033: Which are irrational numbers -2, o, 32, 4.31, sqaure root14, sq root 9,
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Question 458066: Under what circumstances would the domain be something other than all real numbers?
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Question 458216: LCD of both fractions 7/4a^3b^2 - 5/3a^2b^3.
Simply the expression and awesume that no denominator equals Zero.
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Question 458223: 7/4a^3b^2 - 5/3a^2b^3.
Simply the expression and awesume that no denominator equals Zero.
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Question 459062: how to show some number is a rational number??
example..
a) 2.01414141414......
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Question 459075: I am working on cardinality of sets and the problem is:
n(AᑎB)=6
n(BᑎC)=7
n(AᑎC)=8
n(AᑌBᑌC)=25
n(AᑎBᑎC)=4
n(B-A)=5
n(BᑌC)=20
Find the cardinalities n(A), n(B), n(C)
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Question 459770: i need help with pg 421 # 1-16 please and thank you. My book got destroyed and i dont have the prolems :( the book is

Algebra and Trigonometry: Structure and Method (2nd)
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Question 460537: N% OF 420=130 what is the value for N?
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Question 460678: Find an irrational number with the requested property.
a. between 1 and 3
b. between 0.53 and 0.54
c. between 1/11 and 1/10
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Question 460681: A person wants to board a plane with a 5ft. long steel rod, but airline regulations say that the maximum length of any object or parcel permitted to be checked on board is 4ft. Without bending or cutting the rod or altering it in anyway, how did the person check it through without violating the rule?
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Question 460857: what number is equivalent to the rational number 8.37
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Question 461082: Name the property of real numbers illustrated by the equation.
-2(x+11)=-2-22
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Question 461873: PLEASE HELP ME :)
one number is 3 more than the second number. three times the first is 8 less than 2 times the second number. Find each number.

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Question 461897: The cardinal number in the set yellow blue red green indigo orange violet is __?
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Question 461897: The cardinal number in the set yellow blue red green indigo orange violet is __?
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Question 461878: Consider the system y=a and x=b where a and b are real numbers. Is this system
dependent or independent? Is it consistent or inconsistent? Describe the system. If it is
consistent, what is the solution?
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Question 461983: A consultant traveled in a car for 3 hours to attend a meeting. The return trip took only 2 hours (different route) because his speed was 8 miles per hour faster. The total trip was 291 miles. What was the consultant's speed each way?
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Question 462156: how do you show that 5 3/4 is a rational number by writeing it as the quotient of the two integers
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Question 463067: What do Laws of Exponent means?
Explain and give some examples.

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Question 463131: 2. Which pair of equations does NOT have a common solution?
a) x+y = -1; 4x-3y=24
b)4x+6y=12; 6x+9y=12
c) 2x-3; 2x+y=4
d) 5x-4y=9; x-2y=-3

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Question 463148: Which pair of equations does NOT have a common solution?
a) x+y = -1; 4x-3y=24
b)4x+6y=12; 6x+9y=12
c) 2x-3y=-4; 2x+y=4
d) 5x-4y=9; x-2y=-3
Please Explain solution
Thank you!
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Question 463208: Find an irrational number with the requested property.
A.Between 1 and 3
B.Between 0.53 and 0.54
C.Between 1/11 and 1/10
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Question 463481: Please help !!
Explain in your own words why (a+b)^2 is not equal to a^2+b^2 . What does (a+b)^2 an (a-b)^2 equal?
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Question 463472: Please help me solve the following problem:
Given that a/a= a^0 = 1
where "a" is a real number. Does this hold for all real numbers or
should we add a disclaimer about a? If a disclaimer is needed, what should it say?
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Question 463469: 10 - 5/6x = -5/6 + 10
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Question 463475: Determine what is wrong with the following simplification.
x^2+y^2/x =x+y^2

Give an example that shows why this is incorrect. What should
x^2+y^2/x equal ??
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Question 464113: If (29,1)is joined to (63,-16) in a co ordinate plane , then where will the line cut the x-axis ?
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Question 465080: Write the rational number in the form a/b
6 7/10
please show work
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Question 465131: Why are there no real numbers that satisfy |x| < -1?
Thanks!
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Question 465131: Why are there no real numbers that satisfy |x| < -1?
Thanks!
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Question 465215: Please help me with this. Find all numbers for which the rational expression is undefined.
2/25v
It is a negative fraction.
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Question 465348: Determine if the following real number is both composite and rational, both prime and rational, only rational or only irrational.
PIE ; like 3.14159265359
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Question 465488: make 5 numbers (real life situation) involving real numbers includingthe solution and answer.
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Question 466199: looking for the explanation and answers to
a) find two consecutive off intergers whose product is 783
b) find two consecutive even intergers that the sum of their squares is 340
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Question 466271: hi tutor please help me in solving this problem
find three irrational numbers between the rational numbers 5/7and9/11
I thank you very much
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Question 466348: What is the real number property for mn=nm?
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Question 466359: In the following problem a, b, c and d represent real numbers.
Prove: If a = b and c < d, then a + c < b + d

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Question 466475: p(x)=x^2-2x+9
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