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Question 55896: the product of two consecutive positive integers is 288. Find the integers.
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Question 55970: What other sets of real numbers are there other than the set of real numbers, its subsets and find five examples of the set(s)?
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Question 56014: 3r - 3
------ where r = -10
11
I think you do like this....
3(-10) - 3 = -30 - 3 = 33 = 3
---------- ------- --
11 11 11
Would the solution I provided be correct?

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Question 56181: -8+10
-2
-1208
24
(6)(-12)
3

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Question 56163: an irration number can bacome raional by droppong a few decimal places? true or false?
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Question 56481: Consider the numbers:

negative square root of 3, 2, 0, 1/2, -4, 5.78
List the integers.
I answered 2 , 0 , -4
Am I correct? Thank you.

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Question 56406: What other sets of numbers there are other than the set of real numbers and its subsets.
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Question 56758: Again, didn't know where to put this problem.
Solve and Check:
In baseball a player's batting average is the ratio of hits to the number of times he or she has batted. Thus, if the player has an average of .3000, it means he or she got 300 hits in 1000 at bats. In order to have an average of .300, how many hits would the batter have to get in 400 times at bat?

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Question 56758: Again, didn't know where to put this problem.
Solve and Check:
In baseball a player's batting average is the ratio of hits to the number of times he or she has batted. Thus, if the player has an average of .3000, it means he or she got 300 hits in 1000 at bats. In order to have an average of .300, how many hits would the batter have to get in 400 times at bat?

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Question 56757: Didn't know exactly where to put this problem. It's a worksheet and in the text book for the certain type of problem it's under Investment Problems.
Solve and check:
An investment of $1500 paid interest of $45 during a certain period. How much interest would an investment of $1200 invested at the same rate for the same length of time pay?

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Question 57060: I need to find any real numbers for which the following expression is undefined. I just can't seem to grasp it.
____X-5___
X+2

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Question 57303: I need help on solving the problems -6 + (-5) and -17+(-14) and -5 over 6 + 9 over 16 and also -1.5 + (-2.3)
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Question 55824: . Given a = 4, b = -3 and c = 12, which of the following expressions will yield a value that is undefined?

a. a + 2 * b – c b. 3 * a + 4 * b – c
c. 2 * c /(4 * b + 3 * a)
d. (3 * a) – (-4 * b) / c
also.............
Which of the following is a property of real numbers?

a. (a + b)n = an + bn

c. a(b + c) = ab + ac d. All of the others

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Question 57847: Which of the following is a Pythagorean triple?

a.6, 8, 12 b. 3, 4, 5 c. 1, 2, 3 d. 5, 7, 12
Which of the following remains an unsolved problem in mathematics?
a. Konigsberg Bridge Problem b. Fermat’s Last Theorem
c. Goldbach’s Conjecture D. Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
Which is the third row of Pascal’s triangle?

a. 1 1 b. 1 4 6 4 1
c. 1 2 1 d. 1 3 3 1

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Question 51429: Explain why the real numbers would not be the most reasonable domain for the number of nails in a barrel of roofing nails.
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Question 58124: THE SUM OF TWO CONSECUTIVE INTEGERS IS 145. FIND THE TWO INTEGERS.
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Question 58169: what is a real number between 7 3/5 and 7 4/5?
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Question 58166: How do I combine these two numbers to get a sum so it can be divided by 2.
I need to determine a real number between 7 3/5 and 7 4/5.

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Question 58200: k-3k=36
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Question 58177: How do I add these numbers together and divide by 2 to find a real number?
7/8 and 9/10

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Question 58177: How do I add these numbers together and divide by 2 to find a real number?
7/8 and 9/10

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Question 58168: What is a real number between 7/8 and 9/10?
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Question 58573: Loa is two years younger than three times Mary's age. If Mary's age in six years will be 3x-6, what is Loas's age now?
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Question 58954: I'm confused about negative numbers when you add or subtract them. The problem I am stuck on is five/sixths subtract negative two/thirds? Please help. Kathryn
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Question 59523: How do I do this problem?
One number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39. I nned to find the larger number.
Thank you, Jamie

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Question 60269: Order the numbers -23,15,-13,-2,14-5 from least to greatest
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Question 60269: Order the numbers -23,15,-13,-2,14-5 from least to greatest
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Question 60587: Probability
I do not understand
A card is drawn from a deck of ten card numbered 1 - 10. The card is replaced in the deck and another card is drawn.
P(an odd number and then an even number)
P(two numbers greater than 4)
P(an odd number and then an even number)
P(5 and then a 3)
Please help me understand the concept....

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Question 60831: What is the difference bdtween rational and irrational numbers?
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Question 61707: 3 square root of 2 equals - what sets of numbers?
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Question 61753: Find the set of all complex solutions.
x%5E3+6x=2x%5E2+12

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Question 61754: Find the set of all real solutions. If the solution set contains infinitely many elements, use interval notation to represent it.
sqrt%282x%2B3%29-sqrt%28x-2%29=2

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Question 61784: x%5E4+1=6x%5E2
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Question 62334: how do you solve, -9/3/2

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Question 62334: how do you solve, -9/3/2

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Question 62543: I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS MEAN,MODE AND MEDIAN AND i DO NOT KNOW WHO CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS IS MY PROBLEM i AM IN THE 7 GRADE PLEASE SHOW ME 7,19,19,N,15 MEAN=13 i KNOW i ADD AND THEN i DIVIDE.
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Question 62997: Pleae help me with the following :
A number is tripled and then the product is increased by 4. This sum is then multiplied by -2 and the result is 16 greater than twice the opposite of the number. What is the number??
thank yoU!

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Question 63267: I am to convert the equation to slope-intercept form and then identify the correct slope of this line
4x+2y=10
Thanks,
lackinmath

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Question 63268: Given the points (-2,2) and (1,3) on a line, calculate the slope of that line
Please help!!!!!!!!!!
Lackinmath

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Question 63270: Given the point (-2, -1 and a slope of 3/2 find the equation of the line having this slope and point
This is confusing me!!!!!!!!!
lackinmath

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Question 63766: I need to evalutate this problem but not sure how to do it.
Evaluate P(-1/2) if P(x) = 2x4 + x3 + 12

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Question 64104: Is -9.1111... a rational, irrational,interger, natuaral number, or whole number?
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Question 64030: The set of real numbers between 2 and 6
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Question 64728: WRITE THE DECIMAL AS A FRACTION IN SIMPLEST FORM. 2.305
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Question 65152: It's just not clicking. Can you show me step by step how to break this down & solve?


0.1p+2.1=4.6p-1.9+0.5p

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