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Question 951962: A food company distributes its tomato soup in two cans of different sizes. For the larger can, the diameter has been increased by 10%, and the height remains the same.
By what percentage does the volume of the can increase from the smaller can to the larger can? Round your answer to the nearest percent.
PLEASE HELP!!! IM so confused....
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Question 951622: The area of a triangular sheet of paper is 185 square inches. One side of the triangle is 7 inches more than three times the length of the altitude to that side. Find the length of that side and the altitude to the side.
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Question 951975: PLEASE HELP!
A food company distributes its tomato soup in two cans of different sizes. For the larger can, the diameter has been increased by 10%, and the height remains the same.
By what percentage does the volume of the can increase from the smaller can to the larger can? Round your answer to the nearest percent.
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Question 952115: PLEASE HELP!

An equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle with a radius of 6 ft. Find the area of the shaded region shown. Give the exact answer. (Do not approximate
π or any square root.)
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Question 952132: 1) She wants the patio to have the most area possible using one of the given shapes. Which option gives her the most space?
2) The stone used for the edging of each shape is $12 per linear foot. Calculate the cost of the edging of each shape and explain which option is least expensive.
a) Square with a length of 9 3/4 feet.
b) Circle with a diameter of 10.95 feet.
Need the answer, ASAP.
Thank you!
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Question 952084: in a right-angled triangle one right-angled side is 2m longer than the other one. Calculate the length of the two right-angled sides if the area is 48m^2
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Question 952178: the temporary tire forced us to decrease our average speed by 15 mph. if the 39 mile drive usually takes 45 minutes how much time should i budget for the drive home
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Question 952181: A carpenter is framing a wall that is 8 feet high and 15 feet long. If the carpenter wants to be sure that the sides of the wall meet at right angles, then what should the diagonal measurement of the wall be?
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Question 952177: The perimeter of a triangle is 64 cm and the lengths of the sides have a ratio of 3:5:8. Find the longest side of the triangle in centimeters.
i can't figure out how to set this problem up. Thanks for the help!

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Question 952212: Marie made a rectangular pen for her dog using a side of the barn for one side and 26 m of fencing for the remaining 3 sides. If the area enclosed was 72 m squared, find the dimensions of the pen.
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Question 952268: The area of a rectangle is 384 square yards. The ratio of the length to the width is 3:2. Find the actual length and width of the rectangle.
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Question 952301: Im a square one of my sides is 9 ft long what is my area?
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Question 952307: Im a rectangul two of my sides are each are 7 inches long my area is 28 square inxhea longqhat is the lengrh of my othwr twi sides
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Question 952427: there is a rectangle (quadrilateral) whose width is 12cm and there is no height given..but inside the rectangle there is a diagonal line making the quadrilateral 2 equal angle.and the said diagonal line is 16cm,what is the perimeter of quadrilateral?
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Question 952442: A photo 52 cm long and 36 cm wide is to be framed with a rod worth 6,750 LL the meter
What should the length of the rod be ?
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Question 952453: IN A RIGHT TRIANGLE, THE HYPOTENUSE IS 1 FOOT MORE THAN THE LONG LEG, WHILE THE SHORT LEG IS 11FT. LESS THAN HALF THE LONG LEG. YOUR GOAL IS TO FIND THE PERIMETER OF THIS TRIANGLE.
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Question 952475: a trapezoid has an area of 150 square meters. if the bases are 14 meters and 16 Meters what is the height of the trapezoid?
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Question 952475: a trapezoid has an area of 150 square meters. if the bases are 14 meters and 16 Meters what is the height of the trapezoid?
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Question 952523: The side length of a square is 42√ feet, what is the length of the diagonal?
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Question 952523: The side length of a square is 42√ feet, what is the length of the diagonal?
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Question 952503: It needs to have an area of x^2 + x - 30. We know that one side will need to be x + 6. What length does the other side need to be
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Question 952589: If 3x+8 represents the length of a rectangle and 2x-4 represents its width, which expression represents the area of the rectangle?
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Question 952617: Perimeter of a triangle is 48 cm. one side has a length of 18 cm. find two other sides of this triangle if their difference is 4.6cm. How do I solve for this?
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Question 952714: Your new TV screen has a width that is 2 inches longer than its height. If the screen's diagonal measurement is 10 inches, find the height.

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Question 952743: A triangle has an area of 72 square inches. If the base of the triangle has a length of 18 inches, what is the height of the triangle? Use the formula for the area of a triangle:
Area = 1/2(base)(height)
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Question 952774: A jeweler plans to produce a ring made of silver and gold. The price of gold is 25 per gram. The price of silver is approximately $.40 per gram. She considers the following in deciding how much gold and silver to use in the ring.
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Question 952780: Hi, I hope you could help me out with this problem within our book concerning word problems on simultaneous systems involving quadratic. The cost for building a rectangular vat with a square base was $128. the base cost $0.30/sq. ft, and the sides cost $0.20 sq ft. Find the dimensions of the vat if the combined area of the base and sides was 512 sq ft.
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Question 952911: how do I find the area of the shaded region of 6ft radius 18ft base circle .

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Question 953073: The perimeter fence of a rectangular community park is 310cm. Its length is 10m less than twice its width. Find the dimensions of the park
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Question 953025: A 19-inch rope is to be cut into two pieces so that one piece is 3 inches longer than twice the other. How long is each piece, if a = 2, b = 3, and l = 19?
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Question 953136: A rose garden is circular. The diameter of the garden is 18 feet. Which is closest to the total area of the garden?
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Question 953198: A goat is tied to a corner of a 60 ft. by 75 ft. barn in the center of a grassy field. His rope is 50 ft long. approximately how much area does he have to graze?
Thanks!
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Question 953207: the total lenght of two ribbons is 13 meters if one ribbon is 7 5/8 meters long what is the lenght of the other ribbon?
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Question 953373: in the trapezuim below the hieght is 4cm,the area is 20 cm square the lenght a is smaller than length b write all possible whole number values for a and b ?
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Question 952629: The perimeter of a triangle is 750 mm. The base is 23 cm long. The longest side is 400 mm long. How long is the other side?
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Question 953407: A square has a perimeter of 12cm. If the area of the square is quadrupled and it's height remains constant, what happens to it's base height?
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Question 953456: the sides of a rectangular plot of land are (2x+8)m and (x-2)m.if the perimeter is 360m .what is the area of the plot in msquared
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Question 952618: one section of pipe is 12ft.shorter than the other.if 3/4 of the length of the shorter pipe is 120ft.how long piece of thepipe
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Question 953363: A circular fish pond is to be built in one corner of a rectangular shaped patio of dimensions 8 feet by 10 feet. The pond has a diameter of 6 feet. What is the shortest possible distance (to the nearest tenth) between the edge of the pond and the corner of the patio nearest the pond?
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Question 953300: A 15m by 21m rectangular garden is to have a gravel path of uniform width bordering it. How wide is the path if the total area covered by the garden and path is 567m2
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Question 953442: The perimeter of a geometric figure is the sum of the lengths of its sides. If the perimeter of the Pentagon to the right (five-sided figure) is 36 meters, find the length of each side.
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Question 953663: base of tool shed is 18 by 18 feet. the height of the rectangular side is 9 feet. the builder is considering using an angle that measures 125 degrees. determine the surface area of the roof if the 125 degree angle is used.
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Question 953665: the roofing shingles costs $27.75 for a bundle. each bundle can cover approximately 35 sqft. shingles must be purchased in full bundles. the builder has a budget for $325 for shingles. what is the greatest angle the builder can use and stay within the budget? please send me the work and an explanation. thanks
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Question 953033: A water tank 3.5m high with 10cm thick concrete and an external diameter of 3m has to have a banner 1 meter high placed aroun the tank. what area of material is required.

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Question 953800: a random check of air flights last month showed that 109 of the 170 flights check arrived on time. if the inspectors check 210 flights next month, how many can be expected to arrive on time
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