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Question 1085654: in a certain orchard there are 4 more rows of trees than there are trees in a row; & if the same number of trees were so arranged that there should be 64 added to each row,the number of the rows would be reduced to 4. how many trees are there in orchard?
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Question 1085957: Bob bungee jumped from a tower that was 350ft. Tall. It took him 3.5 seconds to reach the maximum depth of his fall, which was 50 ft. Above the ground.
If his distance from the ground varies simultaneously with time, how high above the ground was he 1.2 seconds after he jumped?
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Question 1085957: Bob bungee jumped from a tower that was 350ft. Tall. It took him 3.5 seconds to reach the maximum depth of his fall, which was 50 ft. Above the ground.
If his distance from the ground varies simultaneously with time, how high above the ground was he 1.2 seconds after he jumped?
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Question 1086088: If (a-b):(a+b)=1:11,find the ratio (5a+4b+15):(5a-4b+3)
My solution
a-b/a+b=1/11
11a-11b=a+b
10a=12b
a/b=5/6
Let a =5p , b=6p
Substituting this value in equation
5a+4b+15/5a-4b+3
5*5p+4*6p+15/5*5p-4*6p+3
25p+24p+15/25p-24p+3
I am not able to solve now please check this question and tell me the correct answer
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Question 1086088: If (a-b):(a+b)=1:11,find the ratio (5a+4b+15):(5a-4b+3)
My solution
a-b/a+b=1/11
11a-11b=a+b
10a=12b
a/b=5/6
Let a =5p , b=6p
Substituting this value in equation
5a+4b+15/5a-4b+3
5*5p+4*6p+15/5*5p-4*6p+3
25p+24p+15/25p-24p+3
I am not able to solve now please check this question and tell me the correct answer
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Question 1086088: If (a-b):(a+b)=1:11,find the ratio (5a+4b+15):(5a-4b+3)
My solution
a-b/a+b=1/11
11a-11b=a+b
10a=12b
a/b=5/6
Let a =5p , b=6p
Substituting this value in equation
5a+4b+15/5a-4b+3
5*5p+4*6p+15/5*5p-4*6p+3
25p+24p+15/25p-24p+3
I am not able to solve now please check this question and tell me the correct answer
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Question 1086111: A window is to be constructed as shown , with its upper boundary the arc of a circle having a radius 4 ft and the center at the midpoint of base AD. If the vertical side is to be 3/4 as long as the base, find the dimension ( vertical side and the Base) of the window. rOUND OFF YUR fINAL ANSWER TO 1 DECIMAL PLACE
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Question 1086183: Two boats leave a dock at the same time and at a 90° angle from each other. One
boat travels at 20 (nautical) miles per hour, while the other travels at 32 (nautical)miles per hour. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far are the boats from each other after 3 hours?
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Question 1086182: Two boats leave a dock at the same time and at a 90° angle from each other.
After 3 hours one boat is 30 miles from the dock, while the other is 50 miles
from the dock. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far are the boats from each
other?
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Question 1086188: 1.Will a 15-in. ruler fit in an 8 1/2 by 11-in. envelope? Explain your answer.
(Assume that the width of the ruler is negligible.)
2.Will a 13-in. ruler fit in an 8 1/2 by 11-in. envelope? Explain your answer.
(Assume that the width of the ruler is negligible.)
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Question 1086187: 1.Will a 15-in. ruler fit in an 8 1/2 by 11-in. envelope? Explain your answer.
(Assume that the width of the ruler is negligible.)
2.Will a 13-in. ruler fit in an 8 1/2 by 11-in. envelope? Explain your answer.
(Assume that the width of the ruler is negligible.)
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Question 1086186: Two airplanes leave an airport at the same time and at a 90° angle from each other.Both planes fly at the same altitude, one at 120 mph and the other at 140 mph. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far are the planes from each other after 3 hours?
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Question 1086185: Two airplanes leave an airport at the same time and at a 90° angle from each
other. After an hour of flying at the same altitude, one plane is 160 miles from
the airport, and the other is 180 miles from the airport. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far are the planes from each other?
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Question 1086315: Mr.Cayatano plans to install a new exhaust fan on his room's square shape wall.He asked the carpenter to make a square opening on the wall where the exhaust fan will be installed.The square opening must have an area of 0.25 m².
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Question 1086451: Jeremy plans to fertilize his 60-by-80 foot yard. One bag of fertilizer will cover 200 square yards. How many bags will Jeremy need to cover his yard? [Hint: convert the dimensions of the yard from feet to yards]
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Question 1086566: A green painted wooden cube of 20 cm edge length will be cut into dice with each getting the edge length of 10 cm.
a) How many dice will be generated?
b) How many wquare areas have to be painted such that the new dice are again completely green?
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Question 1086902: joe wants to paint a rectangular region of a wall with one layer of paint. he has 40 ft of tape to tape around the border of the region he paints. He is considering three regions with widths of 10 ft, 11 ft, and 12 ft. Find the length and area for each region
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Question 1087321: 1. What can be said of points lying on the line through the origin, bisecting the 1st and 3rd quadrant? On the line bisecting the 2nd and 4th quadrant?
2. What do points on the line parallel to the X axis. 5 units above it, have in common?
3. What do points on the line parallel to the Y axis and 3 units to the left of it have in common?
4. What is the distance from the X axis to (7,-2)? From the Y axis?
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Question 1087207: Assume the wall height in this home is 8ft.
If wallpaper costs $170.38 per roll. If one roll covers 20m², how much will it cost to wallpaper both Bedrooms 2 and 3? Assume 35% of the walls are covered by windows and doors, and ignore the built-in cupboards. (1 meter= 3.28ft).
(Bedroom 2 is 8'× 12' and Bedroom 3 is 8'× 12')
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Question 1087377: A rectangular patio is being built against the side of a house using 60 congruent square tiles. Determine the arrangement of tiles that requires the least amount of edging. Justify your answer, including a description of any constraints that affected your solution strategy.
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Question 1087377: A rectangular patio is being built against the side of a house using 60 congruent square tiles. Determine the arrangement of tiles that requires the least amount of edging. Justify your answer, including a description of any constraints that affected your solution strategy.
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Question 1087752: A farmer is fencing off space for his chickens using two rolls of wire fence that are equal in length. One entire roll of wire fence is used to enclose space A in the shape of a regular polygon with 8 sides, and the entire second roll is used to enclose space B in the shape of a regular polygon with 5 sides. If each side of B is 6 feet longer than each side of A, what is the length, in feet, of one roll of wire fence?
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Question 1087752: A farmer is fencing off space for his chickens using two rolls of wire fence that are equal in length. One entire roll of wire fence is used to enclose space A in the shape of a regular polygon with 8 sides, and the entire second roll is used to enclose space B in the shape of a regular polygon with 5 sides. If each side of B is 6 feet longer than each side of A, what is the length, in feet, of one roll of wire fence?
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