Questions on Word Problems: Miscellaneous Word Problems answered by real tutors!

Tutors Answer Your Questions about Miscellaneous Word Problems (FREE)

Question 675590: Anne and Nancy use a metal alloy that is 17.3% copper to make jewelry. How many ounces of a 17% alloy must be mixed with a 18% alloy to form 80 ounces of the desired alloy?
Click here to see answer by lwsshak3(11628)

Question 675747: A salesman sold $400 more than the rest of the sales staff. If the sales total for the day was $1600, how much did the rest of the sales staff sell?
Click here to see answer by josmiceli(19441)

Question 675886: Find two different numbers for the values of x and y that will make x to the yth power and y to the xth power equal.
Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 676202: It takes Shawn 6 more hours to stain a deck than Michelle. Together it takes them 1.6 hours to complete the work. How long does Shawn take to stain the deck by himself?
Click here to see answer by josmiceli(19441)

Question 676164: Any help would be greatly appreciated!
60 N of force is applied to a 10 kg crate initially at rest on a level floor. The coefficient of friction between the crate and the floor is 0.4.
Click here to see answer by solver91311(24713)

Question 676208: I just need to know what kind of formula I need to solve a problem like this:
"Alex and judy are 30 miles apart on a calm lake paddling toward each other. Alex paddes and 5 miles per hour, while judy is paddling at 8 miles per hour.how long will it take them to meet?"
Click here to see answer by josmiceli(19441)

Question 676393: The half-life of 234U, uranium-234, is 2.52 105 yr. If 97.6% of the uranium in the original sample is present, what length of time (to the nearest thousand years) has elapsed? I got the 97.9 = 8000 but having trouble working thru this one. thanks
Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 676513: Henry needs to make a total of deliveries this week. So far he has completed of them. What percentage of his total deliveries has Henry completed?
Click here to see answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)

Question 676488: Johns car gets 26 miles to the gallon. It costs $1.66 per gallon. How much does it cost if he drives 125 miles?
Click here to see answer by MathLover1(20849)

Question 676559: Andrea wants to deposit money into a bank account that earns 3% simple interest. Use the formula to find the amount of money that she should deposit so that she earns $3800 after 4.5 years. Show and explain your work.
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 676557: what is the next object in this pattern? line, line, angle, triangle, pentagon...
Click here to see answer by jpvn2015(54)

Question 676625: A total of 550 tickets were sold adults tickets cost 2.00 children tickets cost 1.50 a total sold for 950.00 how many were adult and how many were children?
Click here to see answer by ptaylor(2198)

Question 676634: sally lives in chicago rocky lives in ohio 315 kilometers apart sally rides her motorcycle at 115 km/hr rocky can ride his at 60km/hr they leave at same time in how hours will they meet
Click here to see answer by ptaylor(2198)

Question 676908: On the block where Liza lives, the house numbers of all the two-story homes are prime numbers. Liza's block contains house numbers between 40 and 60. List all of the house numbers of the houses that you know have two stories.
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 676824: the sum of two numbers is 18 seven times the smaller number minus twice the larger one is 36 what are the two numbers
Click here to see answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)

Question 676995: A bake sale is selling cakes for $10 and needs to raise $800. What does the equation look like?
Click here to see answer by jpvn2015(54)

Question 677053: the length of a ping pong table is 63 inches more than it's width it's perimeter is 312 inches find the length and width
Click here to see answer by rm29924(97)

Question 677103: The record label uses the following function to model the saled of a new release.
a(t)=-90t + 8100t the number of albums sold is a function of time, t, in days. on which day were the most albums sold? what is the maximum number of albums sold on that day? I know that the answer is day 45 and 182,250 records. but what work gets me there? I dont know how to get the answer please help!
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 677124: Radiation exposure is directly proportional to the technical factor, milliampere seconds (mAs). At 50mAs, the entrance skin exposure (ESE) is 240mR. What will be the ESE if the mAs is increased to 60mAs?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 677120: ``The record label uses the following function to model the saled of a new release.
a(t)=-90t^2 + 8100t the number of albums sold is a function of time, t, in days. on which day were the most albums sold? what is the maximum number of albums sold on that day? I know that the answer is day 45 and 182,250 records. but what work gets me there? I dont know how to get the answer please help! ''.
Click here to see answer by htmentor(1343)

Question 677137: As a salesperson at Auto Mart, you are paid $50 per week plus $3 per sale. This week you want your pay to be at least $100. Write an inequality for the number of sales you need to make, and describe the solutions.
Click here to see answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)

Question 677235: A picture frame has a length that is 2 inches more than its width. if the area of the frame is 35 square inches, find the dimensions of the frame?
Click here to see answer by ptaylor(2198)

Question 677118: A ball is dropped onto a level floor and bounces to a height of 144 cm, then to a height of 81 cm on the second bounce. What should the height be on the third bounce?
Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 677417: There are four consecutive integers. Their sum is 100 decreased by twice the difference between the greatest and twice the least.
Click here to see answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)

Question 677445: There are four consecutive integers. Three times the greatest is 6 more than the sum of the other three.
Click here to see answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)

Question 677538: A pool is three feet longer than wide. A walkway around it is two feet wide. The combined area of th walkway and pool is seventy square feet. What is the area of just the pool?
Click here to see answer by KMST(5328)

Question 677859: Sixteen ounces is what part of a pound?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 677866: The Blakes went to an ice cream place where a small cone costs $1.85, a medium cone costs $2.35, a large cone costs $2.75. There are 5 people in the Blake family and each person ordered one cone. If they spent a total of $11.65, how many medium cones did they buy?
Click here to see answer by josmiceli(19441)

Question 678012: Eight children are sharing five hamburgers equally. How much hamburger does each child get?
Click here to see answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)

Question 678100: suppose p varies directly as the square of z and inversely as r. if p=32/3 when z=4 and r=10, find p when z=3 and 3=32

i cannot grasp what the question is wants me to do. it is very complicated and i am not sure where to start
Click here to see answer by jsmallt9(3758)

Question 678295: The area of a square with side lengths k is 36 square units squared greater than the area of a rectangle with dimensions (k-7) and (k+8). Determine the area of the square.
Click here to see answer by pmatei(79)

Question 678317:
A ticket booth sold 226 tickets and collected $843 in ticket sales. Adult tickets are $5.50 and child tickets are $1.50. How many tickets of each type were sold?

Click here to see answer by rm29924(97)

Question 678322: A piece of land containing 30 acres sells for $5,000. At the same rate, what would 22 acres sell for?
Click here to see answer by josmiceli(19441)

Question 678294:
how long is a rope from the top of a pole 50 feet high to the top of another 20 feet high the poles being 16 feet apart
Click here to see answer by checkley79(3341)

Question 678355: Two ships leave a port at the same time and travel at the same speed. One ship is traveling due north and the other due east. In a few hours the ships are 150 miles apart. How many miles has each ship traveled? Give an exact answer and a one decimal place approximation.
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 678382: Using formula a=lw. To find area of a rectangle 2x^2 and 8x^2 the area is? In exponential expression simplified.
Click here to see answer by fcabanski(1391)

Question 678379: Parking cost $3 for 1st hour and 1.25 for every hour thereafter how long can u park for $10
Click here to see answer by fcabanski(1391)

Question 678462: A container has 6 litres f a 40% alcohol solution in it. How much pure alcohol should be added to raise it to be a 60% solution?
Click here to see answer by nerdybill(7384)

Question 678456: Alex can complete a work in 5 hours and Ben can complete the same work in 10 hours .How many hours will they both take to complete the job together?
Click here to see answer by checkley79(3341)

Question 678500: If 15 out of 25 families on the block own cats, what is the percentage of families that own cats?

Click here to see answer by josmiceli(19441)

Question 678489: Roger can complete a job in 5 hours and Alex can complete the same job in 10 hours. How many hours will it take both of them to complete the job if they work together?
Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 678585: If a+b=1 and a^2 +b^2 = 2
find a^4 + b^4 = ???
Is it way too simple to say that the answer is 4?
Click here to see answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)

Question 678626: A beverage requires three parts of water to two parts of concentrates. What part of the mixture is water ?
Click here to see answer by ptaylor(2198)

Older solutions: 1..45, 46..90, 91..135, 136..180, 181..225, 226..270, 271..315, 316..360, 361..405, 406..450, 451..495, 496..540, 541..585, 586..630, 631..675, 676..720, 721..765, 766..810, 811..855, 856..900, 901..945, 946..990, 991..1035, 1036..1080, 1081..1125, 1126..1170, 1171..1215, 1216..1260, 1261..1305, 1306..1350, 1351..1395, 1396..1440, 1441..1485, 1486..1530, 1531..1575, 1576..1620, 1621..1665, 1666..1710, 1711..1755, 1756..1800, 1801..1845, 1846..1890, 1891..1935, 1936..1980, 1981..2025, 2026..2070, 2071..2115, 2116..2160, 2161..2205, 2206..2250, 2251..2295, 2296..2340, 2341..2385, 2386..2430, 2431..2475, 2476..2520, 2521..2565, 2566..2610, 2611..2655, 2656..2700, 2701..2745, 2746..2790, 2791..2835, 2836..2880, 2881..2925, 2926..2970, 2971..3015, 3016..3060, 3061..3105, 3106..3150, 3151..3195, 3196..3240, 3241..3285, 3286..3330, 3331..3375, 3376..3420, 3421..3465, 3466..3510, 3511..3555, 3556..3600, 3601..3645, 3646..3690, 3691..3735, 3736..3780, 3781..3825, 3826..3870, 3871..3915, 3916..3960, 3961..4005, 4006..4050, 4051..4095, 4096..4140, 4141..4185, 4186..4230, 4231..4275, 4276..4320, 4321..4365, 4366..4410, 4411..4455, 4456..4500, 4501..4545, 4546..4590, 4591..4635, 4636..4680, 4681..4725, 4726..4770, 4771..4815, 4816..4860, 4861..4905, 4906..4950, 4951..4995, 4996..5040, 5041..5085, 5086..5130, 5131..5175, 5176..5220, 5221..5265, 5266..5310, 5311..5355, 5356..5400, 5401..5445, 5446..5490, 5491..5535, 5536..5580, 5581..5625, 5626..5670, 5671..5715, 5716..5760, 5761..5805, 5806..5850, 5851..5895, 5896..5940, 5941..5985, 5986..6030, 6031..6075, 6076..6120, 6121..6165, 6166..6210, 6211..6255, 6256..6300, 6301..6345, 6346..6390, 6391..6435, 6436..6480, 6481..6525, 6526..6570, 6571..6615, 6616..6660, 6661..6705, 6706..6750, 6751..6795, 6796..6840, 6841..6885, 6886..6930, 6931..6975, 6976..7020, 7021..7065, 7066..7110, 7111..7155, 7156..7200, 7201..7245, 7246..7290, 7291..7335, 7336..7380, 7381..7425, 7426..7470, 7471..7515, 7516..7560, 7561..7605, 7606..7650, 7651..7695, 7696..7740, 7741..7785, 7786..7830, 7831..7875, 7876..7920, 7921..7965, 7966..8010, 8011..8055, 8056..8100, 8101..8145, 8146..8190, 8191..8235, 8236..8280, 8281..8325, 8326..8370, 8371..8415, 8416..8460, 8461..8505, 8506..8550, 8551..8595, 8596..8640, 8641..8685, 8686..8730, 8731..8775, 8776..8820, 8821..8865, 8866..8910, 8911..8955, 8956..9000, 9001..9045, 9046..9090, 9091..9135, 9136..9180, 9181..9225, 9226..9270, 9271..9315, 9316..9360, 9361..9405, 9406..9450, 9451..9495, 9496..9540, 9541..9585, 9586..9630, 9631..9675, 9676..9720, 9721..9765, 9766..9810, 9811..9855, 9856..9900, 9901..9945, 9946..9990, 9991..10035, 10036..10080, 10081..10125, 10126..10170, 10171..10215, 10216..10260, 10261..10305, 10306..10350, 10351..10395, 10396..10440, 10441..10485, 10486..10530, 10531..10575, 10576..10620, 10621..10665, 10666..10710, 10711..10755, 10756..10800, 10801..10845, 10846..10890, 10891..10935, 10936..10980, 10981..11025, 11026..11070, 11071..11115, 11116..11160, 11161..11205, 11206..11250, 11251..11295, 11296..11340, 11341..11385, 11386..11430, 11431..11475, 11476..11520, 11521..11565, 11566..11610, 11611..11655, 11656..11700, 11701..11745, 11746..11790, 11791..11835, 11836..11880, 11881..11925, 11926..11970, 11971..12015, 12016..12060, 12061..12105, 12106..12150, 12151..12195, 12196..12240, 12241..12285, 12286..12330, 12331..12375, 12376..12420, 12421..12465, 12466..12510, 12511..12555, 12556..12600, 12601..12645, 12646..12690, 12691..12735, 12736..12780, 12781..12825, 12826..12870, 12871..12915, 12916..12960, 12961..13005, 13006..13050, 13051..13095, 13096..13140, 13141..13185, 13186..13230, 13231..13275, 13276..13320, 13321..13365, 13366..13410, 13411..13455, 13456..13500, 13501..13545, 13546..13590, 13591..13635, 13636..13680, 13681..13725, 13726..13770, 13771..13815, 13816..13860, 13861..13905, 13906..13950, 13951..13995, 13996..14040, 14041..14085, 14086..14130, 14131..14175, 14176..14220, 14221..14265, 14266..14310, 14311..14355, 14356..14400, 14401..14445, 14446..14490, 14491..14535, 14536..14580, 14581..14625, 14626..14670, 14671..14715, 14716..14760, 14761..14805, 14806..14850, 14851..14895, 14896..14940, 14941..14985, 14986..15030, 15031..15075, 15076..15120, 15121..15165, 15166..15210, 15211..15255, 15256..15300, 15301..15345, 15346..15390, 15391..15435, 15436..15480, 15481..15525, 15526..15570, 15571..15615, 15616..15660, 15661..15705, 15706..15750, 15751..15795, 15796..15840, 15841..15885, 15886..15930, 15931..15975, 15976..16020, 16021..16065, 16066..16110, 16111..16155, 16156..16200, 16201..16245, 16246..16290, 16291..16335, 16336..16380, 16381..16425, 16426..16470, 16471..16515, 16516..16560, 16561..16605, 16606..16650, 16651..16695, 16696..16740, 16741..16785, 16786..16830, 16831..16875, 16876..16920, 16921..16965, 16966..17010, 17011..17055, 17056..17100, 17101..17145, 17146..17190, 17191..17235, 17236..17280, 17281..17325, 17326..17370, 17371..17415, 17416..17460, 17461..17505, 17506..17550, 17551..17595, 17596..17640, 17641..17685, 17686..17730, 17731..17775, 17776..17820, 17821..17865, 17866..17910, 17911..17955, 17956..18000, 18001..18045, 18046..18090, 18091..18135, 18136..18180, 18181..18225, 18226..18270, 18271..18315, 18316..18360, 18361..18405, 18406..18450, 18451..18495, 18496..18540, 18541..18585, 18586..18630, 18631..18675, 18676..18720, 18721..18765, 18766..18810, 18811..18855, 18856..18900, 18901..18945, 18946..18990, 18991..19035, 19036..19080, 19081..19125, 19126..19170, 19171..19215, 19216..19260, 19261..19305, 19306..19350, 19351..19395, 19396..19440, 19441..19485, 19486..19530, 19531..19575, 19576..19620, 19621..19665, 19666..19710, 19711..19755, 19756..19800, 19801..19845, 19846..19890, 19891..19935, 19936..19980, 19981..20025, 20026..20070, 20071..20115, 20116..20160, 20161..20205, 20206..20250, 20251..20295, 20296..20340, 20341..20385, 20386..20430, 20431..20475, 20476..20520, 20521..20565, 20566..20610, 20611..20655, 20656..20700, 20701..20745, 20746..20790, 20791..20835, 20836..20880, 20881..20925, 20926..20970, 20971..21015, 21016..21060, 21061..21105, 21106..21150, 21151..21195, 21196..21240, 21241..21285, 21286..21330, 21331..21375, 21376..21420, 21421..21465, 21466..21510, 21511..21555, 21556..21600, 21601..21645, 21646..21690, 21691..21735, 21736..21780, 21781..21825, 21826..21870, 21871..21915, 21916..21960, 21961..22005, 22006..22050, 22051..22095, 22096..22140, 22141..22185, 22186..22230, 22231..22275, 22276..22320, 22321..22365, 22366..22410, 22411..22455, 22456..22500, 22501..22545, 22546..22590, 22591..22635, 22636..22680, 22681..22725, 22726..22770, 22771..22815, 22816..22860, 22861..22905, 22906..22950, 22951..22995, 22996..23040, 23041..23085, 23086..23130, 23131..23175, 23176..23220, 23221..23265, 23266..23310, 23311..23355, 23356..23400, 23401..23445, 23446..23490, 23491..23535, 23536..23580, 23581..23625, 23626..23670, 23671..23715, 23716..23760, 23761..23805, 23806..23850, 23851..23895, 23896..23940, 23941..23985, 23986..24030, 24031..24075, 24076..24120, 24121..24165, 24166..24210, 24211..24255, 24256..24300, 24301..24345, 24346..24390, 24391..24435, 24436..24480, 24481..24525, 24526..24570, 24571..24615, 24616..24660, 24661..24705, 24706..24750, 24751..24795, 24796..24840, 24841..24885, 24886..24930, 24931..24975, 24976..25020, 25021..25065, 25066..25110, 25111..25155, 25156..25200, 25201..25245, 25246..25290, 25291..25335, 25336..25380, 25381..25425, 25426..25470, 25471..25515, 25516..25560, 25561..25605, 25606..25650, 25651..25695, 25696..25740, 25741..25785, 25786..25830, 25831..25875, 25876..25920, 25921..25965, 25966..26010, 26011..26055, 26056..26100, 26101..26145, 26146..26190, 26191..26235, 26236..26280, 26281..26325, 26326..26370, 26371..26415, 26416..26460, 26461..26505, 26506..26550, 26551..26595, 26596..26640, 26641..26685, 26686..26730, 26731..26775, 26776..26820, 26821..26865, 26866..26910, 26911..26955, 26956..27000, 27001..27045, 27046..27090, 27091..27135, 27136..27180, 27181..27225, 27226..27270, 27271..27315, 27316..27360, 27361..27405, 27406..27450, 27451..27495, 27496..27540, 27541..27585, 27586..27630, 27631..27675, 27676..27720, 27721..27765, 27766..27810, 27811..27855, 27856..27900, 27901..27945, 27946..27990, 27991..28035, 28036..28080, 28081..28125, 28126..28170, 28171..28215, 28216..28260, 28261..28305, 28306..28350, 28351..28395, 28396..28440, 28441..28485, 28486..28530, 28531..28575, 28576..28620, 28621..28665, 28666..28710, 28711..28755, 28756..28800, 28801..28845, 28846..28890, 28891..28935, 28936..28980, 28981..29025, 29026..29070, 29071..29115, 29116..29160, 29161..29205, 29206..29250, 29251..29295, 29296..29340, 29341..29385, 29386..29430, 29431..29475, 29476..29520, 29521..29565, 29566..29610, 29611..29655, 29656..29700, 29701..29745, 29746..29790, 29791..29835, 29836..29880, 29881..29925, 29926..29970, 29971..30015, 30016..30060, 30061..30105, 30106..30150, 30151..30195, 30196..30240, 30241..30285, 30286..30330, 30331..30375, 30376..30420, 30421..30465, 30466..30510, 30511..30555, 30556..30600, 30601..30645, 30646..30690