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Question 935829: My clock chimes two times 15 minutes after the hour, four
times 30 minutes after the hour and six times 45 minutes after the
hour. The clock also chimes eight times on each hour in addition to
chiming the number of times equal to the hour. (So at 2:00 p.m., the
clock chimes 8 + 2 = 10 times.) Starting at 12:05 a.m., how many times
does the clock chime in a 24-hour period?
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Question 935848: On one day Fred's sport world sold 9 Pittsburgh steelers jerseys and 3 Cleveland Browns jerseys for a total of $899.40. The next day they sold 12 Pittsburgh steelers jerseys and 2 Cleveland Browns jerseys for a total of $1139.30. How much is the Pittsburgh steelers jersey and the Cleveland Browns jersey?
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Question 935849: solve for n:
[(3)]^{(81)^n}=[(81)]^{(3)^n}
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Question 935882: Suppose that a cubic function f(x)=ax^3+bx^2+cx+d can be factored into two terms,one of which is (x-r). Find the other term using (synthetic division) and answer the questions below.
(1) ax^3+bx^2+cx+d = (x-r) ( ..........)
(2) what must be true about ar^3 + br^2 +cr +d ? ...
(3 what does this tell us about the value of f(r)? ...
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Question 935901: What amount (to the nearest cent) will an account have after 9 years if $125 invested at 7% interest compounded contiinuously?
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Question 935931: Given the function :h(x)=-x^5-2x^4 + x + 2, please answer the following questions:
1- describe the end behavior of this function.
2- Use the rational zero theorem to list the possible rational zeros of h.
3- Use synthetic division with the remainder and factor theorems to find all real roots of h.
4- Graph the function and label any x-intercepts,local minimum(s) and maximum(s).thank you.
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Question 935978: Benjamin can read 30 pages per hour. Aubrey can read 25 pages per hour. If both Benjamin and Aubrey read at the same time, how many minutes will it take to read a total of 165 pages?
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Question 935991: There is a one out of four chance that you will pick a dime out of John's coin jar. There is a one out of five chance that you'll pick a quarter. There are 80 total coins in Johns jar. Is there any dimes quarters and pennies and how many pennies are in the jar.
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Question 936007: Sue owns a large plot of land with area A acres valued at v dollars per acre. She subdivides the land into n plots of equal area and sells each of them at value for
a price P.
Write an equation representing the relationship among A, n, P, and v.

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Question 936068: Admission to a local aquarium is $10 for adults and $7 for children. The aquarium collected $6,459 from the sale of 783 tickets. How many children's tickets were sold?
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Question 936079: One table at a bake sale has 72 brownies. Another table has 90 pastries. Which table allows for more rectangular arrangements when all the brownies and pastries are displayed? Explain.
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Question 935903: My watch is set to show the correct time at 12 noon on Wednesday. It gains 4 minutes every 3 hours.
a. What time does the watch show when the correct time is 12 noon on Friday, assuming the watch has not been reset again?
b. The watch is reset again to show the correct time at 12 noon on Friday. What is the correct time when the watch is showing 19:40 on Friday night?
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Question 936116: Miguel used a coupon worth $11 off his total purchase and spent a total of $37 on three items that each cost the same amount. How much was one item?

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Question 936184: Sami deposits money into an account bearing 5 and 3/8 %(5.375 %)
annual interest compounded continuously. Calculate the following ; round
both answers to the nearest tenth of a year.
(1)How long will it take his money to triple?
(2)How long will it his money to sextuple?.please help.thanks

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Question 936230: The current in a simple electrical circuit varies inversely as the resistance. If the current is 50amps when the resistance is 10ohms, find the current if the resistance is 50hms.
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Question 936228: The current in a simple electrical circuit varies inversely as the resistance. If the current is 50amps when the resistance is 10ohms, find the current if the resistance is 50hms.
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Question 936169: the second hand of a clock points to the number 2, After one minute and twenty seconds what number will it be pointing to?
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Question 936305: When solving a system of 2 equations and 2 unknowns using the substitution method, what is the ideal value of the coefficient of the isolated variable?
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Question 936339: the volume of a box is 84x^3+448 x^2+140x. what is the possible expression for the length and width of the box if the height is 7x?
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Question 936320: Please help me solve this problem: A cable company charges $39.95 per month for basic cable service and $8.95 per month for each premium channel. If Derek's monthly bill is $66.80, how many premium channels does he receive?
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Question 936313: Janice needs to figure out her cell phone bill. She is charged a monthly flat fee of $45 and Charged $0.35 per minute. How many minutes did she use if her cell phone bill was $145? write an equation and write the solution

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Question 936302: You worked for 3 hours on Saturday and 4 hours on Sunday. You also received a $25 tip. If you made a total of $98.50, how much do you get paid each hour?
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Question 936259: In Egypt four square pyramids. The main pyramid is the tallest, while the other three pyramids each is half of its height. All four pyramids must have a height to base length ratio of 2:3. A maximum amount of 30 million cubic feet of stone allocated for construction.
Question: Find the largest possible values for the base length and height, to the nearest foot , as well as the volume of each pyramid ,in scientific notation to 3 Decimal places. (volume of pyramid is V= 1/3 Bh ,where B is the area of the base and h is the height.
Main Pyramid: Smaller Pyramid:
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Base length: � base length: �
Height: � height: �
Volume: � volume : �

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Question 936491: a candy manufactor solving systems by substititutionwishes to mix 2 candies as a sales promotion . one candy sells for $2.00 per pounds and the other candy sells for $.75 per pound . the manufacturer wishes to have 1000 pounds of the mixture and to sell the mixture fo $1.35 per pound. how many ponds of each type of candy should be used in the mixture ?
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Question 936543: Smith purchased 10 dollar stamp, 15 dollar stamps and 20 dollars with a total value of 840 dollars. If the number of 15 dollars stamps is 8 more than 10 dollar stamps and there are 10 more of the 20 dollar stamps than of the 15 dollar stamps, how many of each does she
receive?

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Question 936514: Sidney flew in an airplane 5 times during her vacation. The flights averaged 2 hours 28 minutes long. The lengths of her first four flights were 2 hours 10 minutes, 3 hours 20 minutes, 1 hour 15 minutes, and 2 hours 40 minutes. What was the length of her last flight?
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Question 936620: For the following polynomials , find all real and complex roots .(hint: Use the rational root theorem to identify potential roots.
1- y(x) = x^3-1
2- h(x) = x^4 -1
3- g(x) = x^4 +2x^3-16x^2-2x+15
4- f(x) = x^4+ 2x^3 -16x^2 -2x +15
(note:what they mean by potential roots?) .Thanks

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Question 936774: A copy machine makes 36 copies per minute. How many copies does it make in 1 second
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Question 936780: You have two vinegars, one is a 5% acetic acid & one is 6.5% acetic acid. You wish to make 200mL of a vinegar with 6% acetic acid. How many milliliters of each vinegar do you need to mix together? Thanks for your help.
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Question 936889: Please help:
(1)Use the binomial theorem to find the 18th term in the binomial expansion of [2m-n(sqrt(2)]^27
(2)Find the 69th number in the 72nd row (n=72) of Pascal�s triangle

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Question 936825: Candice pays 50% more each month in rent than Cici, and together they pay $1437.50 per month. How much does Cici pay per month?

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Question 933873: It takes 3 painters 10 days to paint a house. How long does it take five painters to do same job?
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Question 936980: If five more than three times a number is 368, find the number. Thanks for your help.
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Question 937024: A certain number is expressed by three digits whose sum is 14. If 693 is added to the number, the digits will appear in reverse order. If the units digit is equal to the tens digit increased by 6 , what is the number ?
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Question 937011: suppose you are packing a box that measures 1 3/4 ft by 1 1/2 ft. How much longer is the box than it is wide?
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Question 937056: the area of a large hallway is 24 square feet meters. the width of the hallway is 2 meters. what is the length of the hallway?
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Question 937056: the area of a large hallway is 24 square feet meters. the width of the hallway is 2 meters. what is the length of the hallway?
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Question 937020: Randy and Paul can do a piece of work in 10 days; Randy and guy can do it in 8 days; Paul and Guy can do it in 12 days. How long will it take to each to do it alone ?
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Question 906339: the area of a triangular neon billboard advertising the local mall is 170 square feet. the base of the triangle is 4 feet longer than triple the length of the altitude. what are the dimension of the triangular billboard in feet and what are the dimensions of the triangular billboard in yards?
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Question 937146: Separate 54 into two parts such that 1/12 of the difference between them is 1/3.
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Question 937149: A fraction that is not in its lowest terms has a value of 1/4. If 2 is added to the numerator and 2 is subtracted from the denominator , the resulting fraction has a value of 1/2. Find the original fraction.
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Question 937192: A new water pump has a capacity of 60 m3/day. If its capacity goes down by 15% every year, in how many years will the capacity go down to 20 m3/day? -Differential Equation Problem
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Question 937215: You just spent $60 on party decorations. The streamers cost $2 per package and paper balls cost $2.50. If you purchased 25 decorations, how many streamers and how many paper balls did you purchase?
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Question 937273: Greg, Sam and Pedro went on shopping. Greg and Sam together spent a total of $17. Sam and Pedro spent $20. Greg and Pedro spent $21. How much did each person spent?

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