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Question 1042919: Can you express this statement in terms of an inequality involving absolute value?
The temperature was at least 7 Fahrenheit degrees from 0 degrees Fahrenheit
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Question 1042971: 1.Vinh has $6 more than Tuan, and Jakob has $13 less than Vinh. How much does each person have if they have $29 altogether?
2.When Juan was 12 his father was three times his age. Now his father is only twice Juan's age. How old are they now?
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Question 1042998: A cubic yard of sand is spread uniformly to completely cover a rectangular
path that is 3 feet wide and 24 feet long. How many inches deep is the sand that
covers this path? Express your answer as a mixed number.
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Question 1043055: After paying 1/mth and 1/nth of a bill, a remained as due.
Determine the bill amount.
My attempt:
Let x = amount of bill.
x - 1/m - 1/n = a
lcd = mn
xmn - 1/mn - 1/nm = amn
How do I continue ?
Non-homework.
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Question 1043099: What's is half a box of 50 plus one third of a box of 150
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Question 1043109: Reference problem: Determine numbers. Not homework question.
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Question 1043108: Two numbers are added and the sum is s, and their difference is 1/mth of the larger. Determine the numbers.
Let x and y = the numbers. Let y = larger.
An equation provided with problem:
x - (s - x) = x/m.

My partial attempt:
x + y = s
y - x = 1/m * y.

How do I proceed ?
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Question 1043132: Volume of a Trough Water is running into a trapezoidal
trough. The volume V, in cubic feet, of water in the trough
is given by V= 32d2+32d, where d is the depth, in feet, of
the water in the trough. Find the depth of the water when
the volume is 850 cubic feet. Round to the nearest tenth of
a foot

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Question 1043299: Factor 3x^2 + 26x + 51 and use the result to find the prime factors of 32651
I need the solution for the problem
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Question 1043299: Factor 3x^2 + 26x + 51 and use the result to find the prime factors of 32651
I need the solution for the problem
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Question 1043298: The distance between the center point of 2 consecutive posts in a fence is L ft. The posts are each x in. wide. The n pickets are each a in. wide equally spaced. Determine width of each space.
Not sure how to continue.

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Question 1043377: A square tract of land contains as many acres as there are boards in the fence enclosing it. The boards are 11 ft. in length and the fence is 4 boards high.
Determine number of acres.
Acre - 43560 sq. ft.
Unsure how to solve.
Not homework.
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Question 1043447: If a is added to the difference of 2 quantities, the sum is b, and if the larger is divided by the smaller, the quotient is c. Determine quantities.
Let x = larger
Let y = smaller
My attempt:
x - y + a = b
x / y = c
How do I proceed ?
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Question 1043454: Ref. Question 1043447:
I am not totally clear on the steps to solve for x. Thanks.
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Question 1043544: LaToya Austin and Trey sent a total of 125 messages over their cell phone during the weekend Latoya sent seven more messages than Austin trey son four times as many as LaToya how many messages did each send ?
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Question 1043539: Ref. Question 1043454:
Please list the operations you did after you substituted for y. I still don't understand. Sorry.
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Question 1043539: Ref. Question 1043454:
Please list the operations you did after you substituted for y. I still don't understand. Sorry.
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Question 1043571: Ref. 1043447:
I thought I understood the solution when posted. That is why I did not ask for follow-up assistance at that time. I apologize for offending by asking for further explanation.
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Question 1043615: Ref. Question 1044571:
I still can't solve for x.

Ref. Question 1043539:
" What do you not understand in this solution? "
I don't understand:
y/x = 1/c

I don't understand the steps after:
x - x/c = b - a. (substitution for y).

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Question 1043692: At exactly the same time, Daisy and Damond both step off a diving platform 5 m high. Damond takes a running start, whereas Daisy just takes a step from a standing position. Neither has any initial vertical velocity. Which of the following is true?
A. Damond and Daisy will reach the water at the same time.
B. Damond will reach the water first.
C. Daisy will reach the water first.
D. The person who has less mass will reach the water first.

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Question 1043749: Solve for x.
(a + x) / b - (c - x) / d = a / b
lcd = bd
(a + x)* bd - (c - x) * db = abd
How do I proceed ?
Non-homework.
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Question 1043749: Solve for x.
(a + x) / b - (c - x) / d = a / b
lcd = bd
(a + x)* bd - (c - x) * db = abd
How do I proceed ?
Non-homework.
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Question 1043754: Ref. Question 1043749:
(a + x)* bd - (c - x) * db = abd
abd + xbd - cdb - xdb = abd
abd - abd + xbd - cdb - xdb
cdb
Not sure.

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Question 1043756: Ref. Questions 1043754, 1043749:
d(a + x) - b(c - x) = da
da + dx - bc + bx = da
da - da + dx - bc + bx
dx - bc + bx
??
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Question 1043782: Two letters are chosen from the word "church", find the probability that h is chosen.
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Question 1043772: Hi
2 bottles x and y contain water.from bottle x we pour into bottle y twice as much water as y already contains.we then pour from y into x as much water as x now contains. Both bottles now contain 200ml.how much water was in each bottle initially.
thank you
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Question 1043789:
I understand more but not totally. I have been out of school
40 yrs. and trying to relearn math/algebra on my own. The
questions previously posted did not have an example to follow
and I was not sure how to solve. Some were supplied with
answers and others not. I was just asking for assistance.
Thanks.
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Question 1043807: If three less than one half a number is equal to one-third of the same number, find the number
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Question 1043805: The population of Harper has decreased at a constant rate of 11% over the last 8 years. If there were 716 people in Harper in 2000, approximately how many people are living in Harper in 2008?
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Question 1043706: . It earned twice as much in the fourth quarter as it did in each of the other quarters. What part of the earnings came from the fourth quarter
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Question 1043659: Ref. 1043615:
I still don't understand. Never mind. Sorry for asking the question.
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Question 1043917: A group of people receives a bill of $240. Two people left without paying. Each of the remaining people had to pay $4 extra. Let x be the number of people originally, find the value of x.
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Question 1043909: Ref. Question 1043659:
KMST,
Please give a step by step for the EXTRA. I am not totally clear. Thanks.
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Question 1043916: A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle. If the circumference of it is 1cm find the exact perimeter of this triangle.
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Question 1043908: Suppose you purchase $3200 worth of flooring on an account charging 2.2463% interest per month on the account balance. Find the interest charge added to the account balance at the end of the first, second, and third months.

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Question 1043928: the computer rental for 3 hours in the internet shop is 45 pesos what is the equation and the constant variation include also the graph using five values of independent variable
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Question 1043970: 3y � 7x = �29
7x + 11y = 1
by elimination method

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Question 1043970: 3y � 7x = �29
7x + 11y = 1
by elimination method

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Question 1043959: Write an algebraic expression such that any one of the given trinomials is the product of the two expressions found on the both ends of the segment.
The photo can't posted here so i'll just explain
There are 6 blank rectangles..
For the 1st blank rectangle the trinomials/binomial that are connected are: 6x^2 -7x - 20, 3x^2 - 14x -24 and 9x^2 -16
For the 2nd blank rectangle the polynomials that are connected are: 9x^2 - 16, 3x^2 - 22x + 24 and 9x^2 - 9x - 4
For the 3rd blank rectangle the polynomials that are connected are: 9x^2 - 9x -4, 3x^2 - 17 x - 6, and 15x^2 - 4x -3.
For the 4th blank rectangle the polynomials that are connected are: 15x^2 - 4x -3, 5x^2 - 33x + 18, and 10x^2 - 31x + 15
For the 5th blank rectangle the polynomials that are connected are: 10x^2 - 31x + 15, 2x^2 - 17x - 30, and 6x^2 - 7x- 20
And for the 6th blank rectangle, the polynomials that are connected are: 2x^2 - 17x - 30, 3x^2 -14x -24, 3x^2 - 22x + 24, 3x^2 - 17x - 6 and 5x^2 -33x + 18
This thing is so difficult to me, if you answered it Thanks :D
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Question 1044047: Help me please to solve this problem
If , what is the value of ?
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Question 1044047: Help me please to solve this problem
If , what is the value of ?
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