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Question 1207620: At a meeting, $4$ scientists, $3$ mathematicians, and $2$ journalists are to be seated around a circular table. How many different arrangements are possible if every mathematician must sit next to a journalist? (Two seatings are considered equivalent if one seating can be obtained from rotating the other.)
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Question 1207620: At a meeting, $4$ scientists, $3$ mathematicians, and $2$ journalists are to be seated around a circular table. How many different arrangements are possible if every mathematician must sit next to a journalist? (Two seatings are considered equivalent if one seating can be obtained from rotating the other.)
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Question 1207640: Hi
Mrs Taylor withdrew an equal number of $2 and $10 notes. She placed 40% of the 2 dollar notes in red packets. She then withdrew an additional 20% of the number of $10 notes. After the second withdrawal, she had 30 more 10 dollar than 2 dollar notes.
How much money did she put in red packets.
How much money did she withdraw at first.
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Question 1207641: Hi
The number of men is more than the number of women. 20% of men and 25% of women are unmarried. The number of unmarried men and unmarried women are equal. A total of 230 employees are unmarried. What is the percentage of women . My son tried to solve it but the number of employees was in fractions.
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Question 1207641: Hi
The number of men is more than the number of women. 20% of men and 25% of women are unmarried. The number of unmarried men and unmarried women are equal. A total of 230 employees are unmarried. What is the percentage of women . My son tried to solve it but the number of employees was in fractions.
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Question 1207651: Hi
Iris jolene and Karen bought a gift. They shared the cost among themselves. Iris and jolene made up 3/5 of the sum of money. Iris and Karen made up 13/20 of the sum of money. Jolene and Karen paid $195 altogether. How much more money did jolene pay than Iris.
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Question 1207651: Hi
Iris jolene and Karen bought a gift. They shared the cost among themselves. Iris and jolene made up 3/5 of the sum of money. Iris and Karen made up 13/20 of the sum of money. Jolene and Karen paid $195 altogether. How much more money did jolene pay than Iris.
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Question 1207651: Hi
Iris jolene and Karen bought a gift. They shared the cost among themselves. Iris and jolene made up 3/5 of the sum of money. Iris and Karen made up 13/20 of the sum of money. Jolene and Karen paid $195 altogether. How much more money did jolene pay than Iris.
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Question 1207651: Hi
Iris jolene and Karen bought a gift. They shared the cost among themselves. Iris and jolene made up 3/5 of the sum of money. Iris and Karen made up 13/20 of the sum of money. Jolene and Karen paid $195 altogether. How much more money did jolene pay than Iris.
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Question 1207675: Hi
Sarah spent 3/8 of her allowance on food and 1/3 of the remainder on clothes. Then she shares the rest of her allowance equally with her sisters such that each of them received 1/12 of her total allowance.
How many sisters does she have.
Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes.
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Question 1207675: Hi
Sarah spent 3/8 of her allowance on food and 1/3 of the remainder on clothes. Then she shares the rest of her allowance equally with her sisters such that each of them received 1/12 of her total allowance.
How many sisters does she have.
Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes.
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Question 1207675: Hi
Sarah spent 3/8 of her allowance on food and 1/3 of the remainder on clothes. Then she shares the rest of her allowance equally with her sisters such that each of them received 1/12 of her total allowance.
How many sisters does she have.
Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes.
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Question 1207675: Hi
Sarah spent 3/8 of her allowance on food and 1/3 of the remainder on clothes. Then she shares the rest of her allowance equally with her sisters such that each of them received 1/12 of her total allowance.
How many sisters does she have.
Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes.
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Question 1207675: Hi
Sarah spent 3/8 of her allowance on food and 1/3 of the remainder on clothes. Then she shares the rest of her allowance equally with her sisters such that each of them received 1/12 of her total allowance.
How many sisters does she have.
Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes.
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Question 1207675: Hi
Sarah spent 3/8 of her allowance on food and 1/3 of the remainder on clothes. Then she shares the rest of her allowance equally with her sisters such that each of them received 1/12 of her total allowance.
How many sisters does she have.
Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes.
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Question 1207675: Hi
Sarah spent 3/8 of her allowance on food and 1/3 of the remainder on clothes. Then she shares the rest of her allowance equally with her sisters such that each of them received 1/12 of her total allowance.
How many sisters does she have.
Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes.
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Question 1207689: Hi
Jack and ayden had some stamps at first. After Jack gave ayden 60 stamps both had the same number of stamps. If ayden were to return 54 stamps to Jack the ratio of jacks stamps to ayden would be 5 to 2.
How many stamps did Jack have at first.
Find the ratio of jacks to ayden stamps at first.
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Question 1207702: In your Economics 101 class,you have scores of 68, 82, 87, and 89 on the first four of five tests. To get a grade of B, the average of the first five test scores must be greater than or equal to 80 and less than 90. (a) Solve an inequality to find the range of the score that you need on the last test to get a B. (b) What score do you need if the fifth test counts double?
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Question 1207710: For food products to be labeled “light,”the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that the altered product must either contain one-third or fewer calories than the regular product or it must contain one-half or less fat than the regular product. If a serving of Miracle Whip Light contains 20 calories and 1.5 grams of fat, then what must be true about either the number of calories or the grams of fat in a serving of regular Miracle Whip?
NOTE: My problem with applications involves setting up the proper equation(s) leading to the answer. This problem appears to be an inequality word problem.
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Question 1207710: For food products to be labeled “light,”the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that the altered product must either contain one-third or fewer calories than the regular product or it must contain one-half or less fat than the regular product. If a serving of Miracle Whip Light contains 20 calories and 1.5 grams of fat, then what must be true about either the number of calories or the grams of fat in a serving of regular Miracle Whip?
NOTE: My problem with applications involves setting up the proper equation(s) leading to the answer. This problem appears to be an inequality word problem.
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Question 1207783: An oil tanker can be emptied by the main pump in 4 hours.An auxiliary pump can empty the tanker in 9 hours. If the main pump is started at 9 AM, when should the auxiliary pump be started so that the tanker is emptied by noon?
My equation:
(x/4) + (x/9) = 1
Yes?
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Question 1207783: An oil tanker can be emptied by the main pump in 4 hours.An auxiliary pump can empty the tanker in 9 hours. If the main pump is started at 9 AM, when should the auxiliary pump be started so that the tanker is emptied by noon?
My equation:
(x/4) + (x/9) = 1
Yes?
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Question 1207788: 1. A search plane has a cruising speed of 250 miles per hour and carries enough fuel for at most 5 hours of flying. If there is a wind that averages 30 miles per hour and the direction of the search is with the wind one way and against it the other, how far can the search plane travel before it has to turn back?
2. Rescue at Sea A life raft, set adrift from a sinking ship 150 miles offshore, travels directly toward a Coast Guard station at the rate of 5 miles per hour. At the time that the raft is set adrift, a rescue helicopter is dispatched from the Coast Guard station. If the helicopter’s average speed is 90 miles per hour, how long will it take the helicopter to reach the life raft?
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Question 1207787: The intensity I (in candlepower) of a certain light source obeys the equation I = 900/(x^2) , where x is the distance (in meters) from the light. Over what range of distances can an object be placed from this light source so that the range of intensity of light is from 1600 to 3600 candlepower, inclusive?
To find the range, I must evaluate the given equation for I by letting x = 1600 and then x = 3600.
Yes?
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Question 1207800: A group of 20 senior citizens can charter a bus for a one-day excursion trip for $15 per person. The charter company agrees to reduce the price of each ticket by 10¢ for each additional passenger in excess of 20 who goes on the trip, up to a maximum of 44 passengers (the capacity of the bus). If the final bill from the charter company was $482.40,how many seniors went on the trip, and how much did each pay?
This is too wordy for me to even know where to begin.
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Question 1207815: I am 59 years old. I am thinking about putting away my math textbooks. It is a fight and struggle for me to stay away from answering textbook math questions. What should I do? Employment stands in the way of my self-study of mathematics. You say?
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Question 1207823: An object is thrown down from the top of a building 1280 feet tall with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second. The distance s (in feet) of the object from the ground after t seconds is s = 1280- 32t- 16t^2.
(a) When will the object strike ground?
(b) What is the height of the object after 4 seconds?
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Question 1207823: An object is thrown down from the top of a building 1280 feet tall with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second. The distance s (in feet) of the object from the ground after t seconds is s = 1280- 32t- 16t^2.
(a) When will the object strike ground?
(b) What is the height of the object after 4 seconds?
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Question 1207816: Should I select one math topic per day to review?
For example, on Monday, Pythagorean Theorem, on Tuesday, area of a circle, on Wednesday, perimeter of a square, etc. This is only a sample study plan. Topics chosen will be in sequential order using textbooks.
Why study this way? Lack of time due to full-time employment.
What do you say?
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