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Question 129500: Hi, I'm having some trouble trying to figure out this problem. Memphis, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Louisiana, lie approximately on the same meridian. Memphis has latitude 35 degrees N and New Orleans, 30 degrees N. Find the distance between these two cities. (The radius of the earth is 3960 mi.) If you could help me I'd be very grateful. Thank you.
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Question 129619: I just can't seem to find a way to start this problem, we were told to use Systems to solve it and i just don't know were to start. here it goes
Scott received $5000 as a graduation gift from his aunt and uncle. he invested the money in stocks and bonds. This year he received a 3percent annual return on the bonds but the stocks lost 2percent of their original value. If his total annual income from the investments was $80, how much did he invest in each?
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Question 129619: I just can't seem to find a way to start this problem, we were told to use Systems to solve it and i just don't know were to start. here it goes
Scott received $5000 as a graduation gift from his aunt and uncle. he invested the money in stocks and bonds. This year he received a 3percent annual return on the bonds but the stocks lost 2percent of their original value. If his total annual income from the investments was $80, how much did he invest in each?
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Question 129654: My question is an algebra question....An elevator, when full, holds 20 children or 15 adults. If 12 children are on the elevator, howm many adults can still get on? Use an algebraic equaition to solve the problem step by step.....Is this like a proportion type question or fraction of capacity question...I am confuse...Please help...Thank you
This problem is from a worksheet my teacher provided. I am not sure where he got it from.
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Question 129692: Pls. help me with this HW problem. I've tried using the formula, WR x WT = work done, but have not gotten to the correct answer. I used {(1/40 x 20)+ (1/x x 10) = 1}
Reading through the problem I think the answer is 40 but I can't figure out the equation.
The problem is:
Chuck can shovel snow off his driveway in 40 min. He shovels for 20 min. and then is joined by Joan. If they shovel the remaining snow in 10 min., how long would it have taken Joan to shovel the driveway alone?
Thank you.
AV
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Question 129778: Tom, Dick, and Harry weigh 50, 85, 120 lbs. respectively and use a 12ft plank for a teeterboard. Tom sits 5ft, Dick sits 4 ft, and Harry sits 3 ft from the fulcrum on the same side. The fulcrum is at the midpoint of the board. How far must a 200 lbs friend sit from the fulcrum to balance them.
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Question 129798: There are two boxes labeled “A” and “B.” Note on the box “A” reads: The note on the box “B” is true and gold is in the box “A.” Note on the box “B” reads: The note on the box “A” is false and gold is in the box “A.” You have only one chance to open a box to get gold. Which box would you open and why?
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Question 129833: This is not from a textbook.
The equation D = 1.2sqrt( h ) gives the distance, D, in miles that a person can see to the horizon from a height, h, in feet.
a. Solve this equation for h.
b. Long's Peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park, is 14,255 feet in elevation. How far can you see to the horizon from the top of Long's Peak? Can you see Cheyenne, Wyoming (about 89 miles away)? Explain your answer.
I get very confused with these type of real life word problems. Can you help me understand how to figure out?
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Question 129832: This is not out of a textbook. The problem is to determine the weight of an object in various places using the following equation: w - Cr^-2, where C is a constant, and r is the distance that the object is from the center of the earth.
a. Solve the equation w = Cr^-2 for r.
b. Supposed that an object is 100 pounds when it is at sea level. Find the value of C that makes the equation true. (Sea level is 3,963 miles from the center of the earth.)
c. Use the value of C you found in the previous question to determine how much the object would weigh in:
Death Valley (282 feet below sea level)
The top of Mt. McKinley (20,430 feet above sea level)
I am totally confused and there are several other parts to the question that I won't be able to do unless I understand these parts.
I appreciate any help you can give.
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Question 129842: I have been struggling with this math problem for awhile now and I was wondering if anyone could help me? I would deeply appreciate it!! Please and Thank You!!
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Solve.
3-2x(x-1)=x(3-2x)-(x-3)
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Question 129841: I have been struggling with this math problem for awhile now and I was wondering if anyone could help me? I would deeply appreciate it!! Please and Thank You!!
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Solve.
y(2-y)=6-(y^2+3y-4)
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Question 129865:
What does it mean to refer to a 20-in. TV set or a 25-in. TV set? Such units refer to the diagonal of the screen. A 10-in. TV set also has a width of 8 inches. What is its height?
I do not understand how to figure this problem out.
Thank you.
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Question 129896: every graduating senior from wahsington high school enters UC, as do 1/2 of those from Lincoln High school. At UC 1/2 the freshmen class are from Washingtion high school. If 400 graduate from Lincoln and 300 from Washington, how many of UC's freshmen are from neither Washington nor Lincoln?
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Question 129484: A jazz group on tour has been drawing average crowds of 500 people. It is projected that for every $1 increase in the $12 dollar ticket price, the average attendance will decrease by 50. At what price will the nightly receipts be $5600?
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Question 129492: Hi, I'm having some trouble trying to figure out this problem. Memphis, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Louisiana, lie approximately on the same meridian. Memphis has latitude 35 degrees N and New Orleans, 30 degrees N. Find the distance between these two cities. (The radius of the earth is 3960 mi.) If you could help me I'd be very grateful. Thank you.
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Question 129496: A lighthouse keeper observes that there is a 3 degree angle of depression between the horizontal and the line of sight to a ship. If the keeper is 19 m above the water how far is the ship from shore?
this unit is called solving right triangles.
please help if you can. the angle of depression part is confusing me. can you explain?
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Question 130112: Suppose that a market research company finds that at a price of p = $20, they would sell x = 42 tiles each month. If they lower the price to p = $10, then more people would purchase the tile, and they can expect to sell x = 52 tiles in a month’s time. Find the equation of the line for the demand equation. Write your answer in the form p = mx + b. (Hint: Write an equation using two points in the form (x,p)).
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Question 130046: Keith works at coffee shop, where a 10 oz cup of coffee costs $1.05, a 14oz cup of coffee costs $1.35, and a 20 oz cup of coffee costs $1.65. During a busy day, Keith served 34 cups of coffee, emptying five 96 oz pots while collecting a total of $45. How many cups of each size did Keith fill?
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Question 130098: A picture is 10cm taller than it is wide. It is mounted on a piece of cardboard so that there is a 5cm border on all sides. If the area of the border is alone 580cm squared, what are the the dimensions of the picture?
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Question 130148: Write an eqation and solve the problem. write your anwer as a sentance
In spring the daily high temperture in Boulder colorado rises on average 1/3 degress per day. on Friday may 2 the temperture reached 74 degrees predict when the temperture will reach 90 degrees
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Question 130052: This ones killing me.....lol thank you...
A,B and C can finish a job in 6 days.If B and C work together, the job will take 9 days; if A and C work together, the job will take 8 days. In how many days can each man working alone do the job?
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Question 130333: The diameter of a toilet paper roll is 11cm, while the cardboard roll on the inside is 4cm. (Whole thing is 11cm, part without paper is 4cm in middle). Each piece of paper is 12cm by 12cm and the whole roll contains 240 sheets total. How many turns of the toilet paper is there and how thick is this toilet paper.
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Question 130436: The owner of a go cart track was counting the money from one days ticket sales
He knew that a total of 168 tickets were sold. Adult tickets cost 7.50 each and
childrens tickets cost 4.75 each. The total receipts for the day was 996.00 how many of each type of ticket was sold.
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Question 130437: The heights of five famous human-made structures are related as follows:
•The height of the Statue of Liberty is 65 feet more than half the height of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
•The height of the Eiffel Tower is 36 feet more than three times the height of Big Ben.
•The Great Pyramid at Giza is 164 feet taller than Big Ben.
•The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 137 feet shorter than Big Ben.
•The total of all the heights is nearly half a mile. In fact, the sum of the five heights is 2264 feet.
Find the height of each of the five structures.
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Question 130550: I have been having trouble with this problem,
it is: In baseball a players batting average is the ratio of hits to the number of times he or she has batted. Thus, if the player has an average of .300, it means he or she got 300 hits in 1000 at bats. In order to have an average of .300, how many hits would the batter have to get in 400 timed a bat?
Please and Thank you=)
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Question 130784: If a rock falls from a height of 40 meters on Earth, the height H (in meters) after x seconds is approximately
H(x) = 40 - 4.9x2.
When does the rock strike the ground? Round to the nearest hundredth, if necessary.
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Question 130955: I have been struggling with this math problem for awhile now and I was wondering if anyone could help me? I would deeply appreicate it!! Please and Thank You!!
Power of Monomials
find and simplify (a) the sum and (b) the product of the given monomials
p(-pq)^4,p^3(2pq^2)^2
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Question 130955: I have been struggling with this math problem for awhile now and I was wondering if anyone could help me? I would deeply appreicate it!! Please and Thank You!!
Power of Monomials
find and simplify (a) the sum and (b) the product of the given monomials
p(-pq)^4,p^3(2pq^2)^2
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Question 130954: I have been struggling with this math problem for awhile now and I was wondering if anyone could help me? I would deeply appreciate it!! Please and Thank You!!
Powers of Monomials
Find and simplify (a) the sum and (b) the product of the given monomials
(a^2)^6,(-2a^4)^3
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