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

Tutors Answer Your Questions about Miscellaneous Word Problems (FREE)

Question 213806: 2 1/3 cup of tomato sauces for 7 serving how much is needed for 1 serving
Click here to see answer by tutor_paul(519)

Question 213851: Have you lived a billion seconds? If you have, at what specific point in your life did that occur? If you haven�t, at what specific point will it occur?

Click here to see answer by rapaljer(4671)

Question 213897: APopulation growth from 2599 to 2825. Find the % increase
Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 214153: Dalton has 7 bills, all tens and twenties, that total $100 in value. How many of each bill does he have?
Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 214235: A car rental company charges $125 per week plus $0.20 per mile to rent a car. How many miles can you drive for $335?
I tried by doing this:
I divided 125 over 5 plus 0.20 over 20 miles equals x.
I got the LCD which is 20 and multiplied each by it. my answer was 27 but it was not an option on the multiple choice. Please help.
Click here to see answer by solver91311(24713)

Question 214275: I know the answer to the problem, 8 boxes of ball points and 4 boxes of felt tips, but I am unsure of how to write the equation so that it makes sense.
Here is the word Problem:
Will ordered 2 times as many boxes of ballpoint pens as boxes of felt tip pens. Ballpoint pens cost $3.50 per box, and felt tip pens cost $4.50 per box. If Will's order of pens totaled $46.00, how many boxes of each type of pen did he buy.
Click here to see answer by checkley77(12844)

Question 214051: Reconciling remainders. Find a positive integer smaller than 500 that has a remainder of 3 when divided by 5, a remainder of 6 when divided by 9, and a remainder of 8 when divided by 11.

Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 214400: Four people buy a large pizza of (X) pieces. If they split it evenly, how many pieces will each eat?
My question to this is not the answer=x/4, but why can't it be 4/x? Why does it have to be a certain way. I am confused!!! Help ...
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 214456: A flock of cranes migrates from Canada to Texas. The cranes take
15 days (360 hours) to travel 2835 miles. The cranes fly at an average
speed of 27 miles per hour. How many hours of the migration are the
cranes not flying?
Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 214462: Please help me I cannot figure this one out.
Going into the final exam, Joann has test scores of 80,84,71,65,and 90. If the final exam is 45% of the overall grade, what does Joann have to score to have a final average of 87?
I will appreciate this so much if you could help me. Thank you.
Click here to see answer by solver91311(24713)

Question 214493: a young man 150cm tall cast a shadow that was 200cm long. his father's shadow cast at same time of the day was 240cm long how tall was his father?
Click here to see answer by natroa08(4)

Question 214513: The caterer for your class picnic charges $1 for each hot dog and $2 for each hamburger. You have $48 to spend. Write a model that shows the different numbers of hot dogs and hamburgers that you could purchase.
Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 214613: Nine times a number is 30 more than 3 times that number. What is that number?
Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 214626: I have tried many ways to solve this problem but I can't. :
Suppose that your building a toolbox, which should be on a shelf that in 10in. wide. The toolbox is 20 in. long and 6 in. high. In order to have the volume of 960 in. cubed, how wide should the toolbox be? Will it fit on the shelf?

Click here to see answer by ptaylor(2198)

Question 214239: The frame around the picture in the illustration has a constant width. how wide is the frame if the area equals the area of the picture
the illustration is a square inside a squre. the frame
with a width of 12 inches and a hight of 10 inches
I hope thats enough info 2 help me

Click here to see answer by nerdybill(7384)

Question 214674: A piece of land costs $41, 000 for 3 5/12 acres. What is the cost per acre?
13666 for 1 acres= 41,000 for 3- confusing myself here, please help if you can. Thank you

Click here to see answer by Earlsdon(6294)

Question 214691: If 625 pages of a book are 2.0 inches thick, what is the thickness of 5 pages in microns?
Click here to see answer by drj(1380)

Question 214691: If 625 pages of a book are 2.0 inches thick, what is the thickness of 5 pages in microns?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 214755: While performing a calculation, you divide a number by 5 two times to get the answer 12. You should have divided by 5 only once. What is the correct result of the calculation?
mulitply 5 and 12 then you get 60 then multiply 60 by 5 and get 300 but you were only supposed to divide by 5 once to the answer is 60
I am just not sure how to go about answering this question.
Click here to see answer by barrelracer25(1)

Question 214756: I am having problems with this and a few other word problems, so here is this first on meny. I'll see if I have done wright. It go as follows'
The total length of two boards is 94 5/8". The difference between there two length's is 24 1/4". Find the length's of the two board's.
Good Luck..& thanks
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 214721: Quadratics and complex numbers:Analyzing Quadratics in vertex form f(x)=(x-h)^2

Question:
The sides of a pool are given by x + 10 feet and x - 11 feet. If the area of the pool is 490 square feet, what are the dimensions of the pool?

Click here to see answer by vleith(2983)

Question 214759: sally has saved twice as much money as jon, jeremy has saved three times as much
money as jon. find the amount each person saved if the total savings is $180.00
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 214760: a worker worked 8 hours at reg pay rate and 3 hours overtime at time & half. the total pay for the day was $183.75.find the reg hourly pay.
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 214718: Quadratics and complex numbers: Analyzing Quadratics in vertex form f(x)=(x-h)^2
Question:
A square manhole needs to have 3 inches removed from each side. If the area is to be 144 inches, what are the current dimensions of the manhole?
Click here to see answer by checkley77(12844)

Question 214761: a certain number is increased by 8 ans that sum is divided by 2. the result is 6 1/4 . find the number.
Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 214761: a certain number is increased by 8 ans that sum is divided by 2. the result is 6 1/4 . find the number.
Click here to see answer by drj(1380)

Question 214150: At a local grocery store, three bags of peanuts and four bags of almonds cost $27.45. At the same store, five bags of peanuts and two bags of almonds cost $24.05. If Nyesha wants to buy one bag of peanuts and one bag of almonds, how much money does she need?

Click here to see answer by checkley77(12844)

Question 214715: Quadratics and complex numbers:Analyzing Quadratics in Vertex form f(x)= (x-h)^2
Question: A stationary store needs to design a new logo. The store currently uses a logo that is 3 square inches but wants a logo that is x inches by 3x inches. What are the possible dimensions of the new logo that has the same area as the old logo?
Click here to see answer by RAY100(1637)

Question 214819: Five pens of the same type cost the same as two notebooks of the same type. If one pen and two notebooks cost $4.20, what is the cost of one pen?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(75887)

Question 214814: Qadir, Raj, and Sabrina go together to a local video store. Qadir rents two movies and three games for a total cost of $24.30. Raj rents three movies and one game for a total cost of $18.25. How much money does Sabrina need to rent one movie and two games?
Click here to see answer by drj(1380)

Question 214816: For Halloween, Mr. Olowitz bought 8 bags of candy bars and 4 bags of lollipops for a total cost of $51.56. Later that day he realized he didn�t have enough candy and went back to the same store and bought 3 more bags of candy bars and 3 more bags of lollipops at the same prices for a total cost of $23.82. While in the store on his second trip, Mr. Olowitz ran into his neighbor, Mrs. Pinion. If Mrs. Pinion bought 3 bags of candy bars and 11 bags of lollipops at the same prices, what was her total cost?

Click here to see answer by drj(1380)

Question 214842: There are two small valves in the bottom of a tub filled with water. If opened, one valve will empty the tub in three hours; the other will empty it in six hours. If both valves are opened at the same time, how long will it take to empty the tub?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 214849: A second number is five times a first number. A third number is 100 more than the first number. If the sum of the three numbers is 415, find the number. How do I solve this?
Click here to see answer by Earlsdon(6294)

Question 214832: A dress boutique was trying to sell a formal dress that no one seemed to want. The dress was first marked down by 20% off the original price, but no one bought it. Next, it was marked down 25% more off the first sale price, but still no one would buy it. Finally, it was offered for 30% off the second sale price, and someone purchased it for $63. What was the original price of the dress?

Click here to see answer by rfer(16322)

Question 214144: Qadir, Raj, and Sabrina go together to a local video store. Qadir rents two movies and three games for a total cost of $24.30. Raj rents three movies and one game for a total cost of $18.25. How much money does Sabrina need to rent one movie and two games?
Click here to see answer by elima4(15)

Question 214155: Cadence has a collection of 52 dolls that all have either blue eyes or green eyes.
Cadence has 16 more blue-eyed dolls than green-eyed dolls
a Write a system of equations that describes the above situation. Define your variables carefully using let statements.
b Using the system from part (a), find the number of each type of doll.
Click here to see answer by ptaylor(2198)

Question 214948: After a scientific balloon was launched, it rose at a rate of about 460 feet per
minute to a final altitude of 80000 feet. Use function notation to write an
equation giving the altitude of the balloon as a function of time. Let a(t)
represent the altitude as a function of time, t (in minutes).
a(t) =
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 214847: Four times the difference of a number and 2 is the same as 2 increased by four times the number plus twice the number. Find the number. How do you solve this? I don't understand it.
Click here to see answer by drj(1380)

Question 214148: For the Mr. Arlington contest, there were 206 more tickets sold at the door than were sold in advance. The tickets sold at the door cost $10 and the tickets sold in advance cost $6. The total amount of sales for both types of tickets was $6828. How many of each type of ticket was sold?
Click here to see answer by elima4(15)

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