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Question 217421: Consecutive integer problem. May I please ask for assistance?
The definitions of the words job and join are on back-to-back pages in a dictionary. If the sum of those pages is 1,411, on what page can the definition of job be found?
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Question 217536: A room contains 96 chairs. The number of chairs per row is 4 more than the number of rows. Find the number of rows and the number of chairs per row.

C+R = 96 Chairs
4c + R= 96

can you please help me with this problem..THanks
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Question 217461: can you show the work as well as the answer please
Problem:
An empty 5 gallon water jug weighs 0.75 lbs. With 3 cups of water inside, the jug weighs 2.25 lbs. Predict the weight of the jug with 5 cups of water inside.
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Question 217471: Can you show the work as well as the answer please.
Problem:
A 2 mile cab ride costs $5.25. A 5 mile cab ride costs $10.50. How much does a 3.8 mile cab ride cost?
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Question 217663: Central Park, which lies in the middle of Manhattan, is a rectangular-shaped and has a 6-mile perimeter. The length is 5 times the width. What are the dimensions of the park?
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Question 217675: Find threee consecutive integers such that the sum of the first plus one-third of the second plus three-fourths of the third is 6.
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Question 217678: If the complement of an angle is 50 degrees less than one-sixth of its supplement, find the measure of the angle.
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Question 217718: There are between 25 and 30 students in Terence�s math class. It is not possible to divide the students into 2 or more equal groups. How many students are there in the math class?
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Question 217805: Erica received 14 packages. Speedy Delivery delivered twice as many as Ralph's Express, while Ralph's Express delivered two more than SendQuick Package Service. How many packages did Erica receive from each service?
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Question 217930: The buses departed with 39 students aboard. There were 32 students who waited for another bus. How many students are riding the buses.
I need to write an equation and explain the variable

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Question 217926: use an area model to factor x^2-x-12 check with multiplication
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Question 217997: bell and irene together sold 137 tickets for a benefit concert. irene sold 10 fewer than twice as many as bell. how many tickets did each girl sell?
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Question 218143: Tickets to a show cost $2 for kids, $3 for seniors, and $5 for adults. If there were twice as many kids as seniors, and if 91 tickets were sold and $311 was collected, how many of each te of ticket was sold?
My class just started these kind of problems at school, and this is one of the example we have to do, and I don't understand it but I did similar problems as this.
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Question 218304: The definition of algebraic subtraction states: If x and y are any numbers, then x - y = ?
I really need help with this, please give an answer if you can.
Thanks so much!
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Question 218324: Select the correct answer: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
"The Point (-6,3) would be graphed in this quadrent."
Please help if you can!
THANKS!
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Question 218324: Select the correct answer: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
"The Point (-6,3) would be graphed in this quadrent."
Please help if you can!
THANKS!
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Question 218324: Select the correct answer: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
"The Point (-6,3) would be graphed in this quadrent."
Please help if you can!
THANKS!
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Question 218336: "True or False: The graph of y = 3x + 9 will be a smooth curve."
I'm having trouble with this, so please help if you can and thank you.
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Question 218336: "True or False: The graph of y = 3x + 9 will be a smooth curve."
I'm having trouble with this, so please help if you can and thank you.
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Question 218355: Choose the correct answer: Always Sometimes Never
"The product of a non-zero number and its opposite is zero."
I'm not sure how to figure this out, please help.
Thank you
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Question 218407: the band leader wants to line up the 92 band members in 4 rows so that each row has two more members than the row before. How many members should be in the shortest row?
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Question 218295: Susan invested part of her $24,000 bonus in a fund that paid 9% profit and invested the rest in stock that suffered a 5% loss. Find the amount of each investment if her overall net profit was $480.
I can't figure out the formula or how to set this problem up.
Thank you
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Question 218570: when my older sister left for college this past year, she had a terrible time packing everything. In addition to her clothes, her CD player, and a box of dishes, she also had to take a pile of books. She put half of her books in one large box, one fourth of her books in another box, eight books on the floor of the back seat, and the remaining five books on the floor in the front seat. How man books did she take back to college with hre?
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Question 218607: suppose you have a pipe with a circumference of 6 cm and length of 30 cm and that turns 10 of a wire are wrapped around the the pipe, whats the length of the wir
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Question 218450: Divide $2,814,770,932,901.60
By 304,059,724
Show your work
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Question 218682: If Juan has 4 more than twice the amount of nickels as sam and carlos has 2 less than 3 times the amount of nickels as sam and the total value of all 3 boys is 1.90, than how many nickels does sam have?
so far i am trying to set up the problem...
s=sam, c=carlos, j=juan
j=2(sam amount)+ 4
c=3(sam amount)-2
total= 1.90
there are 38 nickels...
please help..thanks
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Question 218992: Three individuals form a partnership and agree to divide the profits equally. X invests $9,000, Y invests $7,000, Z invests $4,000. If the profits are $4,800, how much less does x receive compared to having the profits divided in proportion to the amounts invested by X, Y, and Z?
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Question 219159: How could you order (mixed nums) 3 1/4, 3 1/3, 3 2/7, and 3 1/8 from least to greatest without writing them as improper fractions? Explain your reasoning. Then order the mixed numbers from least to greatest.
I like math but i hate mixed numbers mostly in word problems... word problems is my weak spot.... thanks!
-CaMiLLe-
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Question 219104: Randy and his sister agreed that they would each mow one-half of the lawn. The lawn is a 25' by 45' rectangle. The lawn mower cuts a path two feet wide. If Randy starts at one corner and mows a path completely around the outside, how many times should he go around to mow one-half of the lawn?
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Question 219028: Adult Tickets for the game cost $6 each and student tickets cost $3 each. A total of 1040 tickets worth $5400 were sold. How many student tickets were sold?
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Question 219392: a 36 cm piece of wire is to be cut into two pieces. one of the pieces is to be 10cm longer than the other piece. find the lenght of the piece.
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Question 219517:
When Lyle goes to the grocery store, he always leaves with 4, 5, or 6 bags of groceries. Each bag always weighs between 1 and 7 pounds. What is the difference between Lyle�s heaviest possible grocery purchase and his lightest possible grocery purchase?
The answer I got is 42...I know it's incorrect...help.
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Question 219430: The square of a negative number is fifteen more than twice the negative number. Find the number
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Question 219608: Markie, Bernard, Lyssa, and Hermann entered a race. How many different ways can they finish the race?
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Question 220075: A wrestling ring is in the shape of a square, 20fth on each side. How far apart are the wrestlers when they are in opposite corners of the rings?
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Question 220210: In a far off land, 3 fish can be traded for 2 loaves of bread, and a loaf of bread can be traded for 4 bags of rice. How many bags of rice is 1 fish worth?
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Question 220353: $23,000 deposit in savings account with 8% interest and compound 4 times a year how much will she have after one year
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Question 220513: At the end of the season, the indians had 18 wins and 4 losses. What is the percentage of the game wins?
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Question 220680: daren and douglas must paint the 792ft fence around their house. daren has agreed to paint 20% more than douglas, how much must each person paint?
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Question 220698: Paula broke half as many balloons as Perry broke. Altogether they broke 18 balloons. How many balloons did Perry break?
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Question 220710: Given that the number 5913d8 is divisible by 12, what is the sum of all the digits that could replace d?
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