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Question 1066310: By how much does -y exceed y?
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Question 1066313: I've tried to solve this one problem along with my older friend and where you're both having a hard time getting the correct answers here is the equation for word problem:
1/2 cup of milk has 4 grams of protein how many grams of protein are in 3 1\2 cups of milk?
I tried to make the numbers and proper fraction so I did one pot X the improper fraction which was 9 seconds and nine seconds times three and a half witch than equals 9 seconds times 7 seconds equals 63 for and that would be the fraction 15 and 3/4. My friend did 4/5 times 3/9 equals 12/45 I reduce that by divided by 3 which was then 4/15
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Question 1066335: A jet plane traveling at 500 mph over takes a propeller plane traveling at 200 mph
that had a 2 hour head start. How far from the starting point are the planes?
The planes are _____miles from the starting point.
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Question 1066341: How much pure acid should be mixed with 6 gallons of a 20% acid solution in order to get a 40% acid solution?
To get a 40% acid solution,you need____gallon(s)of pure acid.
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Question 1066435: Please help with mixture problem. I can't figure out how to get the equation. Thanks!
A chemist needs 70mL of a 32% solution, but has only 26% and 47% solutions available. Find how many mL of each that should be mixed to get the desired solution.
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Question 1066401: A basket weighs 3 red balls. The same basket weighs 5 white balls. If 10 white balls weigh 2.4 kg, what is the weigh of red balls in grams?

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Question 1066407: Susan Marciano invested part of $34,000 bonus in a fund that paid a 12% profit and invested the rest in stock that suffered a 5% loss. Find the amount of each investment in her overall net profit was $170.
The amount invested at 12 % is=
The amount invested in stock is =
2. S= 4LW+ 2WH; S= 84, L= 9, W=2
H=______
3. Country A produces about 9 times the amount of diamonds in carats produced in country B. If the total produced in both country is 20,000,000 carats find the amount produced in each country.
Country A=
Country B=
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Question 1066344: A theatre contains 459 seats and the ticket prices for a recent play were $53 for adults and $16 for children. If the total proceeds were $13,930 for a sold out matinee, how many of each type of ticket were sold?
Adult tickets was=
Children tickets was=
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Question 1066548: N apples are to be packed into M boxes so that each box contains the same number of apples. How many apples will be packed into each box in terms of m and n?
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Question 1066627: A company is mixing a blend of two different coffees. The first kind (x) costs $8 a pound, and the second (y) costs $5 per pound. How much of each should they use if they want 60 pounds worth $6.25 per pound?
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Question 1066767: The sum of the squares of three consecutive integers is 50. Find these integers.
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Question 1066767: The sum of the squares of three consecutive integers is 50. Find these integers.
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Question 1066846: In seawater there is 5% of salt. How many liters of fresh water do you need to add to 30 liters of seawater to get a 1.5% solution of salt?
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Question 1066871: A grocer mixed pecans worth $1.12 per pound with cashews worth $0.60 per pound. If she made 100 pounds of a mixture worth $0.73 per pound, how many pounds of pecans are in the mixture? I have tried many times to solve this problem and I cant get it wrong otherwise I get a 0. If you can give me the equations to use I can solve it easily. I have tried the equation 1.12p+.6c=100*.73 and p+c=100 but I get a repeating decimal that doesnt work. thank you for your time.
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Question 1066882: If three different concentration are used (3,15,30W/W) how may they be mixed in order to prepare a 10% ointment ?! not solved by the graphically way !!!
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Question 1067229: a chemist mixes 150ml of solution that is 45% acid with 100ml of pure acid
how many ml of acid are in the resulting mixture?
what percentage of the resulting mixture is acid
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Question 1067402: A mixture has 1/12 ounces bleach, 1/20 ounces detergent, if the mixture is 2 gallons, how much water is in the mixture?
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Question 1067516: How many pounds of coffee beans that costs $6 per pound should be added to 10 pounds of coffee beans that costs $10 per pound to have a new blend of coffee that costs $7 per pound? (Enter an exact number.)

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Question 1067513: A printer has ink that is 3% cobalt blue color and ink that is 7% cobalt blue color. How many ounces of each ink are needed to make 2 gallons (256 ounces) of ink that is 5% cobalt blue color?
3% cobalt blue color_________oz��

7% cobalt blue color__________oz��

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Question 1067534: Fertilizer with weed control costing $26 per 50-pound bag is to be mixed with a less expensive fertilizer costing $4 per 50-pound bag to make 11 bags of fertilizer that can be sold for $22 per bag. How many bags of cheaper fertilizer should be used?
________bags
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Question 1067536: A chemistry student wants to obtain 18 MLS of a 53% salt solution. He currently has 50% and 60% salt solutions on hand. How much of each solution will need to be mixed together to yield 18mL of a 53% salt solution?
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Question 1067541: A bag of peanuts is worth $0.26 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 38 bags of a mixture that sells for $1.30 per bag. How much is a bag of cashews worth?
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Question 1067630: Hello sirs and ma'ams. May I ask your help for the following problems:
Write the following in summation notation:numbers 1 and 2
1. n+(n+3)+(n+6)+...+(n+3p)
2. 1/3 + 3/5 + 3/7
3. Prove that for any natural number n, 1^2 + 2^2+...+n^2 = [n(n+1)(2n+1)]/6
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Question 1067686: Susan Marciano invested part of her 16,000 bonus in a fund that paid an 8% profit and invested the rest in stock that suffered a 5% loss. Find the amount of each investment if her overall net profit was 890.
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Question 1067745: How many liters of water should a chemist mix with six liters of a 36% sodium solution to get a 6% sodium solution?

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Question 1067761: Jermaine wants to know how fast he is traveling in a school bus, but he cannot see the speedometer. He records that the bus travels 1 mile in 75 seconds. How fast is Jermaine traveling in miles per hour?
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Question 1067840: A jeweler maker has 20 ounces of a gold alloy worth $160 an ounce and 10 ounce of a silver alloy worth $140 an ounce. How many ounces of another alloy at $124 an ounce must she add to these in order to have a mixture of the three that she can use to make 3-ounce jewelry worth $438 a piece?
And I really need to know at $124 an ounce answer. Thank you
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Question 1068002: One recipe for trail mix uses seeds, nuts, and dried fruit in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4
a) How much of the seeds is needed to mix with 600 g of nuts? b)How much fruit is needed to mix with 250 g of seeds?
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Question 1068051: A pharmacist has a 40% acid solution and a 25% acid solution how many liters of each must be mixed to form 79 L of a 34% acid solution
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Question 1068083: How many ounces of a 38% concentration would i need in 96 ounces of water to get a 1% concentration?
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Question 1068100: An astronaut circling the moon at an altitude of 100mi notes that the angle of depression of the horizon is 23.8�. what is the radius of the moon? please help,
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Question 1068232: How many grams of pure acid must be added to 40 grams of a 20% acid solution to make a solution that is 36% acid?
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Question 1068448: An alloy contains 80% bronze and 20% tin. An other alloy contains 85% bronze and 12% tin.find the ratio of mixing both alloys such that 15% tin should be in mixture.also find % of bronze .
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Question 1068400: Eye color is determined by genetic combinations.If there are 4 possible genetic combinations: RR=BROWN,RL=BROWN,LR=BROWN,LL=BLUE. Fill in a 4 square Punnett square that models these conclusions.
Thank you. I hope someone can show the conclusion for this problem.
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Question 1068677: A metallurgist has one alloy containing
33%
aluminum and another containing
47% aluminum. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make
49 pounds of a third alloy containing
39% aluminum? (Round to two decimal places if necessary.)
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Question 1068681: 12 quarts of an acid solution was mixed with 3 quarts of pure water to make it 52% solution. Find the percent concentration of the first solution.
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Question 1068655: Fred needs 55 ml of 18% sucrose solution to do his science experiment. He needs to mix a 10% sucrose solution with some 35% sucrose solution to get the 18% solution he wants. How much of each should Fred use? (Include units with your numerical answers.)
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