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Question 53097: Find two consecutive integers such that the sum of 8 times the first integer and 6 times the second integer is 48.No book. Thanks so much!
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Question 53370: Graph this equation using the intercept method. 2x+3y=6. McGraw Hill 6th edition, chapter 6, section 3,problem # 28. Thanks so much for your help!!
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Question 53402: Here is the url for the web site that has a graph similar to the one in this problem. Sorry about the trouble. I could not find a graph I could copy and paste. http://www.math.com/school/subject2/lessons/S2U4L3GL.htm
(This is at webmath.com)
Here is my problem: Graph this equation by first solving y.
2x-3y=12
McGraw Hill chapter 6, sec. 3, problem # 34. Thank you for your valuable time!!!!

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Question 53434: The revenue of a sandwich shop is directly proportionate to its advertising.When the owner spent $2000 a month on advertising, the revenue was $120,000. If the revenue is now $180,000, how much is the owner spending on advertising?
McGraw Hill 6th edition, chapter 6, sec 4, problem # 64. Thanks for your help!!!!
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Question 53464: Can you help with this story problem?
Mike picked three-fourths of the pears on his father's tree. After Mike finished, Sylvia picked two-thirds of the pears that were left on the tree. After Sylvia finished, there were twenty pears left on the tree. How many pears were on the tree before Mike and Sylvia started picking?
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Question 53493: A merchant blends tea that sells for $3.00 a pound with tea that sells for $2.75 a pound to produce 80 lb of a mixture that sells for $2.90 a pound. How many pounds of each type of tea does the merchant use in the blend?
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Question 53527: If you mix 140 mL of a 60% acid solution with 200 mL of a 30% solution you get a 350 mL of a _____% solution.
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Question 54117: The owners of a candy store want to sell, for $6 per pound, a mixture of chocolate covered raisins, which usually sells for $3 per pound, and chocolate covered macadamia nuts, which usually sells for $8 per pound. They have a 60 pound barrel of the raisins. How many pounds of the nuts should they mix with the barrel of raisins so that they hit their target value of $6 per pound for the mixture?
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Question 54350: A got part a and b of this problem but seem to be having difficulty with the answer to c.
Two-cycle enginges, used in snowmobiles, chain saws, and outboard motors, require a mixture of gasoline and oil. For certain engines the amount of oil in pints that should be added to x gallons of gasoline is computed by f(x) = 0.16x
I got the answer to b as
b) Evaluate f(3)
f(3) = 0.16(3)
=.48
c. how much gasoline should be mixed with 1 quart of oil?

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Question 54690: a football player carried the ball 5 times during a game. he gained 15 yards on the first play, gained 11 yards on the third carry, lost 9 yards on the fourth and had no gain or loss on the fifth carry. what was his total amount of yardage for the game?
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Question 54735: i need to see how you work this problem with all steps shown:
How many metric tons of chromium must be added to 2.50 metric tons of stainless steel to raise the percent chromium from 11% to 18%?
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Question 54730: i need to see how you work this problem with all steps shown:
How many metric tons of chromium must be added to 2.50 metric tons of stainless steel to raise the percent chromium from 11% to 18%?
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Question 54769: A 25% SOLUTION OF ALCOHOL IS TO BE MIXED WITH A 40% SOLUTION TO GET 50L OF A FINAL MIXTURE THAT IS 30% alcohol. How much of each of the original solution should be used?
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Question 54768: A 25% SOLUTION OF ALCOHOL IS TO BE MIXED WITH A 40% SOLUTION TO GET 50l OF A FINAL MIXTURE THAT IS 30% alcohol. How much of each of the original solution should be used?
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Question 54853: Find the selling price per pound of a coffee mixture made from 8 pounds of coffee that sells for $9.20 per pound and 12 pounds of coffee that sells for $5.50 per pound.
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Question 54857: 17. Write the equation of the line with slope 4 and y-intercept (0, �5). Then graph the line.
Thanks so much!!! no book
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Question 54931: Find the selling price per pound of a coffee mixture made from 8
pounds of coffee that sells for $9.20 per pound and 12 pounds of coffee
that sells for $5.50 per pound.
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Question 55259: What quantity of 60% acid solution must be mixed with 30% solution to produce 300mL of a 50% solution?

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Question 55253: The quation of 2 times a number and 8 equal 2?
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Question 55871: A liter of cream contains 9.5 percent butterfat. How much skim milk containing 5.5 percent butterfat must be added to the mixture to obtain one liter of mixture with 6.5 percent butterfat?
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Question 55920: Can you please help, I am not coming up with the correct solution.
PROBLEM: The label on the listerine is 21.6% alcohol by volume, the Scope is 15% alcohol by volume, Hans mixes 6 oz of Listerine with 4 oz of Scope. What is the percent alcohol content of the mixture?
6(.216)+4(.15)=10x
1.30+.60=10x
1.90=10x WHAT AM I MISSING / DOING WRONG?
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Question 56118: Thirty-three kilograms of nickel that was 35% pire were mixed with a nickel alloy that was 21% pure. How many kilograms of each kind were used to produce an alloy that was 27% pure?
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Question 56125: Thirty-three kilograms of nickel that was 35% pire were mixed with a nickel alloy that was 21% pure. How many kilograms of each kind were used to produce an alloy that was 27% pure?
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Question 56331: A coffee merchant has coffee beans that sell for $9 a pound and $12 a pound. The two types are to be mixed to create 100 pounds of a mixture that will sell for $11.25 per pound. How much of each type of bean should be used in the mixture?
McGraw Hill 6th edition,8.2, # 60.
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Question 56313: How many liters of a 14% alcohol solution must be mixed with 20 liters of a 50% solution to get a 30% solution?
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Question 56392: A clothier sold 90 suits. 1/3 at 40% off and 2/3 at 20% off the usual price. If his total sales for the suits were $4890 and his usual prices was $6750. then how much would have been the sales for the suits sold at 40% off if they had been sold at their usual price?
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Question 56504: a tank holds 80 liters of a chemical solution. currently, the solution has a strenght of 30%. how much of this solution must be drained and replaced with a 70% solution to get a strenght of 40%?
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Question 56699: You wish to mix wine with 25% alcohol and peach schnapps with 50% alcohol to obtain a different drink. How many liters of wine would you need to make 20 liters of the mixture with a 40% alcohol content?
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Question 56766: Thank you very much for all you do to help those who struggle!
8. Determine which two equations represent parallel lines.
(a) y = 7x � 6 (b) y = �7x + 6 (c) y = 7x + 2 (d) y = x � 6

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Question 56767: 9. Sally bought three chocolate bars and a pack of gum and paid $1.75. Jake bought two chocolate bars and four packs of gum and paid $2.00. Find the cost of a chocolate bar and the cost of a pack of gum.
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Question 56794: if the difference of two numbers is 10 and their product is 18,what is the sum of their squares?
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Question 57311: Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Angela needs 20 quarts of 50% antifreeze solution in her radiator. She plans to obtain this by mixing some pure antifreeze with an appropriate amount of 40% antifreeze solution. How many quarts of each should she use?
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Question 57310: Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Angela needs 20 quarts of 50% antifreeze solution in her radiator. She plans to obtain this by mixing some pure antifreeze with an appropriate amount of 40% antifreeze solution. How many quarts of each should she use?
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Question 57579: To Whomever can assist... Thank you!
A tank contains 50 gallons of a 40% solution of antifreeze. How much solution needs to be drained out and replaced with pure antifreeze to obtain a 50% solution?
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Question 58020: 38. Write the equation of the line that passes through point (7, 5) with a slope of 0.
A) x = 7
B) x = 5
C) y = 7
D) y = 5
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Question 58022: 41. Solve. 4(7x + 10) = 3(9x � 5) + 20
A) �35
B) 5
C) �5
D) 35
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Question 58022: 41. Solve. 4(7x + 10) = 3(9x � 5) + 20
A) �35
B) 5
C) �5
D) 35
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Question 58027: 48. Divide.50p^9q^5/10pq^2

A) 5p8q3
B) 5p9q3
C) 40p8q3
D) 40p9q3
This one gave me a huge headache!!!! Thanks so much for your help!!
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