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The explanation of when simplifying 206 - 4(17-3^2), What you do first.
You do 3^2 first
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What is the solution for x in the following literal equation: ax + b = 2c
What is x = (2c-b)/a
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The solution of 7/5 = 9/x when you round your answer to the nearest hundredth
What is 6.43
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The answer to the story problem: A race car travels at 205 miles per hour. How foes does the car travel in 4 hours?
What is What is 820 miles
100
The amount of tip you give your waitress for great service (20%) of your meal that costs $67.50
What is $13.50
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An inequality that represents the cost of a hardcover book x that is at least $3 more than twice the cost of the paperback book y
What is x is greater than or equal to 2y + 3
200
The solution for x in this literal equation (x + r)/t + 1 =0
What is x= -t-r
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The answer when you solve the proportion (x + 6)/8 = (x-2)/-6
What is x = -10/7
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The answer when you convert 135 seconds to minutes. Be sure to use proper conversion factors
What is 135 seconds * 1 minute/60 seconds 2.25 seconds
200
60% of what number is 102?
What is 170
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The simplified answer to this story problem: The temperature started at 30 degrees, it dropped 10 degrees, went up 15 degrees, dropped another 50 degrees, went up 2 degrees, went up 3 degrees and dropped 22 degrees. The temperature now.
What is -32 degrees
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the solution for x for the following literal equation: ax + bx = -c
What is -c/(a + b)
300
Two similar triangles are labeled ABC and DEF. The smaller triangle ABC has side lengths of AB= 6, BC = 10 and AC =x. The larger triangle has side lengths DE =15, and DF =20, Find the length of EF
EF = 25
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If you can ride your bike 12 minutes and go 2.5 miles. What is your speed in miles per hour? Use Proper Conversion factors
2.5 miles /12 min. * 60 min./1 hour 12.5 miles per hour
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Use proportions to show what percent of 37 is 111.
What is 108%
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The answer to the following Story Problem: You have 100 ft. of fencing to build a rectangular sheep pen. The width of the pen is 10 ft. a. Write an equation to determine the width of the pen b. Solve the equation
a. What is 2l + 20 = 100 b. Length is 40 ft.
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The answer to the following literal equation: What is the width of a rectangle with length 5 cm and a perimeter of 220 cm.? a. Write an equation solving for width first b. Solve the equation with the given information
a. What is w= 110-L b. w= 105 cm
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Colton surveyed his classmates. The ratio of students who prefer football to students who prefer baseball is 3:7. There are 30 students in Colton's class. How many students prefer football.
What is 9
400
25 cents per hour is equal to how many dollars in a year.
What is $1839.6 dollars a year
400
Coat on sale was $125.00. The coat originally cost $168.00. What was the percent of increase, to the nearest tenth?
What is 25.6%
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a. an Equation that would represent the following information: Amount of money earned for babysitting. 1 hour, 8 dollars; 2 hours 18 dollars, 3 hours, 28 hours, b. how much money would be earned at 10 hours?
a. What is y= 10x -2 b. What is $98.00
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The solution to the literal equation what is the radius of a circle with circumference of 94.2 cm a. Solve literal equation for radius first b. Determine the radius
a. What is r= C/2pi b. r= 15 cm
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The answer to the following problem: In the late afternoon, a 3.5 ft. child casts a 60 in shadow. The child is next to a telephone pole that casts a 50 ft. shadow, forming similar triangles. How tall is the telephone pole?
What is 35 ft.
500
a student ran a 50 yard dash in 6 sec. At what speed did the student run in miles per hour?
What is 1.7 miles per hour
500
An employee started making $8 dollars. After 3 months, she got a raise and is now making $8.75. What is her percentage of increase to the nearest tenth?
What is 9.4 %