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| area of triangles and irregular shapes | 10/23/2009 |
Q: I am trying to figure out the area of different triangles and irregular shapes. A regular shape is ...
A: Sorry it's taken me a while to get back to you. I've been sick and unable to access my computer. ...
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| dump it | 10/21/2009 |
Q: 1, mark was clearing out his old books and comics. he dumped half of them. he gave half of what was ...
A: Vicky, These are my favorite types of questions. Questions that require problem solving skills. ...
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| algebra | 10/13/2009 |
Q: The width of a rectangle is one half its length. The perimeter of the rectangle is 54cm. What are ...
A: Sorry it took so long for a response. I typed up an answer to this question, but it must not have ...
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| Least common multiple | 10/10/2009 |
Q: Find LCM of 70 & 98?
A: Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I've been having internet issues. There are several ...
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| 8th grade Ratio Strategies | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I have searched the internet and can not find a site that can help. I need to explain how to work ...
A: Fractions are certainly the easiest way to do it. As long as the fractions are set so the ...
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| 8th grade Ratio Strategies | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I have searched the internet and can not find a site that can help. I need to explain how to work ...
A: I'm not positive what you're asking. As an eighth grade math teacher, I teach my students to solve ...
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| Pre-Algebra | 9/4/2009 |
Q: Having a problem understanding how to solve this complex fraction: 2/3-1/6 / -3/4-1/2...can you ...
A: From what you wrote, the complex fraction reads, in words, two-thirds minus one-sixth divided by ...
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| algebra help please | 7/12/2009 |
Q: I'm completely lost on these two problems. Please help in any way you can! 18. Solve: k/k+1 + ...
A: These problems look harder than they are. Let's first think about a problem like 1/3 + 1/7. To get ...
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| Algerbra | 5/19/2009 |
Q: Jenny wants to utilize a portion of her garden for growing flowers. Being a designer herself, she ...
A: This is a problem where it seems like we would use inequalities. It's actually not. What we're ...
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| pre- algebra | 4/29/2009 |
Q: teacher goes threw these pronlems so fast i can loose my head but heres the problem: 1. 3x-5=2(2x+5)
A: The goal here is to isolate the variable to one side of the equation. We must be careful to follow ...
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| Question. | 4/26/2009 |
Q: I have a math question.I am in the 8th grade,A/B student,only 5 b's this year, but I forgot how to ...
A: Sorry it took some time to get back to you. My internet's been out all weekend. Congrats on the ...
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| Length and width | 4/19/2009 |
Q: My name is Tyler. I am in 8th grade and in Algebra 1. I need help on this question. The length Of ...
A: Hey Tyler, I love these kinds of questions and it's great that you already have the perimeter ...
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| pre algebra word problems | 2/22/2009 |
Q: my name's Danielle and I'm having trouble with pre-algebra word problems. I'm just not understanding ...
A: Word problems can be tricky. I read them numerous times to pull out the information, make sure I ...
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| Middle School Problem | 2/18/2009 |
Q: I need help solving a problem and then being able to help my son solve it. Three geysers, one ...
A: Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I was out of town and away from my computer on ...
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| fractions | 2/5/2009 |
Q: how do you write this decimal into a fraction 0.625 and 4.1875? Help please
A: Writing decimals into fractions is simple, once you know the trick. You just need to know your ...
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| math | 1/23/2009 |
Q: how can i draw a triangle prism that on the rectangle part has 6.5 cm by 8 cm?
A: The triangle will be equilateral, such that each side of the triangle will either be 6.5cm or 8cm, ...
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| 8th grade math problem | 1/17/2009 |
Q: how do i write a scenario word problem for the reader to derive at the equation 3x+y=3
A: When writing word problems for my students, I usually think in money or shapes, which are easy for ...
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| qutradick inequality | 1/15/2009 |
Q: please give some tips,method,procudure to solve qutradick inequlity.please please
A: The first part of solving a quadratic inequality is exactly like solving a quadratic function. ...
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| pre algebra | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I'm finding it difficult to understand how to formulate an equation from a word problem. My teacher ...
A: Sorry to hear that your teacher isn't very clear in her explanations. After class, maybe you can ...
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| applications of exponents | 12/2/2008 |
Q: A square support unit in a television is made with a side measuring 3 centimeters. A new model being ...
A: Well, we know that the original support unit is a square. The side is 3cm. Therefore, the area is ...
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| graphing | 11/24/2008 |
Q: y= |x|+3 Is there a difference in doing this equation when the variable x is enclosed? Is it done ...
A: When you have an absolute value sign, as you have shown, you still pick values for x and solve for ...
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| graphing | 11/24/2008 |
Q: 3x-1 = 5x -y 3x-5x-1= 5x-y-5x -2x-1 = -y Is this correct and is there such a thing as a -y or is it ...
A: You're almost done. When we graph, we typically write equations in y=mx+b format (slope-intercept ...
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| word problems | 11/24/2008 |
Q: Jason had to submit five animation projects as per his syllabus in the final semesters. He scored ...
A: You're almost there with this equation. We do need to find the mean of the numbers, but there are ...
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| inequalities | 11/24/2008 |
Q: Here is an example of one my many difficult word problems. Jenny wants to utilize a portion of her ...
A: To solve this problem, we're going to write some equations from the information given. First, we ...
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| simplifying linear equations | 11/22/2008 |
Q: Okay the problem is: "The relation between Celsius and Farenheit scale of temperatures is given by: ...
A: We know that C = (5/9)(F-32). Because the variable we are solving for is C (it is isolated to one ...
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| linear equation word problem | 11/21/2008 |
Q: This is an example of a problem that I usually have problems with when it involves fractions. The ...
A: The first thing we need to do is define the variables. We know that Perimeter (p) = 96m Length (L) ...
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| Math | 10/10/2008 |
Q: What is the total volume of 8 pieces of 2-inch solid square bar stock that have been cut into ...
A: To solve this problem, it seems that we need to first find the volume of ONE 2"x2"x2" square block. ...
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| Rules for adding, subtracting, mulitplying and dividing in algebra. | 10/1/2008 |
Q: I need to know the rules listed for adding and subtracting number when doing algebra,for example: ...
A: Here are the rules for integer operation: ADDITION *When adding two integers with the SAME SIGN ...
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| reducing scale of image using math | 6/19/2008 |
Q: If I have a piece of paper that is 16"x20", (for example), and I want a smaller piece of paper with ...
A: Sorry I didn't answer sooner, but school's still in session and I wasn't near a computer all day. ...
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