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| Subject | Date Asked |
| math | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: Dylans dog weighs 8 times as much as his pet rabbit. the dog and rabbit weigh 108 pounds altogether. ... A: hey, 2 equations 2 unknowns, Dog + Rabbit = 108 Dog = 8*Rabbit sub one into the other and solve ... | |
| Chemistry | 10/3/2010 |
| Q: Earth's oceans have and average depth of 3800m, a total area of 3.63x10^8 km squared, and an average ... A: this more math then chemistry. and dimensional analysis. first get volume of water in cubic km ... | |
| Re: Linear help | 10/2/2010 |
| Q: The charge,c,is a linear function of the number of days,n, is the rental period. The charge is #113 ... A: 2 equations, 2 unknowns. we know there is a constant, because 113/2 x 5 is more then 209. even ... | |
| Quadratic word problems | 12/4/2007 |
| Q: Can you give me an example of a real-life situation that would fit the equation (x+3)(x-4)=0 I ... A: if its equal to 0 then your finding the roots for the parabola? I can't think of an exact ... | |
| Physics acceleration! | 12/5/2006 |
| Q: I am very confused on a physics word problem: 1) Megan is on maneuvers with the Navy. She fires a ... A: you need to find time for travel there, subtract that from total time 101.4. the time left is ... | |
| How do you find the height of a triangle? | 12/1/2006 |
| Q: So, the fact that the actual base is 4 1/2", doesn't have any bearing on the height? ThanksI am ... A: sorry i answered to fast the area isn't necessarily 8. and the angle isn't necessarily 90. i ... | |
| home work for psycology | 11/23/2006 |
| Q: 1: Which one of the five choices makes the best comparison? LIVED is to DEVIL as 6323 is to: 2 ... A: I'm not going to answer all of them. i'm not psycology expert either. 1. 3236 ( lived is devil ... | |
| combinations??? | 11/21/2006 |
| Q: How do you figure out combinations? Such as, the number of combinations of meals? 4 meats, 3 ... A: you multiply all numbers together. 4*3*3 = 36 options think of just the vegs and breads veg1 ... | |
| finding the height for a triangle | 11/20/2006 |
| Q: how do you find the height for a triangle in order to find the area? i really don't understand, so ... A: if you have a triangle you need base and height given to you to find area. unless you are given ... | |
| hard maths question | 11/14/2006 |
| Q: I am having alot of problems with this question and I would be very grateful if you could help. It ... A: Belinda A- set the 2 distance equations; 1 for velocity 1 for acceleration, equal to each other. ... | |
| ap calculus a/b | 11/13/2006 |
| Q: At noon, ship A is 150 km west of ship B. Ship A is sailing east at 35 km/h and ship B is sailing ... A: this isn't an answer but i think it should get you started. take the derivative of x. for the ... | |
| Word problem | 10/21/2006 |
| Q: A College sold Advance tickets to a play at $4 per ticket. Anyone who attended and purchased a ... A: 2 equations 2 unknowns a + b = 480 4a + 5b =2100 solve one for a (in terms of b) and sub into ... | |
| Word Problems with Variables | 9/4/2006 |
| Q: A closed box with a square base is required to have a volume of 70 cubic feet. Express the amount A ... A: assuming the boxes sides don't have to be square. SA = 2x^2 + 4xh this isn't intirely a function ... | |
| logic puzzle | 9/1/2006 |
| Q: 60 students surveyed, 50 students enjoy basketball, 30 students enjoy baseball, how many students ... A: I'm just doing this fast. but % liking basketball x % liking baseball = 41 2/3% x that by 60 ... | |
| IS THERE ENOUGH INFO TO SOLVE? | 9/1/2006 |
| Q: APRIL WANTS TO KNOW HOW MANY BUTTONS ARE IN HER BUTTON COLLECTION. IN ONE BOX SHE HAS 6 GROUPS OF ... A: ya the large button info is needed. equation should be (1x6xbuttons) + (5x5x5) + (3x3x3) what ... | |
| Word Problem | 8/29/2006 |
| Q: How many dollars would I have to spend to acquire 100,000 yen required if the US equivalent was ... A: 0.009048 and 110.52 are the same exchange. they are the inverse of each other. 0.009048 USD ... | |
| Estimating | 8/28/2006 |
| Q: can you explain this one to me Olga's net salary is 89.3% of her gross salary.If here weekly net ... A: gross salary is total pay, net salary is gross subtract, taxs, dues, etc. to get net salary you ... | |
| pre calc- applications of functions | 8/27/2006 |
| Q: A box with a square base has a surface area (including the top) of 3 m^2. Express the volume V of ... A: assuming the boxes sides don't have to be square. V = w^2*height this isn't intirely a function ... | |
| word problems | 8/27/2006 |
| Q: I have a problem. I have been trying to solve these two problems for about two weeks now and I have ... A: 1. john travels 240 km in total if he wants an average of 40km/hr that means he will spent 240km ... | |
| Teachers certification exam test question | 8/26/2006 |
| Q: I am trying to pass my teachers certification exam and I have a study guide but a few of the word ... A: you've got quite a few so i'll try to explain breifly. 5. find area of all walls and ceiling ... | |
| Word problems | 8/25/2006 |
| Q: Good Morning Can you explain this one to me :) The engels have planned to do volunteer work for 5 ... A: ok, so the total is 5 hrs work. they work 1 1/4 saturday, so now they have 3 3/4 hrs left ( 5 - ... | |
| word problem | 8/25/2006 |
| Q: There are 5 Adults and 2 Children, on one side of the lake, the canoe holds eaither, 1 adult or 2 ... A: i think there is intended to be a bit of a trick. the canoe can hold 2 adults by 1 needs to stay ... | |
| Word problems | 8/24/2006 |
| Q: ) Anthony has a board 12 feet long.He wants to cut it into 3/4-foot pieces.How many pieces will he ... A: good news and bad news the second one is correct, the first on is not. you needed to divide for ... | |
| trick question?? | 8/18/2006 |
| Q: My girlfriend was asked this question at uni, and nobody i know can figure it out... Three people ... A: its not a trick question, its bad math. adding 2 numbers that should not be added. $27 is $25 ... | |
| Investment Question | 8/10/2006 |
| Q: Mr. Orsini invested $36,000, part at 5% and the rest at 7%. If his annual incomes from both ... A: ya, that looks good. to solve for x multiply 0.07 through 0.05x = 0.07*36000 - 0.07x 0.05x = ... | |
| word problem | 8/8/2006 |
| Q: A fence for a rectangular garden with one side against an existing wall is constructed by using 50 ... A: x * y = A 2x + y = 50 y = 50 - 2x sub into 1st x * ( 50-2x) = A 50x - 2x^2 = A differancate ... | |
| Help | 8/4/2006 |
| Q: Solve the following system of equations: 3x + 4y = 16 5x - 6y = 33 A: solve first for y 3x + 4y = 16 4y = 16 - 3x y = 4 -(3/4)x now sub this in to second equation. 5x ... | |
| HOW TO SOLVE THIS??? | 8/1/2006 |
| Q: how do i solve the eaquationn for basehow do i solve this question? can u show me the steps Bianca ... A: sure equations will be base + commission * 10000 = 900 base + commission * 14000 = 1100 ... | |
| pre calculus | 8/1/2006 |
| Q: How would you set up an equation and solve this , 2 Loran stations are positioned 248 miles apart ... A: Sorry I'm very busy this week, and can't really help you. I haven't dealt with hyperbolas in many ... | |
| HOW TO SOLVE THIS??? | 8/1/2006 |
| Q: how do i solve this question? can u show me the steps Bianca is paid a base salary plus comminsion ... A: 2 equations 2 unkowns unknowns: base, and commission equations will be base + commission * 10000 ... | |
| pre calculus | 7/31/2006 |
| Q: How would you set up an equation to solve this, a vineyard produces 2 wines, white and red, a bottle ... A: Normally I use excel solver for these. I don't know if this is the way you are suppose to do it ... | |
| indefinite integrals | 7/23/2006 |
| Q: Keeping a constant acceleration, a motorcycle can go from 40 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour in ... A: 60-40 / 5 sec = 4mph/s units of mph = miles/hours 1 mile / hour = 1/3600 miles / sec so 4 miles ... | |
| algebra word question | 7/17/2006 |
| Q: jo works at a coffee shop where a 12 -oz cup costs $1.40, a 16 oz cup costs $1.60 and a 20 -oz cup ... A: couple equations couple unknows. # of 12oz = a # of 16 = b # of 20 = c a*1.4 + b*1.6 + c*1.7 = ... | |
| ASAP | 7/11/2006 |
| Q: 1) Two mountain peaks R and T can be observed from an alpine meadow. To estimate the straight-line ... A: Hey, I didn't do all the work but I have an answer. 1) draw it out, line ab and line rt ( fair bit ... | |
| Quadratic Equation Word Problem | 5/12/2006 |
| Q: Geometry. The length of a rectangle is 1 cm longer than its width. If the diagonal of the rectangle ... A: Pythagoras theory is that the square of the diagonal equals the squares of the 2 other sides added ... | |
| standard deviation | 5/10/2006 |
| Q: A company claims that each of his reps make 40 calls a week. A random sample of 28 reps revealed ... A: So after bit of review. Equation for given confidence interval is Y +or- (t(alpha/2, n-1) x S) / ... | |
| word problems on rates | 5/5/2006 |
| Q: a light bulb uses 2200 watt hrs in 3 days and 16 hrs. How many watt hrs does it use per day? I ... A: a full day is 24hrs so that means 16hrs is 16/24 of a day. if you take the lowest common ... | |
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