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	An equilateral triangle with vertices in 3 parallel planes		2014-05-31
		From prajay: How to construct an Equilateral Triangle whose vertices lie on three parallel lines, if the distances of two lines are 'a' and 'b' units from the middle line.What is the length of the side of the Equilateral Triangle ? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A word problem with fractions		2014-05-30
		From shadab: A container of milk is 4/5 full. When 10l milk is poured into it, the container becomes 9/10 full. What is the capacity of the container ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rotating schedule for 9 individuals		2014-05-29
		From Josh: I need to set up a rotating schedule for 9 individuals. The individuals will be pairing each week in groups of two. Thus, every week there will be 4 groups of two individuals and one individual not paired with anyone (i.e. a "bye week"). The rotating schedule should not repeat any pairing and it will continue until each individual has been paired with every other individual once. Thank you Answered by Victoria West.
	The combination of 6 numbers from 1 to 355 that gives us 360		2014-05-29
		From Ion: Hi, My name is Ion and I am trying to find the number of combinations of 6 numbers (angles) that would sum to 360 (degrees). Thank you! Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A word problem with fractions		2014-05-23
		From Tanzeela: There are 1200 pupils in a school. 2/3 of them are girls. 1/4 of the boys are overweight. How many boys are overweight? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Overlapping sets		2014-05-23
		From daniel: motors inc manufactured 325 cars with automatic transmission,216 with power steering ,and 89 with both these options. How cars were manufactured if every car has at least one option? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a wedge		2014-05-21
		From steve: I need to figure the volume of a wedge / right triangle, the dimensions of the right triangle is L1(10'-5"), L2 (10'-6"), H (14'-9.5") height of L1 is 0'-0" height at intersect L2/H is 3'-3" Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of hexagonal pyramid and hexagonal prism		2014-05-18
		From visshwam: how to find volume of hexagonal pyramid and hexagonal prism? my measurements are each side of pyramid's triangle is 1"x2"x2". hexagon prism is 2"x1" each side Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the speed of the buses?		2014-05-18
		From musliu: Two buses leave a bus station and travel in opposite direction from that same starting point.if the speed of one is twice the speed of the other and they are 240km apart at the end of 1h, what is the speed of the buses? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The height of a building		2014-05-17
		From Jim: If I'm 150 ft. from the base of a building and the top of the building is approx. at a 75 degree angle, how do you calculate the height? Answered by Penny Nom.
	14 golfers for 13 weeks		2014-05-17
		From Judi: I want to schedule each of my 14 golfers to play each of the other girls one time during a 13 week period. We would golf in foursomes , threesomes or twosomes to make this happen. Can you send me a grid that would do this scheduling? I'm at a loss as to how to do it!! Answered by Victoria West.
	The weight of salt in a basket		2014-05-17
		From Sumit: I want to determine how many kg of salt or XYZ thing can be filled in a basket Length = 4.5" Breadth = 5" Height = 6" Even its formulae is kg quantity can be different for semi solid thing Answered by Penny Nom.
	The equation of a line		2014-05-16
		From Michael: Find the equation of a line that passes through (2,-1); the sum of the x- and y-intercepts is 2. (There are two answers) Answered by Penny Nom.
	A hexagon with different side lengths		2014-05-16
		From Grace: Sorry if this is a simple question, but I can't seem to understand how to solve it. I am Trying to find the area of a hexagon with measurements 6x7x6x6x7x6, or 2 sets of opposing sides with 6, and one set with 7. Thank you. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Golf for 14 players over 12 weeks		2014-05-16
		From Judi: How would I develop a playing schedule using foursomes and one twosome for 14 players who will play 12 weeks and each person would play all but one of the others? Answered by Victoria West.

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