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If 25 items are evenly spread over 7 days 2011-03-23
From michael:
What is the formula to calculate:
If 25 items are evenly spread over 7 days, but one day has 3 items less than the other days, what is the number if items for each of the remaining 6 days?

Answered by Penny Nom.
What is x to the power of 0? 2011-03-23
From Jason:
What is x to the power of 0?
Answered by Robert Dawson.
What does 163,100,000 look written in words? 2011-03-22
From Alicia:
What does 163,100,000 look written in words?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Find his income on the fourth week of August. 2011-03-22
From Abeth:
The average weekly income of MJ for the first three weeks of August was 3,600 and his average weekly income for four weeks is 3950. Find his income on the fourth week of August.
Answered by Penny Nom.
A 15% increase 2011-03-22
From Abeth:
Bobby dela Cruz is the purchasing agent for school supplies of a certain university. Because of new research projects, Bobby ordered an additional 32,500 worth of supplies this month. This is a 15% increase from last month. What was the value of the school supplies that Bobby ordered last month?
Answered by Robert Dawson.
Tony and his friends 2011-03-21
From Mieke:
Using the following statements and the information given, how much money did each friend have.
Mike says, "I have $41.00 more than Tony."
Jessica says, "I have 6 times as much as Tony plus $2.00."
Ashley says, "I have 13 times the amount Tony has."
Sara says, "I have the 8 times the amount Tony has."
The total together they had was $304.00

Answered by Penny Nom.
8 3/8 - 6 1/4 2011-03-21
From lenora:
explain an error pattern in each of the following. 8 3/8 - 6 1/4 = 2 2/4
Answered by Penny Nom.
Ordering fractions 2011-03-20
From Yasmine:
what's the answer, greatest to least

3/8 1/4 2/3

Answered by Penny Nom.
A verbal problem 2011-03-20
From tom:
mrs. jhonson planned to spend $78 for fabric to make draperies. She found her fabric on sale at 20% less per yard than she expected and was able to buy her drapery fabric plus 4 extra yards for bedspread for $83.20. how much fabric had she planned to buy and what was the original cost per yard?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
pi + pi 2011-03-20
From Sarah:
what is pi + pi?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Sample Standard deviation 2011-03-16
From Iris:
Help please: me on this type of math problem I can get through step one after that I get lost. Maybe you can explain it to me in a easier way to get the correct results. I have read the examples, but I am still lost cannot move on until the next practice until I get this one

Sample standard deviation
The following are distances (in miles) traveled to the workplace by employees of a certain computer company.

15,29,32 28 18 28
Find the standard deviation of this sample of distances. Round your answer to at least two decimal places.

Answered by Penny Nom.
(3x+4y)^2 - (2x-y)^2 2011-03-16
From Taiwo:
pls could some one help me with this question? thanks as lot

factorize:
(3x+4y)^2 - (2x-y)^2

Answered by Penny Nom.
6(M-1/9)=55/12 2011-03-15
From Colleen:
6(M-1/9)=55/12
Answered by Penny Nom.
How much per ft. does it cost? 2011-03-14
From Linda:
350 lbs. of coil at $1.80 per lb equals $630. each coil is 780 ft. how much per ft. does it cost?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The markup rate is 40% of the cost 2011-03-14
From Abeth:
A wallet sells for 450 pesos. the markup rate is 40% of the cost. find the cost of the wallet and markup.
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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