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	Three consecutive odd integers		2017-10-10
		From Johanna: Three consecutive odd integers are such that the sum of the first and second is 31 less than 3 times the third Answered by Penny Nom.
	27000001		2017-10-09
		From Tulashiram: If a× b =27000001, then what is the value of a & b ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Five bales		2017-10-08
		From John: two answers were given... I believe both to be incorrect. five bales weighed two at a time: weightx2 given: 110,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,120, and 121. It stated all combinations ie: ab,ac,ad,ad,bc,bd,be, etc. to arrive at the above 10 combined weights. I come up with the following... Bale A= 54lbs, Bale B=56, Bale C=58, Bale D=59. and Bale E=62 pounds. A+B=110, A+C=112, A+D=, B+C=114, B+D=115 ,A+E=116 ,C+D=117, B+E=118 ,C+E=120, and D+E=121 Answered by Penny Nom.
	An enclosure for some remote control boats		2017-10-03
		From Roberto: I am trying to build a "ring" for our remote control boats, using irrigation pipe. I'd like to use full 20' long sticks for the long sides and use eight of what we call 45s, which are actually 135' fittings to make the six short sides. If I know the length of the two long sides, what would be the formula to find the exact lengths of the short sides? Thank you. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The volume of a cone without calculus		2017-10-02
		From Akash: How to find the volume of a cone without the knowledge of calculus? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The square root of 6 is irrational		2017-10-02
		From John: http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/database/QQ.09.06/sylvia1.html In the initial assumption of that proof, root 6 is assumed to be a/b where a and b have no common factors, but why does having a common factor make it irrational? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The importance of a comma		2017-09-30
		From carolyn: the equation 2y + 53 = 165 represents the situation joel spent 165 dollars on a pair of jeans and two shirts at the same price what does y represent price of a pair of jeans price of a shirt amount joel spent on the shirts number of shirts joel bought Answered by Penny Nom.
	Macy and Camile's ages		2017-09-30
		From carolyn: macy is 2 years older than Camille twice the sum of their ages is 52 which equation can be used to find camilles age x Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many pet dogs?		2017-09-26
		From Michelle: In 2016 there were about 135 million households in the United States. 36.5% of the households own at least one dog. On average, these households have 1.6 dogs. How many millins of pet dogs were in the United States in 2016? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Four multiples of 10		2017-09-23
		From Laudacir: Four multiples of 10 are added together.the total is a 3 digit number with three consecutive digits. What could the four number be? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Changing a mixed number to a decimal		2017-09-23
		From karla: to change an improper fraction into a decimal 5 3/4 equals Answered by Penny Nom.
	Walking up and down a hill		2017-09-19
		From Justina: At 2:20 p.m. Jack is at the top of the hill and starts walking down at the exact same time that Jill, who is at the bottom of the hill, starts walking up. If they maintain the uphill speed of 2mph and downhill speed of 4mph and the distance from the bottom to the top of the hill is 1.5 mi, at what time will Jack and Jill meet? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Up a hill and down again		2017-09-17
		From justina: Jack and Jill travel up a hill at a speed of 2mi/h.they travel back down the hill at a speed of 4mi/h.what is their average speed for the entire trip? express your answer as a mixed number Answered by Penny Nom.
	An alphabetic sequence		2017-09-17
		From malik: find the letter of the following series....? ZOTTFFSSE- Answered by Penny Nom.
	The surface area of a sphere		2017-09-17
		From penny: The surface area of a sphere is 1519.76cm. Taking 3.14 , find the radius of sphere Answered by Penny Nom.

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