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Tiling a floor |
2016-03-05 |
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From joanne: How many floor tiles 20x20 inch do I need for area of 8x 12 ft.? Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The area of a rectangle |
2016-03-03 |
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From Lucas: The area of a rectangle is given by A=x2+18x+72
-use factoring to find an expression for the dimensions of the rectangle.
-if the area of the rectangle is 7 square feet, what are the possible values of x?
-what are the dimensions of a rectangle? Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A geometric progression |
2016-03-03 |
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From Pauline: A woman measures the height of her child at birth and at monthly intervals afterwards.The child's height increases by 5% per month. Find the number of measurements she has made before the child's height is twice what it was at birth Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Corrosion inhibitor in a pipeline |
2016-03-02 |
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From Edu: I have a 12 in pipeline and 5 miles long. I need to coat it with corrosion inhibitor how much chemical will I need Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Compressed Earth blocks |
2016-03-02 |
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From John: how many 14"x10"x4" blocks do I need for a 1300sq foot house 8 foot high Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A percentage problem |
2016-03-02 |
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From jehanzaib: if x is a percentage: e.g. 40%
than what does "x/(1+x)" = 29%. what is the explanation. Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A rectangular prism |
2016-03-02 |
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From Paula: Trying to help with a math problem. I don't know how to set up the equation for this.
A rectangular prism has a volume of 7.875m3rd and a height of 3.5 m. What is the area of the base of the prism?
Thanks for your help! Answered by Penny Nom. |
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An algebra problem with a sphere |
2016-02-29 |
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From Sania: If the number of square centimeters on the surface area of a sphere is equal to the number of cubic centimeters in its volume find its diameter Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A deck that is half an ellipse |
2016-02-28 |
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From Steve: On your website, I was reading a question and your response from a girl named Angela in which you provided a formula by which her father, a welder, could figure out points on an arc corresponding to equal 3' intervals on a 30' chord where the vertex was 1' off the chord. Is there an equivalent formula when working with an ellipse? I suspect this change will make the calculations significantly more complex. I am building a deck that is half an oval, and would like to be able to mark out the perimeter by measuring the distance from regular intervals on the primary access to a corresponding point on the perimeter. I will then connect the points on the perimeter and cut a reasonably smooth arc. The length of the primary access will be 22' and width of the deck at the vertex is 9'. I would like to be able to know the distance from the primary axis to a point on the perimeter at equal intervals of 6" along the primary axis. Can you help? Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A 13 game bet |
2016-02-28 |
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From farah: I'm trying to calculate the odds of a 13 game bet. Each game has 2 teams with 3 possible outcomes (win,draw,lose).
What are the odds. Answered by Penny Nom. |
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10800 sq. ft equal approx what part of an acre? |
2016-02-27 |
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From David: 10800 sq. ft equal approx what part of an acre Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A word problem |
2016-02-27 |
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From KRK: amrutha thinks of a number, multiplies it by 5 & 6, devides the result by 3
and takes away the number first thought of to get an answer 36. find out
the number Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Solve for x and y |
2016-02-27 |
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From ntshidi: Y=1/2x+4and1/4x-6 Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A place value drawing |
2016-02-24 |
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From Kristin: Make a place value drawing of a number that has
double the number of tens as ones and three times
the number of thousands as hundreds write the number. Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The sum of the angles of a triangle |
2016-02-24 |
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From Sophia: Does every triangle add up to 180 degrees? (Such as a unique triangle) Answered by Penny Nom. |
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