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How to dry matches |
2004-09-06 |
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From Liz: The neighbors of a young man who needed seclusion for a few days offered him the keys to their cabin in Maine. Arriving there on a damp and cold autumn evening he saw that while the cabin had normal running water and electric lights, for heat it had only a pot-bellied stove. Fortunately, there was plenty of wood, kindling, newspaper, and matches. Being an experienced hand at making a fire, he opened the damper, put into the stove crumpled newspaper, and properly stacked the kindling and logs. The matches, however, wouldn't light. They were too damp from the humidty. The nearest town was 30 miles away, and, anyway, it was late. What next? Answered by Claude Tardif. |
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(2x+5y-6) + (3x-4y+12) |
2004-09-04 |
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From GG: I am a grade 9 student and i do not understand a question. Plz help!
OK here it is........ (2x+5y-6) + (3x-4y+12) Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Order of operations |
2004-09-04 |
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From Leanne: 6 + 3 - 2 x 3 = Answered by Claude Tardif. |
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The distance formula |
2004-09-04 |
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From Joe: Why do we use square roots and squares in the distance formula Wholdnt they cancel each other out? Answered by Claude Tardif. |
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Nine minutes |
2004-09-02 |
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From A student: You have two hour glasses-one measures 7 minutes and one measures 4 minutes.How can you time 9 minutes? Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Cubic yards |
2004-09-01 |
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From Garnet: I have the dimensions of 16 feet by 10 ft and 3 1/2 inches deep how much concrete do I need. Answered by Penny Nom. |
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An isosceles trapezoid |
2004-08-31 |
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From Bruce: An isosceles trapezoid with bases of lengths 12 and 16 is inscribed in a circle with a radius of 10. The center of the circle lies in the interior of the trapezoid. Find the area of the trapezoid. Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Cubic meters |
2004-08-31 |
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From Brad: I have a 10' x 10' x 12" area & need to find the cubic meters, how do I do this? Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Percentage change |
2004-08-30 |
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From Lauren: if egg A weighed 55.4g and after 2 days it weighed 60.9g how could i calculate the percentage change in weight? Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Solve for z |
2004-08-30 |
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From Ana: Solve for z when 4x + 10yz = 0
solve for z if y2 + 3yz - 8z - 4x = 0?
Do I have to solve all of the variables in order to get z? Answered by Penny Nom. |
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69 is what percentage of 113 |
2004-08-28 |
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From Mary: How do I work out what percentage of 113 69 is? Answered by Penny Nom. |
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GCD (a + b , a^2 - ab + b^2) |
2004-08-27 |
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From Carol: Let a and b integer and relatively prime. Proof that:
GCD (a + b , a^2 - ab + b^2) = 1 or 3 Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A big number |
2004-08-26 |
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From Mark: If you have $999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999.99 and you find a pennie how much is that and can you give me the name of it. Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Combined operations |
2004-08-26 |
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From Louise: Question 2 1/4 x 1/8 / 1 3/4 x 12 4/9 x 3 = Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Percentage of a quota |
2004-08-26 |
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From Jenni: I have the year to date sales of $2,042,744 and the quota is $2,257,440, how do I figure the percent quota. Answered by Penny Nom. |
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