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	An arch in the form of a semi-ellipse		2020-04-20
		From Anggelica: an arch in the form of a semi-ellipse is 8 feet wide at the base and has a height of 4ft. how wide is the arch 1foot above the base? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Gravel for a French Drain		2020-04-17
		From Ray: Hello, ** I am wanting to add 2 French Drain's in my yard. The 1st drain will be 25 ft. long, 8 in wide and 18 in deep. The pipe I'm using is 4in. in diameter. I'm trying to figure out how many yards of clean gravel I will need for this project? ** The 2nd French Drain will be 100 ft in Length, 10in wide and 18 in deep. I will also be using the 4in in diameter pipe for this drain. I am needing to see how many yards of clean gravel, I'll need for this drain? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!! Answered by Harley Weston.
	The missing diameter of a truncated cone		2020-04-17
		From Brandon: Need a formula to find missing large Dia of a truncated cone where the small dia =.19" Height= 2" and taper =16deg Answered by Harley Weston.
	An isosceles triangle		2020-04-16
		From jo: Find the angle between the two sides of length 5 in an isosceles triangle that has one side of length 9 and two sides of length 5. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why is a square a rectangle but a rectangle is not a square?		2020-04-15
		From A parent: Why is a square a rectangle but a rectangle is not a square? Explain your answer. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two chords		2020-04-14
		From Frank: How to find the length of the radius of a circle if you know the lengths of two chords Answered by Penny Nom.
	A hexagon constructed from two triangles		2020-04-13
		From sunny: Triangles AEC and FDB are equilateral triangles and EA= DF= 12cm. The polygon at the center of the star is a regular hexagon. What is the area of the hexagon? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rectangular garde		2020-04-10
		From Denise: In a rectangular garden a person says "if I made that bed 2 feet wider and 3 feet longer it Would have been 64 sq,ft bigger. But if it had been 3 feet wider and two feet longer It would have been 68 sq.ft bigger. What is the length and width of the garden bed? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Three consecutive odd integers		2020-04-10
		From Roxie: What is three consecutive odd integers? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Setting up a linear equation		2020-04-10
		From Jessie: Michaela and Aleah play on the same basketball team. In one game, Michaela scored one fifth of the teams points and Aleah scored one tenth of the teams points. Together, they scored a total of 42 points. How many points did the team score? I can't figure out how to put together the equation with the given variables. I have to show the work and I also need to know how to make that kind of equation. Thanks! Answered by Penny Nom.
	A pond in a garden		2020-04-09
		From Jin: c) I have a large square pond set inside a square garden: both the pond and the garden have sides which are a whole number of metres, and outside the pond, the garden is grassed over. The area covered by grass is 188 square metres. Find the area of the pond. (5 marks) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Form a square and a triangle from a wire		2020-04-08
		From Raahim: 2. A 2 meter piece of wire is cut into two pieces and once piece is bent into a square and the other is bent into an equilateral triangle. Where should the wire cut so that the total area enclosed by both is minimum and maximum? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A 5 digit number		2020-04-04
		From Rajesgy: Guess the 5 digit number Hint: Number is divisible by 2 Average of all numbers is 5 Last 2 digit is divisible by 7 and the number is less than 50000 Only one odd digit Answered by Penny Nom.
	An arithmetic sequence		2020-04-04
		From ally: -10 ... last term 35 common difference is 3 (a) find the number of term in the sequence. i have lost the formula. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A linear system		2020-04-02
		From Dadzie: x+s=8→1 y+x=13→2 y-p=6→3 s+p=8→4 Answered by Penny Nom.

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