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An impossible problem 2017-09-15
From Fay:
Given math homework problem of: Gary and Larry given 2 numbers and told to add together. Gary subtracted and got 14. Larry multiplied and got 799. I tried substitution:
X-Y=14 and X x Y=799
X= Y+14
(Y+14) Y=799 and here I'm stuck at Y squared+14 Y= 799
using substitution I got 47x17=799 but not 14b when subtracted. HELP?????

Answered by Penny Nom.
The sum of three integers is 30 2016-12-06
From Vaishnavi:
_+_+_:30. Blanks are to be filled by(1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15) and numbers can be repeated.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Three friends bought 13 books 2016-12-06
From alexis:
Marina bought 4 books José bought as many books as Ben bought together the 3 friends bought 13 books how many books did Ben buy
Answered by Penny Nom.
External and interior angles of a regular polygon 2016-04-19
From pearl:
a polygon has n sides.The exterior angle is 8 times the interior angle
find the value of the interior angle
find the value of n

Answered by Penny Nom.
The height of a triangle 2016-02-03
From Brooklyn:
How do I figure out the height of a triangle when it only tells me the base of he triangle? And vice versa.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Factor x^2 + y^2 2015-08-26
From Jerome:
Factor: x^2+y^2
Answered by Penny Nom.
Four equations in 3 unknowns 2015-08-23
From damien:
solve:
S x U - T = 44
T - U x S = 36
U + T - S = 7
U x U / S = 4

Answered by Penny Nom.
A rectangle and a triangle 2014-09-27
From rajesh:
The perimeter of a rectangle is equal to the perimeter of a right-angled triangle of height 12 cm if the base of the triangle is equal to the breadth of the rectangle, what is the length of the rectangle?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Cutting a round cake so that it doesn't dry out 2014-08-26
From James:
I'm wondering if there's a simple way to calculate the area between two parallel chords of a circle equidistant from its diameter, or if I have the area, to find the distance between the two chords.
Here's my "problem". You may have heard of the way of cutting a round cake so that it doesn't dry out - make two parallel cuts (chords) the length of the cake, take the middle piece, then push the two pieces together.
So I know the area of a 12" cake, and I want say, exactly an eighth of the cake. How wide do I cut the centre piece? Now to get even more difficult, the next day I want another eighth from the centre. How wide do I cut the next pieces, and so on...? Thanks, James

Answered by Harley Weston.
Tapes and CD's 2000-10-22
From Arnold:
Nicole has 25 CDs and tapes altogether. When she tries to pair them up, she has 4 CDs left over. How many tapes does Nicole have?
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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