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Posted On Mar 1, 2011
A boy in the school's metal shop wants to make a tray out of rectangular pieces of iron which is 4 inches longer[..]
Posted On Mar 1, 2011
The school's custodian is mowing the grass on the football field by cutting a border around the field. The field is[..]
Posted On Mar 1, 2011
A jet airplane, traveling at an average speed of 420 miles per hour in still air, flew 240 miles and back in 1 hour[..]
Posted On Mar 1, 2011
A new schedule for a train requires it to go 270 miles in 26 minutes less time than before. To do this it must[..]
Posted On Mar 1, 2011
The product of 3 whole numbers is 60. The numbers are all different and greater than 1. The sum of the 3 numbers is[..]
Posted On Mar 1, 2011
when a 9-foot tall garden shed costs casts a 5-foot shadow, a house casts a 28-foot shadow. Find the height of the[..]
Posted On Mar 1, 2011
A car is traveling on a highway at a constant speed of 55mph. Another car is behind this car and is gaining 1/2 mile[..]
Posted On Mar 1, 2011
Find the fewest number of squares, each with a perimeter of 8", that would completely cover a square with a side of 8".
Posted On Feb 28, 2011
1. supposeacell phone servicecosts$45 per month, along with a$60 activation fee.
a. Write a costequationthat[..]
Posted On Feb 28, 2011
A pilot flies to an airport at an average ground speed of 100 miles per hour. Because of an unfavorable headwind, he[..]