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Posted On May 3, 2013
A chemist needs 12 L of a 40% alcohol solution. She must mix a 20% solution and a 50% solution. How many liters of[..]
Posted On May 3, 2013
Admission prices at a high school football game were $6 for adults and $2 for children. The total value of of the[..]
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A box of marbles weighs 12 pounds when it is 3/4 full. It weighs 2.9 pounds when it is 1/6 full. What is the weight[..]
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a basket contains some bananas and oranges. The ratio of the number of bananas to the number of oranges in the[..]
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Steven poured 8 gallons of water into his aquarium. 4/5 of the aquarium was filled. How many gallons of water does[..]
Posted On May 3, 2013
2/3 of the students in the band are girls.There are 8 boys in the band.How many students are in the band altogether?
Posted On May 3, 2013
A 10-FOOT TREE CASTS A 12-FOOT SHADOW. AT THE SAME TIME, A NEARBY CELL TOWER CASTS A 60-FOOT SHADOW. HOW TALL (IN[..]
Posted On May 2, 2013
A child is running on a moving sidewalk in an airport. When he runs against the sidewalk's motion, he travels 28[..]
Posted On May 2, 2013
Two airplanes leave an airport at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One plane travels 63 kilometers[..]
Posted On May 2, 2013
Two airplanes leave an airport at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One plane travels faster than[..]