Your mother gave you $13.32 with whick to buy a present. This covered 3/5 of the cost. How much did the present cost?

an aircraft is vertically above a point which is 10 km west and 15 km north of a control tower. if the aircraft is[..]

The difference of two numbers is 14. Twice the smaller equals 5 less than the larger. What are the numbers?

John has no more than 10 coins. They comprise of both nickels and pennies. There are at least five times as many[..]

A carpenter charges a fixed rate for each hour of labor. Let’s describe this rate as a function of time by r(t) =[..]

a rectangle has an area of x squared minus 2x square units. Find the length, width, and perimeter of the rectangle

twice the sum of a number and three-fifths of the number

Monica spent 4/7 hours listening to tapes of Beethoven and Brahms. She spent 1/3 hours listening to Beethoven. How[..]

Two bicycles depart from Miami Beach going in opposite directions. The first bicycle is traveling at 10 miles per[..]

Joe can cut and split a cord of firewood in 3 fewer hours than Dwight can. when they work together, it takes them 2[..]