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How much tax does Zoe have to pay? |
2008-02-11 |
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Kelly pose la question :
Rahsad pays $6.30 tax for a pair of shoes that is priced at $45.
His friend Zoe purchases another pair of shoes on sale for $25 in the same store.
How much tax does Zoe have to pay?
Solve the problem in two ways. Show your work.
What assumptions did you make?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A briefcase lock |
2008-02-11 |
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Alfred pose la question :
A briefcase lock has 3 columns of numbers each 0-9. It opens with the correct combination of three numbers.
How many combinations are possible to open the lock.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The angles in a parallelogram |
2008-02-11 |
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lauren pose la question :
if the sum of the measures are 360 in a parallelogram. a and d are same measures, c and b are same too. If c is twice the measure of a what are all the angles?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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5x^2 - 45 |
2008-02-11 |
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Tiana pose la question :
factor:
5x^2 - 45
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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A 20 foot board is cut into two pieces |
2008-02-11 |
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Sherry pose la question :
A 20 foot board is cut into two pieces. If we let x= the length of the longer piece, what is the length of the shorter piece?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Small group activities |
2008-02-11 |
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Rain pose la question :
I need to have a meet and greet with 40 people and need to do small group activities so that each person meets every other person but only once.
I'm not into math, need someone to tell me how many groups I would need to have?
Victoria West lui répond. |
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A square and an equilateral triangle |
2008-02-10 |
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Emily pose la question :
A square pen and a pen shaped like an equilateral triangle have equal perimeters. Find the length of the sides of each pen if the sides of the triangular pen are fifteen less than twice a side of the square pen.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Two job offers |
2008-02-10 |
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Kelly pose la question :
Raja has been offered two jobs.
Each of these jobs takes 24 weeks to complete.
One job pays $3440 every 8 weeks. The other job pays $2700 every 6 weeks.
Raja wants to accept the job that pays more per week.
Show how to use equations to help Raja make her choice.
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The circumference and radius of a circle |
2008-02-10 |
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Ray pose la question :
How do you find the circumference or radius of an area presuming it is a circle. Or in other words how do you find the c or r given only the area is 50 sq metres
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The diagonal of a cube |
2008-02-10 |
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Praveen pose la question :
Given a Cube's diagonal, how does one find the edge of the cube.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The range of a function |
2008-02-10 |
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Rachel pose la question :
How do I find the range of this function?
(3x^3-2x^2+6x-7)/(x^2-3x-4)
Harley Weston lui répond. |
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7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 digit numbers |
2008-02-10 |
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Edward pose la question :
using the number 12345678 how many 7, 6,5,4,3 & 2 digit numbers can you make when not using any number twice in the same number
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A flagpole and a statue |
2008-02-09 |
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Krista pose la question :
A flagpole casts a ten meter (m) shadow at the same time as a six metre (m) statute beside it casts a two metre shadow. What is the height of the flagpole??
Steve La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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La valeur absolue |
2008-02-09 |
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Elodie pose la question :
que signifie la notation x entre 2 traits verticaux?
Claude Tardif lui répond. |
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The width of a rectangle is 4 less than twice its length. |
2008-02-09 |
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Shawn pose la question :
The width of a rectangle is 4 less than twice its length. If the area of the rectangle is 72 cm,
what is the length of the diagonal
Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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