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   | How much would 3 yards of stone cost? | 2007-08-21 | 
  |  | Sue pose la question : If it costs $13.50 a ton of 3/4" stone, how much would 3 yards of stone cost?
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   | Percentage difference between a microcentury and 50 minutes | 2007-08-21 | 
  |  | Wonder pose la question : A lecture period (50 min) is close to 1 microcentury. 
Find the percentage difference from the approximation?
 Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
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   | The surface area of a prism | 2007-08-21 | 
  |  | Iliyas pose la question : State the area of prism with logical proof?
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   | The tens digit | 2007-08-21 | 
  |  | Arul pose la question : Hi..
Please help me on this question..
Sequence 2, 7, 22,…after the first three terms, each term is three times the previous term plus 1, a(n+1)=3an + 1. What is the sum of tens digit 33rd and tens digit of the 35 term?
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   | Percentage change | 2007-08-21 | 
  |  | Saleena pose la question : Hiya, my name is Saleena and I'm studying business at college. My question for you is what is the percentage change of turnover of the following supermarket.
 
 Turnover (Millions) - ASDA
 
 2001 -10,732
 2002 -12,188
 2003 -13,326
 2004 - 14,318
 2005 -14,865
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   | A mixture problem | 2007-08-21 | 
  |  | Arul pose la question : Hi
Please help me with this question
Seed mixture X is 40 percent ryegrass and 60 percent bluegrass by weight; seed mixture Y is 25 percent ryegrass and 75 percent fescue. If a mixture of X and Y contains 30 percent ryegrass, what percent of the weight of this mixture is X ?
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   | Combining probabilities | 2007-08-20 | 
  |  | Arul pose la question : Xavier, Yvonne, and Zelda each try independently to solve a problem. If their individual probabilities for success are  1/4, 1/2 , and 5/8 , respectively, what is the probability that Xavier and Yvonne, but not Zelda, will solve the problem ?
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   | Markup | 2007-08-20 | 
  |  | Drew pose la question : I own a manufacturing business and I need to figure out the best way to mark up our products so that we can make a profit for this year.  Say for instance we have a plow that we can make for $938.00.  We need to mark it up 20% so that we have some income.  Do we take the $938 x 20% = $1125.60 or $938 / 80% = $1172.50?
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   | A geometry problem | 2007-08-20 | 
  |  | samhita pose la question : ABC is a triangle. Let D be a point on side BC produced beyond B such that BD=BA. Let M be the mid-point of AC. The bisector of angle ABC meets DM at P. Prove that angle BAP=angle ACB.
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   | A sixth degree equation | 2007-08-20 | 
  |  | Farzan pose la question : Dear friends
I need to solve this equation with an understandable method for high-school students :
(6.67*5.98*10^13/(R^2*2))^2 + 6.67*5.98*10^13/R = (7.27*10^-5*R)^2
please solve this problem if you have time.
 Harley Weston lui répond.
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   | I want to fill the hole up with dirt | 2007-08-19 | 
  |  | Roger pose la question : I have an 18 foot round hole which is 16 inches deep. I want to fill the hole up with dirt. How much dirt do I need to fill the hole??
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   | How many dusters are required? | 2007-08-19 | 
  |  | SUSAN pose la question : I have a roof that is 40,000 sq. ft. x 3 in. thick. I'd like to know how many 20 yard dumpster it would take to tear the roof off
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   | What feature on a graph shows the solution? | 2007-08-19 | 
  |  | San pose la question : To solve the equation 2sinx+square root 3=0, what feature of the graph, 
in the form y=asinx+b would show the solution? Draw a graph to show
the solution. thanks.
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   | A square problem | 2007-08-19 | 
  |  | Amanda pose la question : Consider a square with side s, diagonal d, area A and perimeter P.
 
 a) express the diagonal in terms of the side.
 b) express the area in terms of the diagonal.
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   | The area of a five sided lot | 2007-08-19 | 
  |  | Karyn pose la question : I have been looking at your site, but I am still confused as to how to  
figure out the exact square footage of my irregular lot (since it is a gradual  fan 
lot from the front, and triangles out in the back).
 Harley Weston lui répond.
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