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2009-11-05 word problem:

This would mean that 60 of the coins are pennies, so that leaves 40 coins and $4.40. 40 dimes would be $4.00. For each quarter, he would have 15c more in his coins. Since 40c is not divisible by 15c

2009-11-04 Missing digits:

S has to be a 1, since there is 1 more digit in the answer and the sum of two distinct digits is no more than 17, making a 1 be carried. If T were 9, then something wouldn't carry from from N+T=E, which

2009-11-04 need help getting the equation:

Let p be the percentage in that one ounce package of green stem seeds. This makes 1-p the percentage of white wine seeds. The equation to solve is 0.50p + 0.35(1-p) = 0.40. Multiply this out, getting

2009-11-04 Transformations:

Is that y = 3f(2Θ-90°)-1? By the way, Θ is alt-233 (numbers on the right) and ° is alt-248. Also, ² is alt-253 and √ is alt-251. In fact, A is alt-065, but it is easier to type A.

2009-11-04 8th Grade Math word prblem:

It would be the same as if we asked how long it would take on to get across if they walked at (3+2) mph, which is 5 mph. For someone going 5 mph to go 4 miles, it takes 48 minutes (that's 4/5 of an hour)