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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi math9maniac,

The solution 315 is correct! Impeccable!

316. A die is rolled twice, find the probability of getting an even number in the first time or a total of 8.

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi bobbym,

The solution 316 is correct! Good work!

317. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from from the bag is thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi bobbym,

The solution 317 is correct! Wonderful!

318. A boat covers 32 kilometers upstream and 36 kilometers downstream in 7 hours. Also, it takes 40 kilometers upstream and 48 kilometers downstream in 9 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and that of the stream.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi bobbym,

The solution 318 is correct! Splendid, bobbym!

319. The four vertices of a quadrilateral are (1,2), (-5,6), (7,-4), and (k,-2)  taken in order. If the area of the quadrilateral is 0, find the value of 'k'.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi bobbym,

Regarding 319, I too k=3.

320. Determine the value of 'k' so that the following linear equations have no solution.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi bobbym,

The soluton 320 is perfect! Brilliant!

321. A man sold a chair and a table together for $1520, thereby making a profit of 25% on the chair and 10% on the table. By selling them together for $1535 he would have made a profit of 10% on the chair and 25% on the table. Fnd the cost prie of each.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi bobbym,

The solution 321 is correct! Excellent!

322. Students  of a class are made to stand in rows. If one student is extra in a row, there would be 2 rows less. If one student is less in a row, there would be 3 rows more. Find the number of students in the class.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi bobbym,

The solution 322 is correct! Good work!

323. The speed of a boat in still water is 15 kilometers per hour. It can go 30 kilometers upstream and return downstream to the original point in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi bobbym,

The solution 323 is correct! Well done!

324. A fast train takes 3 hours less than a slow train for a journey of 600 kilometers. If the speed of the slow train is 10 kilometers  per hour less than that of the fast train, find the speeds of the two trains.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi bobbym,

The solution 324 is perfect! Keep it up, bobbym!

325. Find the area of the sector of a circle with radius 4 centimeters and of angle 30 degrees. Also, find the area of the corresponding major sector.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi bobbym,

The solution 325 s correct (both parts)! Good work!

326. Solve for 'x':

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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bobbym

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Compute the solution:

Hi zetafunc and bobbym,

The solution 326 is correct! Excellent!

327. A person on a tour has $360 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 4 days, he has to cut down is daily expenses by $3. Find the original duration of the tour.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

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Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Compute the solution:

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.