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  • MATH PROBLEM SOLVING QUESTION! help please!?

    Farmer Brown counted 20 pigs and chickens in the farm yard. He counted a total of 54 legs. How many of each were there? (How many pigs were there? How many chickens were there?)

    We know: There are 20 pigs and chickens in TOTAL (not 20 of each)

    Pigs have 4 legs

    Chickens have 2 legs

    The question asks me to show step-by-step how I got to the answer with explanation of each step in words.

    Thank you:)

    1 AnswerMathematics9 years ago
  • MATH PROBLEM SOLVING QUESTION! help please!?

    Farmer Brown counted 20 pigs and chickens in the farm yard. He counted a total of 54 legs. How many of each were there? (How many pigs were there? How many chickens were there?)

    We know: There are 20 pigs and chickens in TOTAL (not 20 of each)

    Pigs have 4 legs

    Chickens have 2 legs

    The question asks me to show step-by-step how I got to the answer with explanation of each step in words.

    Thank you:)

    4 AnswersMathematics9 years ago
  • MATH PROBLEM SOLVING QUESTION! help please!?

    Farmer Brown counted 20 pigs and chickens in the farm yard. He counted a total of 54 legs. How many of each were there? (How many pigs were there? How many chickens were there?)

    We know: There are 20 pigs and chickens in TOTAL (not 20 of each)

    Pigs have 4 legs

    Chickens have 2 legs

    The question asks me to show step-by-step how I got to the answer with explanation of each step in words.

    Thank you:)

    2 AnswersHomework Help9 years ago
  • MATH HELP PLEASE!!!!!?

    "Broken Calculator"

    1. If you cannot use any of the even keys (0,2,4,6,8), can you create an even number in the calculator display? If so, how?

    2. If you cannot use any of the odd keys (1,3,5,7,9), can you create an odd number in the calculator display? If so, how?

    2 AnswersHomework Help9 years ago
  • MATH HELP PLEASE!!!!!?

    "Broken Calculator"

    1. If you cannot use any of the even keys (0,2,4,6,8), can you create an even number in the calculator display? If so, how?

    2. If you cannot use any of the odd keys (1,3,5,7,9), can you create an odd number in the calculator display? If so, how?

    2 AnswersMathematics9 years ago
  • MATH HELP PLEASE!!!!!?

    296/6 = 49 R 2

    296/6 = 49 1/3

    a. In this division exercise, what number tells how many tens were shared among the 6 sets?

    b. instead of writing the remainder as "R 2", Elaine writes "1/3". Explain the difference between these two ways of recording the leftover part

    1 AnswerHomework Help9 years ago
  • MATH HELP PLEASE!!!!!?

    296/6 = 49 R 2

    296/6 = 49 1/3

    a. In this division exercise, what number tells how many tens were shared among the 6 sets?

    b. instead of writing the remainder as "R 2", Elaine writes "1/3". Explain the difference between these two ways of recording the leftover part.

    1 AnswerMathematics9 years ago
  • Homework help with Correlations?!!? pleeease!?

    I need help with these two homework problems, if you could show how you figure them out, that would really help too. thanks:)

    The two lines of numbers are supposed to separated into two columns. # of cups of coffee on the left, stress level on the right

    # of Cups of Coffee Stress level

    3 5

    2 3

    4 3

    6 9

    5 4

    1 2

    7 10

    3 5

    a. Compute a Pearson correlation coefficient for the data above.

    b. Indicate the direction and magnitude of the relationship (i.e., negative and strong, positive and moderate etc.)

    c. How much of the variability in the stress scores is accounted for by the number of cups of coffee consumed per day?

    2. What type of correlation coefficient should a researcher calculate when assessing the relationship between: a. gender and income b. height and weight c. marathon placement and beauty pageant placement?

    2 AnswersMathematics1 decade ago
  • HELP WITH WHAT PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION MEANS?!?

    I'm working on an assignment with the topic Progressive Education. But i'm having trouble with fully understanding what progressive education means....

    >>>I need to think of real examples of progressive education and places where progressive learning happens.....help is much appreciated!!!

    1 AnswerHomework Help1 decade ago
  • HELP WITH WHAT PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION MEANS?!?

    I'm working on an assignment with the topic Progressive Education. But i'm having trouble with fully understanding what progressive education means....

    >>>I need to think of real examples of progressive education and places where progressive learning happens.....help is much appreciated!!!

    1 AnswerOther - Society & Culture1 decade ago
  • HOMEWORK HELP with z-scores pleeease!?

    I'm confused on these questions even though I think they all involve the same formula and using the z-score table? Please help me with step by step so I can understand it, thanks!!!!!!

    1. Assume that the mean weight of males between 21 and 30 yrs old is 166 pounds with a standard deviation on 32 pounds.

    What proportion of males weighs between 102 and 230 pounds? Percentage?

    2. You know that Jane's score marks the 84 percentile of a distribution of test scores. Given that the mean score for the distribution is 75 and standard deviation is 10, what is her test score?

    3. You recently had 2 exams. Your grades on the exams and the class mean and standard deviation are as follows:

    Exam 1

    Your score: 88 Class mean: 83 Class standard deviation: 6

    Exam 2

    Your score: 70 Class mean: 65 Class standard deviation: 5

    > In comparison to other members of the class, on which exam did you do better? What is the reason for your answer?

    1 AnswerHomework Help1 decade ago
  • I need help with my Math Review!!! Basic math, but I can't remember. Please help me out!!:)?

    I got this Math review in class a couple days ago, I know it's basic but i haven't gone over these concepts in so long and need help remembering how to do the problems and calculations. Please help me out by showing me the work to figure them out. I'll award yahoo pts, very much appreciated. Thanks:)

    1. Change 29% to a decimal?

    a. 0.29

    b. 2.90

    c. 29.0

    d. 0.029

    2. Change 30 divided by 20 to a decimal.

    a. 1.05

    b. 1.50

    c. 0.66

    d. none of the above

    3. Round 3767.359 to the nearest hundredth.

    a. 3767.36

    b. 3760.00

    c. 3770.00

    d. 3767.35

    4. 8 – 3 x 4 (10 ÷ 5 + 3) + 4 – 5 =

    a. -53

    b. 53

    c. 99

    d. -57

    5. [(14 – 5) ÷ 3] + 6 x 5 – 7 =

    a. -18

    b. 26

    c. 38

    d. 37

    6. What is 36% of $2,000.00?

    a. $830.50

    b. $830.00

    c. $72.00

    d. $720.00

    7. Round 23.93647 to 3 decimal places.

    a. 23.9

    b. 24.0

    c. 23.936

    d. 23.937

    8. Change 5/4 to a decimal.

    a. 1.25

    b. 0.25

    c. 0.80

    d. 1.20

    9. Round 34.39376 to 3 decimal places.

    a. 34.394

    b. 34.40

    c. 34.39

    d. 34.393

    10. State whether the answer will be positive or negative: (-5543 divided by -445)

    a. Positive

    b. Negative

    c. Cannot be determined

    11. In order to raise money for renovations, the directors of an old age home decided to put on a play for three consecutive nights. The directors plan to charge $3.50 admission per person. They hope to raise $1750 from the event. Seventy people bought tickets the first night and 210 people bought tickets the second night. How many people must buy tickets on the last night so that the directors may reach their goal?

    a. 1470

    b. 770

    c. 300

    d. 220

    12. Change 6.7% to a decimal.

    a. 0.67

    b. 6.70

    c. 67.70

    d. 0.067

    13. Add the following numbers: (1.5, 25, 5.005, 100.55, .5).

    14. Subtract 3.75 from 6.20. Subtract 7.50 from 8.005.

    15. Add the following numbers: (6, -3, -8, 4, 2).

    16. Subtract 6.75 from 2.00.

    17. Add 1/4, 1/3, 1/6, 1/8.

    18. Subtract 1/4 from 5/6.

    19. Multiply .5 by 2.55.

    20. Divide 29.5 by 5.025

    21. Multiply 1/3 by 3/5.

    22. Divide 1/3 by 3/5.

    23. Multiply the following: 3 x 5, 3 x -5, -3 x 5, -3 x -5.

    24. Divide the following: 20 by 5, 20 by -5, -20 by 5, -20 by -5.

    25. Perform: [(3 + 4) (6 + 7)] + 7 (6 – 3) – (2)

    26. Suppose that there exists a very large bag of marbles. You are told that there are 10,000 marbles in this bag and that 9,999 of them are black, with the remaining one white. Without looking into the bag, you reach in and take out a marble. It is white. Would you believe the previous description of the contents of the bag? Is so, on what grounds? If not, why not?

    27. The average number of pearls found by a pearl diver in a year is 20. Sam, a pearl diver, found 80 pearls last year. How many more than the average was this? How many more in dozens? How many more in scores (1 score = 20)?

    3 AnswersMathematics1 decade ago
  • HISTORY DEBATE: Was it necessary to drop the atomic bomb to end WWII?

    Please support your answers with explanation. Responses are much appreciated! Thanks!

    10 AnswersHistory1 decade ago
  • HISTORY HELP PLEASE: What events transpired to make 1968 the year of shocks?

    -What role did college students play in these events?

    -What role did the media play in people's perception of the youth?

    Responses are much appreciated. Thanks!

    4 AnswersHistory1 decade ago
  • HISTORY DEBATE: Was it necessary to drop the atomic bomb to end WWII?

    Please support your answers with explanation. Responses are much appreciated! Thanks!

    10 AnswersHistory1 decade ago
  • HISTORY HELP>DEBATE: Did Communism threaten America's internal security after WWII?

    Please provide explanation with your responses.. Thanks so much!

    3 AnswersHistory1 decade ago
  • HISTORY HELP: Civil rights movement...?

    What were the changes in focus, leadership, tactics, and goals of the civil rights movement from 1950 to 1965?

    Were blacks generally united, working toward one goal?.. what were their differences? how do these changes reflect earlier ideas about how to improve the situation of blacks in America? ...how are they original or old ideas?

    responses much appreciated...thanks!

    3 AnswersHistory1 decade ago
  • HISTORY HELP>DEBATE: Did Communism threaten America's internal security after WWII?

    Please provide explanation with your responses.. Thanks so much!

    5 AnswersHistory1 decade ago
  • HISTORY HELP PLEASE: Civil rights movement...?

    What were the changes in focus, leadership, tactics, and goals of the civil rights movement from 1950 to 1965?

    Were blacks generally united, working toward one goal?.. what were their differences? how do these changes reflect earlier ideas about how to improve the situation of blacks in America? ...how are they original or old ideas?

    responses much appreciated...thanks!

    2 AnswersHistory1 decade ago
  • DEBATE: Did Communism threaten America's internal security after WWII?

    Please provide explanation with your responses.. Thanks so much!

    3 AnswersHistory1 decade ago