algebra

A firefighter determines that the length of hose needed to reach a particular building is 131 m. If the available hoses are 47 m long, how many sections of hose connected together will it take to reach the building?

If the average person throws away 38.6 pounds of trash every day, how much trash would the average person throw away in one week?

\(\left(\dfrac{2}{3} - \dfrac{1}{4}\right) \div \left(\dfrac{3}{8} + \dfrac{1}{2} + \dfrac{1}{6}\right) = ?\)

When a baby was born he weighed 8 lbs. and 12 oz. After two weeks, at his checkup, he had gained 8 oz. What is his weight now in lbs. and oz.?

Michael’s favorite cake recipe calls for 0.75 pounds of flour, and he has a 5 pound bag. He wants to make several cakes for the school bake sale. How many cakes can he make?

A second hand scientific calculator was sold to Michael for P600. The original price of the item was P800. How many percent discount was given to him?

What is the solution set of \(|2(x - 1) - 15| = 7\)?

Robert has 50 coins, all in nickels and dimes, amounting to $3.50. How many nickels does he have?

Totoy is 5 ft 11 in. Nancy is 6 ft 5 in. What is the difference in their heights?

5-year-old Tomas can tie his left shoelace in 1.5 min and his right shoelace in 1.6 min. How long will it take him to tie both shoelaces?

In a school, 30 percent of students are involved in athletics. 15 percent of these play football. What percent of the students in the school play football?

Which of the following is divisible by 6?

The cost of operating a vehicle is given by \(C(x) = 0.25x + 1{,}600\), where x is in miles. If Jam just bought a vehicle and plans to spend between P5,350 and P5,600, find the range of distance she can travel.

Simplify \(\dfrac{x}{x - y} + \dfrac{y}{y - x}\).

Mary’s father is four times as old as Mary. Five years ago he was seven times as old. How old is Mary now?

A weight of 60 pounds rests on the end of an 8-foot lever and is 3 feet from the fulcrum. What weight must be placed on the other end of the lever to balance the 60 pound weight?

A man is paid P1,800 for each day he works and forfeits P300 for each day he is idle. If at the end of 40 days he nets P53,100, how many days was he idle?

By stringing together 9 differently colored beads, how many different bracelets can be made?

Find the inverse of the function \(f(x) = \sqrt{2x - 3}\).

How many 5-card poker hands are there in a standard deck of cards?