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Thanks again, I hope to remember all this information tomorrow. 8) :?

by msquare

Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:52 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: work/rate problem
Replies: 3
Views: 1341

work/rate problem

Can anyone help me with this problem?

Machines X and Y produce bottles at their constant rates. Machines X produces k bottles in 6 hours and machine Y produces k bottles in 2 hours. How many hours does it take machines X and Y, working simultaneously, to produce 12k bottles?

Thanks.

by msquare

Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:21 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: work/rate problem
Replies: 3
Views: 1341

Thanks. Is there a rule I should know when adding numbers of different base and same exponent?

by msquare

Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:31 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Exponet rules
Replies: 4
Views: 4085

Exponet rules

I'm a little confuse can anyone explain me why

2^5 + 2^5 + 3^5 + 3^5 + 3^5 = 2^6 + 3^6 and not 13^5?

Thank you.

by msquare

Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:13 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Exponet rules
Replies: 4
Views: 4085

Increase in population

If in a certain population, people are born at an average rate of 9 people every 2 seconds and people die at an average rate of 3 people every 2 seconds, by approximately how many people does the population increase in 1 day? 17, 280 25,920 129,600 259,200 388,800 I got the correct answer, but it to...

by msquare

Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:41 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Increase in population
Replies: 1
Views: 1991

I got it now, thanks.

by msquare

Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:39 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Range Question
Replies: 2
Views: 1495

Range Question

Can anyone explain me why the solution to this is 1 only and not all 3?

0 < r < 1 < s < 2, which of the following must less than 1?

I used r=.9 and s=1.1

1. r/s = .9/1.1=.8181< 1

2. rs = (.9)(.1.1)=.99<1

3. s-r = 1.1-.9=.2 < 1

Thank you.

by msquare

Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:21 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Range Question
Replies: 2
Views: 1495
by msquare

Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:42 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Temperature word problem
Replies: 5
Views: 13564

Temperature word problem

Can anyone explain this problem to me? the temperature of a certain cup of coffee 10 minutes after it was poured was 120 degrees fahrenheit. if the temperature f of the coffee t minutes after it was poured can be determined by the formula f=120(2^-at) + 60, where f is in degrees fahrenheit and a is ...

by msquare

Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:50 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Temperature word problem
Replies: 5
Views: 13564