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Truck
HI GUYS, you might help me with this question.
A total of n trucks and cars are parked in a lot. If the number of cars is 1/4 the number of trucks, and 2/3 of the trucks are pickups, how many pcikups, in terms of n, are parked in the lot?
I do already know that the answer is 8/15 n
- by Anna-Lisa
Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:53 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Truck
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Essentially, this method is comparing apples and oranges. It's important to remember the units of measurement. On the right-hand side of the equation, you have 300 (pages). On the left-hand side, there's the term 2x+3 (hours). I think i got tripped up on this one... I took 2x + 3 = 300 and solved f...
- by Anna-Lisa
Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:17 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Employee Task
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3520
Yes it is! Let me know how you did it!puneetdua wrote:Hi Lisa -
Is the ans to Braian's Avg speed ...is 28 ?
Thnaks
- by Anna-Lisa
Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:15 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Employee Task
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3520
Thanks, here´s already the next question, actually pretty easy. Brian read 108 pages of a novel on tuesday. On wednesday he read the remaining 192 pages, reading at the same average rate he read on tuesday. if his reading on wednesday took 3 hours longer than his reading on tuesday, what is his ave...
- by Anna-Lisa
Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:18 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Employee Task
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3520
Thanks 43 1/3 is the right answer. that´s what i have in my answer key, but i didn´t knew before how to get there! Maybe you can explain the following task to me too! If n identical pipes can fill an x-gallon pool in t hours, then at the same rate how long will it take one such pipe to fill a y-ga...
- by Anna-Lisa
Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:43 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Employee Task
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3520
Employee Task
Just had some problems with solving the following task, maybe you can give me an approach!
In 1955, 300 of a company´s 750 employees were women, In 1987, the company had 900 employees, 430 oh whom were women. The number of female employees increased by what percent from 1955 to 1987?
Thanks
- by Anna-Lisa
Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:13 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Employee Task
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3520