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I need math help!

How do I solve this problem:

1.According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 1990, 28% of babies in the U.S. were born to parents who were not married. Throughout the 1990s, this increased by approximently 0.6% per year.

-If this trend continues, in which year will 40% of babies be born out of wedlock?

2. A rectangular soccer field is twice as long as it is wide. If the perimeter of the soccer field is 300 yards, what are the dementions?

3. 1/2bh solve for b

4. T= D + pm solve for p

5. A= 1/2h(a + b) solve for a

Please please help if anyone can. I dont even need to know the answers… just a little help on how to set them up. I thought I was doing okay in math, but now we have these word problems and I am horrible at them. I just dont know where the numbers go. Please help me set these up if you know!

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Nante offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 29 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (5 minutes after post)

I think they should teach creationism in math, so if you dont know the answer you can just say God did it,

Whos with me!!

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randomnessma offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (7 minutes after post)

1.) in 20 years it will have gone up by 12%. .6 x 20 = 12. 28% +12% = 40 (your answers)

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SingerInPurple offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 8 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (8 minutes after post)

infoplease.com/homework

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randomnessma offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (8 minutes after post)

Length is 100 feet. Width is 50 ft. :)

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randomnessma offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (9 minutes after post)

T = D + pm. T - D = pm [T - D]/ m = p

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randomnessma offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (10 minutes after post)

Length = 100 ft. Width = 50ft. Twice as long :)

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!!!Chickiki8!!! offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (10 minutes after post)

Count Nante wrote:
I think they should teach creationism in math, so if you dont know the answer you can just say God did it,

Whos with me!!

I AM

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randomnessma offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (11 minutes after post)

A= 1/2h(a + b)

2A = h(a + b)

2A/h= a + b

[2A/h] - b = a

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chicchick64 offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (13 minutes after post)

thats right!! the formula ones are right! the length one isnt, but its okay. I have the answers, but I have to show my work and just know how to do it for tests. Thank you!!

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randomnessma offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (15 minutes after post)

Why isn’t the length one right? 100 + 100 + 50 + 50 = 300

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randomnessma offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (16 minutes after post)

perimeter = 2l + 2w 2(100) + 2(50) = 300 if you want to show your work

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chicchick64 offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (16 minutes after post)

oh oh… yes it is! i’m so sorry, i was looking at the wrong problem!! I’m sorry! Thank you!!!!

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randomnessma offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (16 minutes after post)

Sure thing :)!

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Brie offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 27 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (28 minutes after post)

GAH why ddi i go to college like randomnessma lol
good job

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Brie offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 27 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (29 minutes after post)

Didnt*

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randomnessma offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (29 minutes after post)

and to think i’m doing this the day before class starts! College tomorrow BOOO!!!

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Brie offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 27 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (29 minutes after post)

Can you all add me please

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shri_b offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
US | 1 year, 3 months ago (31 minutes after post)

4) p = (T - D) / m

These are all 6th Grade problems - what class are you in ?

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spiratec9 offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 11 #
Burnaby, BC, CA | 1 year, 3 months ago (1 hour, 29 minutes after post)

randomnessma wrote:
1.) in 20 years it will have gone up by 12%. .6 x 20 = 12. 28% +12% = 40 (your answers)

unfortunately I don’t think you calculate this problem with simple
ratio as you have shown. Because the percentage 0.6% is not constant.
The 0.6% is applied each year to the remaining group. Unless the question
specifically says that the .6% is applied to the total. Unfortunately they don’t tell us. Typical of mathematical problems. They don’t tell you. And of course they’ll think that you’re stupid if you don’t answer properly.
Just answer it like this. It’s going to take a while.

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randomnessma offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (1 hour, 30 minutes after post)

I considered that - but given the simplicity of the other problems I assumed it WAS indeed constant.

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spiratec9 offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 11 #
Burnaby, BC, CA | 1 year, 3 months ago (1 hour, 31 minutes after post)

good assumption.

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