Question

i have no idea how to set this up
Yuka buys 6 pounds of apples at $0.50 a pound. She also buys 6 pounds of bananas. Altogether, the fruit costs $12.00. What is the cost per pound for the bananas?
A.
$2.00
B.
$1.00
C.
$1.50
D.
$0.50

Answer 1

ok so she buys 12 pounds in total, and half of that are apples. you know the price of the apples. if its .50 per pound, whats 6x.50?
then take that number, and subtract it from 12.
then take that result and divide it by 6 and you will get your answer

Answer 2

so it would be 1.50?

Answer 3

yep! good job :)

Answer 4

nah, you just have to read it one part at a time

Answer 5

i do is just that all the words confuse me kinda thats why i i dont like word problems thats also the reason why im taking 9th grade math when im in 10th grade

Answer 6

oh I see.
well I can simplify this down for you if you want so you can use it for future word problems?
word problems are my forte :P

Answer 7

all i need help with simplifying world problems and thanks that would be very nice of you :)

Answer 8

ok so Yuka buys 6 pounds of apples at $0.50 a pound. She also buys 6 pounds of bananas. Altogether, the fruit costs $12.00. What is the cost per pound for the bananas?
If equations are easier for you, use the information to make an equation.
theres 12 pounds total (6+6)
so that will be your total
(x+x=12)
and you know 1 pound of apples is .50
you also know she bought 6 pounds of bananas.
so the equation qould be
1.50x6+bx6=12 (b=bananans, and there were 6 pounds total)
so solving that equation should get you 1.50
(Ithink you need to divide 9/6 not 6/9)
I hope that helps :/ I'm not that good at explaining

Answer 9

i dont say your not good because you actually helped me :)

Answer 10

aw ok c: let me know if you need any more word problem help

Answer 11

i have another one
At her job, Mary works 4 hours on Monday, 3 hours on Wednesday, and 6 hours on Saturday. Her boss adds a $10 bonus to her paycheck, which then totals $120.50. What is Mary's hourly pay?
A.
$8.50
B.
$9.27
C.
$5.24
D.
$8.05

wouldnt you do 120.50-10=110.5 and then add the hours together and divide 110.5 by the hours?

Answer 12

hmm
I would subtract 10 first because thats her bonus.
then I'd add the hours together..
so 13 hours and theres 110.50 total, then divide..
the answer is A, 8.50 sooo YES you are correct :D
*throws confetti*

Answer 13

omg!!!! im like so proud lol

Answer 14

thank u!!!!!

Answer 15

:D your welcome <3

Answer 16

A vine 6 cm tall is planted in a garden. It grows 4 centimeters a day. How many days will it take to reach 122 cm in height?
A.
32
B.
30.5
C.
29
D.
27

for this one do you do 122 divided by 4 and you get your answer which is 30.5? or do you have to do something with the 6cm?

Answer 17

ok so its already 6 cm, so you would subtract that from the total (always do this)
so thats 116
then take 116/4 (because that gives you the days)
so yea you have to do something with the 6, because if its already 6 you dont need it in the equation.
(theres really 3 kinds of info in a problem, the starter, the total, and the variable, the total needs to have the started subtracted form it, and the variable is what you use to figure out the answer)

Answer 18

i thought you didnt need to use the 6 because it was already that tall, but when you solve that the answer is 29 right?

Answer 19

yep c: tbut yea if somehting is already that tall, or like with the bonus theres an extra 10 bucks, and with the apples it was the .50, but theres always an extra something that you need to take away from the total.

Answer 20

ohhhh okayyy i get that partt now ,umm now i really need your help understanding this because im doing Translate and Solve Written Statements

Answer 21

I can help you with them :) just write the problem and write what you did to solve and if it's wrong I'll help you with what you got wrong ok c:

Answer 22

okayy :D

Answer 23

Twice the difference between a number and 4 is twenty. Find the number.
A.
8
B.
9
C.
12
D.
14

so when it says twice the difference does it mean to do 2x+4=20?

Answer 24

well dfference is subtraction (the difference in 5 and 4 is one)
I honestly don't know this one but since I'm a cheater I googled it and yes its 2x+4=20 xD

Answer 25

lol nice one so the answer would be 8?

Answer 26

yep :D

Answer 27

:D In a change jar, Tom has nickels and dimes. The number of nickels is two times the number of dimes and the total amount of money in the jar is $1.20. How many dimes are in the jar?
A.
6
B.
12
C.
10
D.
24


so this one is kinda hard would it be 2d=1.20?

Answer 28

and it would be 6?

Answer 29

ok so theres 2times more nickels then dimes...and 1.20 total
I believe it is 6. so if there were 6 dimes that would be 60. that would mean there would HAVE to be 12 nickels and that equals to 60 as well so yes :D you're right

Answer 30

woa actually ive never done this good i guess it helps having a person to tell what you think and they can say if ur right or not

The length of a rectangle is five centimeters more than its width, w. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 26 centimeters, what is the area of the rectangle, in square centimeters?
A.
104
B.
676
C.
36
D.
26
so for this one would it be 5w=26 (idk this one confuses me)

Answer 31

so perimeter is the sum of all 4 sides.
and the l and 5 more than w
so if the sum is 26
aw man this is hard
well the sides are 4 and 9,
so 4*9 is 36
I dont know how I came up with the answer but the answer is 36 @_@
I just plugged in numbers until I got 4 and 9 and that gives you the answer

Answer 32

lol that was the same thing i said this is hard but is basically plugging in random numbers?

Answer 33

well it had to equal 26, and you should start with a low number so I tried 3 and 8 (remember one is 5 mroe than the toehr) and that was really close so I bumped it up one and got it :P sometimes you have to do that if it's hard

Answer 34

yeah i do that sometimes but i didnt know you could do that for this problem

Answer 35

you can do it for any problem that involves a variable really

Answer 36

Eight less than a number doubled is twenty more than the number. What is the number?
A.
28
B.
6
C.
14
D.
36
for this one is 8-n= ugh im stuck

Answer 37

well i got to go

Answer 38

this one just plug in each answer until it fits
so 6... double that and its 12 and eight less is not 20 more then the number

Answer 39

hey can u help me today?

Answer 40

please

Answer 41

I have to go soon but I can try

Answer 42

alright i only have like 2 questions

Answer 43

The area of a triangle is 22 , with a base of 8 yards. What is the height, in yards?
A.
5.5
B.
11
C.
2.75
D.
20

for this one i set up the equation 1/2b(base) times (height) and i plugged in 8 into the base and then got 4 but i tried dividing that buy 22 but it didnt give me a right answer

Answer 44

it's 5.5 yards
Area = 1/2 * Base * Height
22 = 1/2 * 8 * Height
Height = 22/4 = 5.5 yd

Answer 45

with geometry equations you just have to remember a ton of formulas and I think thats what you got wrong really, is that it wasnt the right formula (:

Answer 46

im not good remembering stuff honestly