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- Help solve this story problem
by pixleyyy on Sat Aug 22, 2009 10:48 pm - 2 Replies
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on Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:48 am
- Help solve this story problem
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- Best practices/analogies for teaching signed numbers
by Joe Callahan on Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:35 pm - 1 Replies
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- Last post by stapel_eliz
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- Best practices/analogies for teaching signed numbers
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- need help graphing and finding points
by bbb95 on Wed May 13, 2009 2:08 am - 4 Replies
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- Last post by stapel_eliz
on Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:59 pm
- need help graphing and finding points
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- Quadratic equations: contractor charges $18/sq yd; find cost
by ajackson2452 on Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:20 pm - 1 Replies
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on Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:16 am
- Quadratic equations: contractor charges $18/sq yd; find cost
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- Mixed Numbers with Variables
by guestperson on Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:14 pm - 2 Replies
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- Last post by Honeysuckle588
on Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:18 pm
- Mixed Numbers with Variables
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- A cyclist bikes x distance at 10 miles per hour and returns
by homeschool on Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:32 pm - 1 Replies
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- A cyclist bikes x distance at 10 miles per hour and returns
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- all the books say |x|>a is written as x>a or X<-a
by nicknation on Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:52 pm - 1 Replies
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- all the books say |x|>a is written as x>a or X<-a
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- mixture and uniform problems
by voodoochile on Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:35 am - 1 Replies
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- mixture and uniform problems
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- Confused about negatives!
by CBP on Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:43 pm - 5 Replies
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- Confused about negatives!
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- need help solving -5/6q-(q-1/2)=1/4(q+1)
by Reesee on Sat May 30, 2009 1:29 pm - 1 Replies
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- Last post by stapel_eliz
on Sat May 30, 2009 1:43 pm
- need help solving -5/6q-(q-1/2)=1/4(q+1)
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- Commutative, Associative Property Question
by Gina on Fri May 29, 2009 12:21 am - 2 Replies
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- Commutative, Associative Property Question
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- Should I flip the negative sign? (9^5 / 8^-6) ^-7
by Gina on Wed May 27, 2009 5:37 am - 2 Replies
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on Thu May 28, 2009 11:41 pm
- Should I flip the negative sign? (9^5 / 8^-6) ^-7
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- ratio: Mary has 11N marbles and cathy has 7N marbles so we h
by tibi318 on Wed May 20, 2009 3:05 am - 3 Replies
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- ratio: Mary has 11N marbles and cathy has 7N marbles so we h
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- aisha has 5/6 can of popcorn. It takes 1/8 can to make 1 ser
by babyZ on Mon May 18, 2009 6:53 pm - 1 Replies
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on Tue May 19, 2009 2:16 am
- aisha has 5/6 can of popcorn. It takes 1/8 can to make 1 ser
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- exponents: Why is 3^4 divided by 3^7 equal to 1/27?
by Yoru111 on Wed May 13, 2009 9:26 pm - 1 Replies
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on Wed May 13, 2009 10:16 pm
- exponents: Why is 3^4 divided by 3^7 equal to 1/27?
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- Like terms
by Underachiever on Tue May 12, 2009 6:33 pm - 2 Replies
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on Tue May 12, 2009 9:55 pm
- Like terms
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- what does the expression "!" mean?
by fuzzy_bunny on Thu May 07, 2009 9:12 pm - 4 Replies
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on Sat May 09, 2009 12:02 am
- what does the expression "!" mean?
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- Questions about the properties of addition
by Underachiever on Fri May 08, 2009 4:07 pm - 2 Replies
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on Fri May 08, 2009 7:29 pm
- Questions about the properties of addition
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- need help to solve 33/4 - (25/6 + 3/8)
by SAMIRUCHI on Mon May 04, 2009 12:20 am - 1 Replies
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- Last post by stapel_eliz
on Mon May 04, 2009 11:23 am
- need help to solve 33/4 - (25/6 + 3/8)
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- Percentages: write expression for 25% of $118.25
by amichellet on Sun May 03, 2009 2:38 am - 1 Replies
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- Percentages: write expression for 25% of $118.25
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- i need help on slope intercept form math
by dfox on Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:52 pm - 1 Replies
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on Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:57 pm
- i need help on slope intercept form math
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- is there a name for the bar you put over "forever" decimals?
by little_dragon on Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:19 pm - 2 Replies
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on Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:39 pm
- is there a name for the bar you put over "forever" decimals?
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- (10-46) div by 6 x (-3)-(-6)(-9)(-1) my ans not 1 of choices
by nicknation on Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:30 pm - 1 Replies
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- Last post by stapel_eliz
on Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:26 am
- (10-46) div by 6 x (-3)-(-6)(-9)(-1) my ans not 1 of choices
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- If a=9*23 and b=9*124, what is the value of b-a?
by babyZ on Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:31 pm - 1 Replies
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- Last post by stapel_eliz
on Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:41 pm
- If a=9*23 and b=9*124, what is the value of b-a?
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- what is fraction for decimal .151515 (the 15 keeps on going)
by nicknation on Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:47 pm - 6 Replies
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- Last post by nicknation
on Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:39 pm
- what is fraction for decimal .151515 (the 15 keeps on going)
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