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  • Aug 8, 2009, 02:42 PM
    Romefalls19
    Friends homework, been awhile
    Leah makes $24 per hour for a 40-hour week and time and a half for every hour over 40 hours. If she made $1140 last week, how many overtime hours did she work?

    Four less than nine times a number is one hundred twenty-two. Find the original number.
    The cost of renting a subcompact car from Super Rental is $20 a day plus 25 cents per mile. How far can Allison drive in one day if she has only $75?

    The length of a rectangular field is 50 meters more than twice its width. If the perimeter is 700 meters, find the dimensions of the field.

    A wire measures 84 centimeters in length. It is cut into two pieces. The shorter piece is 6 centimeters shorter than the long piece. Find the length of each piece.

    Create a real-life problem that involves linear equations and provide a solution to the problem.

    If anyone can help with any of these questions I would really appreciate it, it's been a long time since I have had to do this
  • Aug 8, 2009, 02:44 PM
    Wondergirl

    You're joking? Let's work on this piecemeal.

    Leah makes $24 per hour for a 40-hour week. How much is that?
  • Aug 8, 2009, 02:51 PM
    Romefalls19

    960 lol
  • Aug 8, 2009, 02:52 PM
    Wondergirl

    How much did Lisa make last week?
  • Aug 8, 2009, 02:55 PM
    Romefalls19

    1140 lol

    God I feel so out of it right now ha ha
  • Aug 8, 2009, 02:57 PM
    Wondergirl

    How much extra did Lisa make last week?

    (But you're so darn cute... )
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:01 PM
    Wondergirl

    I sense this is going to take us all night.

    Hurry!
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:02 PM
    Romefalls19

    Lol I got the first one, it's 5 lol some of the stuff is starting to come back to me ha ha


    I am now stuck on number 4 and 6 lol
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:05 PM
    Wondergirl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Romefalls19 View Post
    lol I got the first one, it's 5 lol some of the stuff is starting to come back to me ha ha

    Thank God.
    Quote:

    I am now stuck on number 4
    Draw a picture.
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:09 PM
    Romefalls19

    It has to be shown in a equation lol, I tried drawing a picture only to be yelled at ha ha!
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:11 PM
    Wondergirl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Romefalls19 View Post
    It has to be shown in a equation lol, I tried drawing a picture only to be yelled at ha ha!

    You can see it better if you draw a picture. Slap the person who yelled at you.

    Draw a picture--a rectangle--then note on each side the values assigned.

    (I figured it out ten minutes ago.)
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:14 PM
    Wondergirl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Romefalls19 View Post
    It has to be shown in a equation lol, I tried drawing a picture only to be yelled at ha ha!

    rectangle - 4 sides, 2 shorter (x) and 2 longer (2x + 50)
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:15 PM
    Romefalls19

    Okay I got the picture drawn
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:18 PM
    Wondergirl

    perimeter is short side + long side + short side + long side = 700 m.

    picture is of a rectangle - 4 sides, 2 shorter (x) and 2 longer (2x + 50)
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:19 PM
    Romefalls19

    Ok got it so far(I appreciate the help! :))
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:20 PM
    Wondergirl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Romefalls19 View Post
    Ok got it so far(I appreciate the help! :))

    What did you get so far? Name the value for each side.
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:21 PM
    Romefalls19

    375 for the length and 275 for the width?
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:23 PM
    Romefalls19
    162.5+162.5+137.5+137.5?
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:24 PM
    Wondergirl
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Romefalls19 View Post
    375 for the length and 275 for the width?

    no

    x for each short side
    2x+50 for each long side

    x + x + 2x + 50 + 2x + 50 = 700 m.
  • Aug 8, 2009, 03:29 PM
    Romefalls19

    OK so then after I simplify, would it be

    x+x+2x+2x=600?

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