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Lone Wolf
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Oct 13, 2007 2:07 AM #63079
I have no clue how to figure this one out.

Two sisters each wanted to buy a notepad. But when they checked their money, one sister was 2 cents short and the other was 24 cents short. When they pooled their money together, they still didn't have enough money to buy a notepad. How much does 1 notepad cost?

I have no idea how to do this...
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Oct 13, 2007 2:19 AM #63082
Is that all the book says?
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Oct 13, 2007 2:22 AM #63083
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Is that all the book says?


Yes .
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Oct 13, 2007 2:28 AM #63084
Quote from Lone Wolf
I have no clue how to figure this one out.

Two sisters each wanted to buy a notepad. But when they checked their money, one sister was 2 cents short and the other was 24 cents short. When they pooled their money together, they still didn't have enough money to buy a notepad. How much does 1 notepad cost?

I have no idea how to do this...


that cant honestly be all what it says.

its unsolvable. you dont know how much they both have. all you know its >=24 cents.

are you sure thats all it sais?
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Oct 13, 2007 2:33 AM #63085
I think I figured this out. You're supposed to make this into an inequality.
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Oct 13, 2007 2:41 AM #63086
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I think I figured this out. You're supposed to make this into an inequality.


Maybe. I don't think it has to be an exact number...
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Oct 13, 2007 3:18 AM #63089
What grade are you in by the way?
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Oct 13, 2007 4:01 AM #63104
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What grade are you in by the way?


7th. This is for bonus points.
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Oct 13, 2007 4:24 AM #63107
Oh ok, just wondering.
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Oct 13, 2007 5:50 AM #63112
And thus, this has been stickified.
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Oct 14, 2007 12:24 AM #63217
Yay! It got stickied.
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Oct 29, 2007 11:13 PM #65715
wow this would have helped me like 2 days ago =/
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Nov 29, 2007 12:03 AM #69686
Ok I need some help guys with this question...

2m - 15 = -21 + 8

I hate this math and by the way, it's called "Solving Equations in More Than One Step"
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Nov 29, 2007 12:06 AM #69687
Quote from Fringo
Ok I need some help guys with this question...

2m - 15 = -21 + 8

I hate this math and by the way, it's called "Solving Equations in More Than One Step"

2m - 15 = -21 + 8
2m -15 = -13
2m - 15 + 15= -13 + 15
2m = 2
m=1
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Nov 29, 2007 12:07 AM #69688
Quote from Fringo
Ok I need some help guys with this question...

2m - 15 = -21 + 8

I hate this math and by the way, it's called "Solving Equations in More Than One Step"

Are you in 6th grade or something?

2m = -21 + 8 + 15
2m = -6 + 8
2m = 2
m = 1