Mathematical Excursions (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Richard N. Aufmann, Joanne Lockwood, Richard D. Nation, Daniel K. Clegg
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Write the expression as a unit rate.
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Mathematical Excursions (MindTap Course List)
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Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 6ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 7ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 8ESCh. 9.1 - Solve the equation. 48=6zCh. 9.1 - Prob. 10ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 11ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 12ESCh. 9.1 - Solve the equation. x4=2Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 14ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 15ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 16ESCh. 9.1 - Solve the equation. 5x3=9x7Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 18ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 19ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 20ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 21ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 22ESCh. 9.1 - Solve the equation. 4b+15=32bCh. 9.1 - Prob. 24ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 25ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 26ESCh. 9.1 - Solve the equation. 5(32y)=34yCh. 9.1 - Prob. 28ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 29ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 30ESCh. 9.1 - Solve the equation. 4a+3=7(58a)Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 32ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 33ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 34ESCh. 9.1 - Solve the equation. 3(x4)=1(2x7)Ch. 9.1 - Solve the equation. 2y34=y61Ch. 9.1 - Solve the equation. x8+2=3x43Ch. 9.1 - Solve the equation. 2x33+12=56Ch. 9.1 - Solve the equation. 23+3x+14=53Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 40ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 41ESCh. 9.1 - Car Payments The monthly car payment on a 60-month...Ch. 9.1 - Car Payments The monthly car payment on a 60-month...Ch. 9.1 - Deep-Sea Diving The pressure on a diver can be...Ch. 9.1 - Deep-Sea Diving The pressure on a diver can be...Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 46ESCh. 9.1 - Foot Races The world-record time for a 1-mile race...Ch. 9.1 - Black Ice Black ice is an ice covering on roads...Ch. 9.1 - Black Ice Black ice is a nice covering on roads...Ch. 9.1 - Crickets The formula N=7C30 approximates N, the...Ch. 9.1 - Crickets The formula N=7C30 approximates N, the...Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 52ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 53ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 54ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 55ESCh. 9.1 - Write an equation as part of solving the problem....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 57ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 58ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 59ESCh. 9.1 - Write an equation as part of solving the problem....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 61ESCh. 9.1 - Write an equation as part of solving the problem....Ch. 9.1 - Write an equation as part of solving the problem....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 64ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 65ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 66ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 67ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 68ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 69ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 70ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 71ESCh. 9.1 - Solve the formula for the indicated variable....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 73ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 74ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 75ESCh. 9.1 - Solve the formula for the indicated variable....Ch. 9.1 - Solve the formula for the indicated variable....Ch. 9.1 - Solve the formula for the indicated variable....Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 79ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 80ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 81ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 82ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 83ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 84ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 85ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 86ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 87ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 88ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 89ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 90ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 91ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 92ESCh. 9.1 - Prob. 93ESCh. 9.2 - In 1979, his rookie year, Jeff Reardon pitched 21...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 2EECh. 9.2 - In 1987, Nolan Ryan had the lowest ERA of any...Ch. 9.2 - During the 2015 season, Jake Arrieta of the...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 5EECh. 9.2 - Prob. 1ESCh. 9.2 - Prob. 2ESCh. 9.2 - Write the expression as a unit rate. 582mi in 12hCh. 9.2 - Write the expression as a unit rate. 138mi on 6...Ch. 9.2 - Write the expression as a unit rate. 544 words...Ch. 9.2 - Write the expression as a unit rate. 100m in 8sCh. 9.2 - Write the expression as a unit rate. 9100 for 350...Ch. 9.2 - Write the expression as a unit rate. 1000 ft2 of...Ch. 9.2 - Wages A machinist earns 682.50 for working a...Ch. 9.2 - Space Vehicles The Space Shuttles solid rocket...Ch. 9.2 - Photography During filming, an IMAX camera uses...Ch. 9.2 - Consumerism Which is the more economical purchase,...Ch. 9.2 - Consumerism Which is the more economical purchase,...Ch. 9.2 - Wages You have a choice of receiving a wage of...Ch. 9.2 - Baseball Baseball statisticians calculate a...Ch. 9.2 - Population Density The table below shows the...Ch. 9.2 - E-mail The Radicati Group compiled the following...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 18ESCh. 9.2 - Prob. 19ESCh. 9.2 - Exchange Rates The table below shows the exchange...Ch. 9.2 - Exchange Rates The table below shows the exchange...Ch. 9.2 - Real Estate Dean Baker, co-director at the Center...Ch. 9.2 - Real Estate Dean Baker, co-director at the Center...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 24ESCh. 9.2 - Prob. 25ESCh. 9.2 - Prob. 26ESCh. 9.2 - Solve the proportion. 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