suppose a map is scaled so that a half inch represents 25 miles. how many inches of the map represents 87 1/2 miles?

35,906 questions, page 59
1. Geography

In the world map, is Hawaii usually shown?

asked by Kyralle on August 25, 2014
2. Science

What does a topographic PROFILE (NOT MAP) tell you about an area?

asked by Angel on January 19, 2012
3. earthscience

How do you connect the dots on a isohyet map?

asked by Jethro on November 4, 2008
4. social studies

asked by michelle on November 14, 2012
5. social studies

what color is asia on the globe map?

6. geography

how does an elevation map help me learn about geography?

asked by witshell on January 23, 2012

why did miss muffet need a road map

asked by nicole on October 8, 2008
8. Science

Which waves can be used to map the interior of earth?

asked by Jennifer on April 10, 2008
9. social studies

Where is Pike Peak located on the Map?

asked by Tamara on August 20, 2008
10. geography

if you didn't understand a symbol on a map where would you look?

asked by kylie on October 9, 2008
11. geography

On a map of a scale of 1:1, two places are 3 cm apart how far apart are they on the ground

asked by karabo on April 13, 2016
12. Milford DE

#6 Plot Story map for the other wife

asked by Jean on March 26, 2014
13. social studies

asked by blaise on October 14, 2008
14. math

The scale of a map is 5m= 15 mi maps 8.2 actual____

asked by mj on February 11, 2015
15. Science

I need help how i can make a Volcanoes Concept Map

asked by Anonymous on February 26, 2011
16. math

wHY DID MISS MAFFET NEED A ROAD MAP

asked by may lou on October 3, 2011
17. Geography

Is there a website of a population map for 2014?

asked by Kyralle on August 27, 2014
18. maths

Water is leaking out of a barrel. In the first hour, it lost half the number of litres it held, plus one litre. In the second hour, it lost half the remainder plus another litre. In the third hour, it lost half the remainder again, plus a further litre;

asked by ann on May 22, 2012

Jerry needs to buy a used car, but only has $630.00. He wants to purchase a yellow sports car with 61,000 miles. The owner is asking$1,920.00. If he earns $120.00 per week at the Coffee Shack, which equation represents the number of weeks he is going to asked by PLZ HALP on November 8, 2017 20. Physic (Relativity) ions have a half life of 1.8*10exp(-8)sec. A pion beam leaves an accelerator at a speed of 0.8c, What is the expect distance over which half the pion should decay: (a) classically (b) relativistically asked by John on January 2, 2010 21. Math A small truck is to be driven 300 miles on a freeway at a constant speed of x miles per hour. Speed laws on the freeway require that a truck must be driven between 30 miles per hour and 70 miles per hour. assume that fuel cost$3.50 per gallon. in

asked by nancy on April 24, 2007
22. Chemistry

The half-life of C-14 is 5700 years. If it took seven half lives for a sample of C-14 to decay completely, how many years would have gone by?

asked by Mari on January 24, 2013
23. chemistry

balance the charge in the two half reactions by multiplying the half reactions by the correct multiplication factors

asked by deja on May 22, 2014
24. physics

If half life of iodine 131 is 8 days, how much from 32g remain after 40 days (5 half lives).

asked by henry on August 19, 2016
25. Math

Please help me!!! The table below represents the velocity of a car as a function of time: time Velocity seconds (m/s) x f (x) 15 45 22 66 29 87 36 108 The average rate of change of the function between x = 15 to x = 29 is __________m/s2 and represents the

asked by Harper on November 24, 2015
26. number theory

How might you go about proving that N-M is divisible by 9 when N represents an integer (such as 6923) and M represents that integer in reverse order (such as 3296)? so far, I have shown that 6923-3296=3627 is divisible by 9 by the sum of the digits, but

asked by Laura on April 19, 2009

The volume V (r) of a sphere is a function of its radius r. Suppose a spherical snowball with a radius 2 f t started to melt so that the radius is changing at a constant rate of 4.5 inches per minute. If f(t) feet is the radius of the snowball after t

asked by Renzo on November 15, 2014
28. Physics

Suppose you spend 30.0 minutes on a stair-climbing machine, climbing at a rate of 75 steps per minute, with each step 8.00 inches high. If you weigh 150 lb and the machine reports that 690 kcal have been burned at the end of the workout, what efficiency is

asked by Allie on December 2, 2011
29. Socials

Im working on a map about the railways in British North America, 1865. And it shows all the railways like the Grand Truck Railway, Maritime Railway, Intercolonial Railway, American Railway, Great Western Railway, and the Northern Railway. And basically the

asked by Sara on March 8, 2011
30. calculus optimization problem

by cutting away identical squares from each corner of a rectangular piece of cardboard and folding up the resulting flaps, an open box may be made. if the cardboard is 30 inches long and 14 inches wide find the dimensions of the box that will yield the

asked by sasha on April 3, 2013
31. Calculus

A manufacturer constructs open boxes from sheets of cardboard that are 6 inches square by cutting small squares from the corners and folding up the sides. The Research and Development Department asks you to determine the size of the square that produces a

asked by Isaac on August 9, 2011
32. math

Break-Even Analysis and Cost Analysis: As a first-time homeowner, there are going to many decisions that you need to make, such as whom to hire for the upkeep of your lawn. You have just received advertisements from 2 companies in your area: Greener Lawns

asked by schyla on May 9, 2011
33. math 140

Break-Even Analysis and Cost Analysis: As a first-time homeowner, there are going to many decisions that you need to make, such as whom to hire for the upkeep of your lawn. You have just received advertisements from 2 companies in your area: Greener Lawns

asked by sharon ashford on May 2, 2011
34. AP Chemistry

Sodium can be extracted by heating naturally occurring salt until it is molten. An electrochemical process is then used to extract the sodium. Cl2 is produced at the anode, and Na is collected at the cathode. 1. Write the half-reactions that occur at the

asked by Hermela on October 6, 2016
35. algebraic reasoning

the relationship b/w the distance d, in feet, required to stop a vehicle and s, the speed in miles per hour that the vehicle was traveling, is given by the equation d=0.0155s(squared)/f f represents the coefficient of friction b/w the tires and the road

asked by megan on February 23, 2008
36. Math (Pre-calculus)

An artist is creating a mosaic that cannot be larger than the space allotted which is 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide. The mosaic must be at least 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide. The tiles in the mosaic have words written on them and the artist ants the words to

asked by ELVIA on August 29, 2015
37. math

An element has a half-life of 30 years. If 1.0 mg of this element decays over a period of 90 years, how many mg of this element would remain? Begin amount is 1.0 elapsed time is 90y half life 30 years n=9/30 n=3 90/2^2 90/8 = 11.25mg thinking it's wrong

asked by Lynette on March 24, 2017
38. Science

An element has a half-life of 30 years. If 1.0 mg of this element decays over a period of 90 years, how many mg of this element would remain? Begin amount is 1.0 elapsed time is 90y half life 30 years n=9/30 n=3 90/2^2 90/8 = 11.25mg thinking it's wrong

asked by Lynette on March 24, 2017
39. Algebra

Hearst Castle is 180 miles from Ventura by road. Two coaches leave Ventura at the same time, both heading for Hearst Castle, but one averages 5 mph faster than the other. If the faster coach reaches Hearst Castle half an hour earlier than the slower coach,

asked by Justin on April 28, 2013
40. Calculus

Suppose that a car can accelerate from 30 mph to 50 mph in 4 seconds. Assuming a constant acceleration, find the acceleration (in miles per second squared) of the car and find the distance traveled by the car during the 4 seconds.

asked by Veronica on January 4, 2018
41. Music

If you were to add a Dor to a quarter note in four-four time, how many beats would the dotted quarter note occupy? 1. Half a beat 2. One beat 3. One-and-a-half beats 4. Two-and-half beats

asked by Help! on February 17, 2015
42. Physics

When one gallon of gasoline is burned in a car engine, 1.20 108 J of internal energy is released. Suppose that 0.99 108 J of this energy flows directly into the surroundings (engine block and exhaust system) in the form of heat. If 5.0 105 J of work is

43. Geometry

You are re-tiling the entry to your home and want to create a fancy circular medallion in the center. You want to create a large circle with a smaller circle centered inside. You want to tile the large circle with blue tile and the smaller circle with

asked by Hails on April 19, 2018
44. Algebra

Find the next three terms in the sequence? -6,5,16,17 A 38,49,60*** B 37,47,57 C 36,45,54 D 36,46,57 3 What are the first four terms of the sequence represented by the expression n(n-1)-5? A -7,-5,-3,1 B -5,-10,-15,-20 C 0,2,6,12 D -5,-3,1,7*** 6.Given the

asked by Cindy on April 10, 2018

Mr. McWilliams drove 76 miles Monday and 43 miles Tuesday. Follow the steps to find how many miles Mr.McWilliams drove all together. 1. Estimate the total distance Mr.McWilliams drove. 2. Find the actual total distance.

asked by Tony on October 31, 2010
46. mAth

The auto repair shop is 1 3/10 miles from the bank. The bank is 3 3/5 miles from gina home. After she left her car at the shop gina walk to the bank. Then she walked home. How far did gina walk in all. Is the answer 5 miles

asked by anoymous on December 2, 2014
47. math

At 9:30 A.M. Andrew left Exeter for Portsmouth, cycling at 12 miles per hour At 10:00 A.M. Stacy left Portsmouth for Exeter, cycling at 16 miles pewr hour. The distance from Exeter to Portsmouth is 20 miles. At what time did they meet?

asked by Julie on November 23, 2007
48. algebra

on average a child grows 2.5 inches per year from age 2 until adolescence. write an equation that shows how to calculate the height h of a child given the number of years y since age 2 if the child is 33 inches tall at at 2?

asked by joanna on January 24, 2012

Can you help with geometry? 1. Sally constructs a triangle with one side 6 inches long and another side 8 inches long. What is the 3rd side? (haven't learned Pythagorean theorem) Ans: 6 + x > 8 x > 2 6 + 8 > x 14 > x 8 + x > 6 x > -2 so, x must be > 2, but

asked by Alexis on February 27, 2015
50. Alg 2

a rectangular picture frame measures 8 inches by 4 inches. You want to triple the frame's area by adding the same distance, x, to the length and width. Find the value of x and find the new dimensions of the frame. How do you do this?? Please show work

asked by Anna on July 26, 2011
51. Math

Maria had a square piece of paper. She cut 3 inches off the length and 4 inches off the width. Now the paper has a surface area of 30 in2. Which equation would you use to find the dimensions of the original piece of paper? A. x2 - 7x + 12 = 0 B. x2 - 7x -

asked by Tyrone on June 3, 2010
52. math

A fishbowl shaped like a sphere is filled with water. The fishbowl has a diameter of 16 inches. Which measurement is closest to the volume of water in the fishbowl in cubic inches? A 2, 144.66 in.3 B 17, 157.28 in.3 C 5, 461.67 in.3 D 6, 433.98 in.3

asked by No on April 12, 2019
53. physic

Block _____ Name ________________________________________ Date __________ Average Speed 1. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Usain Bolt won the 100-m race in 9.69 s. What was his average speed? 2. Light from the sun reaches Earth in 8.3 min. The speed of light

asked by Anonymous on November 3, 2011
54. chemistry

"Suppose you had a mole of gold atoms (radius=144pm) and could link the atoms together like a string of pearls. How many of these gold necklaces could you make using 1 mole of gold atoms so that each necklace would stretch from the earth to the sun?

asked by Nicole on September 24, 2008

using coins from home, build a design with mirror symmetry on student sheet 5, Half and half. Then answer the following questions.Build side A of your design on one side of the sheet, hal and half. Amount of $side a is worth and how much the whole design asked by tanya on September 16, 2008 56. Geometry Elaine purchased 4.5 yards of lace trim from her local fabric shop. She has a circular tablecloth that is 54 inches in diameter and a square tablecloth that is 40 inches on each side. Can she trim either tablecloth? asked by Clarissa on September 26, 2015 57. Math A bakery charges$0.10 for a cookie that is 2 inches in diameter. If the price is proportional to the area, how much do they charge for an extra large cookie that is 8 inches in diameter? Assume that each cookie is shaped of a circle. A: $0.40 B:$0.80 C:

asked by anonymous on April 24, 2016
58. MATH

An open box with a square base is to be made from a square piece of cardboard 24 inches on a side by cutting out a square of side x inches from each corner and turning up the sides.Graph V=V(x)

asked by lisa on April 18, 2014
59. physics....

Suppose that the inside length of a microwave oven is 30 cm. If the length of a microwave oven is one half of the wavelength of microwaves used by the oven, find the frequency of the microwaves used in the oven. What is the equation that relates the three

asked by kennedy on June 13, 2012
60. Calculus/ Optimization

A truck driver, on assignment from the owner of the truck is to drive on a 300 mile stretch of highway at a constant speed of v miles per hour. According to road signs, the minimum speed allowed is 55 miles per hour and the speed limit is 70 miles per

asked by Marto on March 24, 2013

A truck driver, on assignment from the owner of the truck is to drive on a 300 mile stretch of highway at a constant speed of v miles per hour. According to road signs, the minimum speed allowed is 55 miles per hour and the speed limit is 70 miles per

asked by Chris on March 24, 2013
62. math gr.10

Hi! I have been stuck on this problem for the past 20 minutes. Please help! A rectangular garden 30m by 40m has two paths of equal width crossing through as shwon. Find the width of each path if the total area covered by the paths s 325m^2. () - represents

asked by jamie on May 11, 2011
63. geometry

User: Courtney Thompson In Course: Geometry V8 ( 2167) Instructor: Tracie Morgan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: You must not leave this exam form! If you try to click back into this exam again

asked by courtney thompson on December 31, 2008
64. social studys

wich is the only state bording New Hampshire,canada and the atlantic ocean?? Please check this map.

asked by jeannette on October 11, 2006
65. math

john brought a new aquarium. How many gallons of water will john need to fill the tank three quarters of the way full? the tank is 12 inches tall and 19.25 long [1 gallon = 231 cubic inches] the tank is square

asked by james on February 9, 2012
66. Calculus

The measurement of the radius of a circle is 16 inches, with a possible error of .25 inches. Use differentials to approximate the possible propagated error in computing the area of the circle and find the percent error. I've gotten to 2Pi*16*.25 but don't

asked by Sam on October 25, 2016
67. math

A bakery charges ten cents for a cookie that is 2 inches in diameter. If the price is proportional to the area, how much do they charge for an extra large cookie that is 8 inches in diameter? Assume that each cookie is shaped of a circle.

asked by Trinity on May 19, 2014
68. Math, Geometry

A square and an equilateral triangle have equal perimeters. The area of the triangle is 2\sqrt {3} square inches. What is the number of inches in the length of the diagonal of the square? Please give me a full clear explanation with the answer.

asked by ????????? on August 2, 2013
69. math

WHEN MR. LOWE RETURN FROM HIS FISHING TRIP, HIS STUDENTS INQUIRED AS TO THE LENGTH OF HIS PRIZE CATCH. MR. LOWE ANSWERED. "THE HEAD MEASURED 9 INCHES." "THE TAIL WAS AS LONG AS THE HEAD AND HALF THE BODY." THE BODY WAS AS LONG AS THE HEAD AND TAIL." HOW

asked by Maya Is The Best Freaking Person Ever! on November 23, 2014
70. MATH

WHEN MR. LOWE RETURN FROM HIS FISHING TRIP, HIS STUDENTS INQUIRED AS TO THE LENGTH OF HIS PRIZE CATCH. MR. LOWE ANSWERED. "THE HEAD MEASURED 9 INCHES." "THE TAIL WAS AS LONG AS THE HEAD AND HALF THE BODY." THE BODY WAS AS LONG AS THE HEAD AND TAIL." HOW

asked by MIMI on May 19, 2010
71. math

There are 3 earthworms .Their length are 6 1/4 inches, 4 1/4 inches and 5 3/8 inches. What is the total length of the three earthworms.

asked by kevin on March 24, 2014
72. math

if my cross is 3 3/8 inches tall and 2 1/2 inches wide how wide should it be if its 7 1/2 inches tall

asked by brandon on July 27, 2012
73. Probability

There are 49 mice in a pet shop. 30 mice are white. 27 mice are male. 18 mice have short tails. 8 mice are white and have short tails. 11 mice are male and have short tails. 7 mice are male but neither white nor short-tailed. 5 mice have all three

asked by Anonymous on February 20, 2014
74. math

the perimeter of a triangle is 42 inches. three times the length of the longest side minus the length of the shortest side is 49 inches. the sum of the length of the longest side and twice the sum of both the other side lengths is 65 inches. find the side

asked by tee on November 4, 2013
75. math 1324

The matrix FROM R D I [ 0.6 0.1 0.1] R P=[ 0.2 0.7 0.1] D TO [ 0.2 0.2 0.8] I To is called a stochastic matrix. Each entry pij (i ≠ j) represents the proportion of the voting population that changes from Party i to Party j, and pii represents the

asked by Anie on July 21, 2016
76. Math

Hat sizes are determined by measuring the circumference of the head in either inches or centimeters? use ratio and proportions to complete the following table Hat size =7 Head circumference inches = 22 and Centimeters =56 and If hat size was 6 3/4 Head

asked by Delores on July 30, 2010
77. Math

Hat sizes are determined by measuring the circumference of the head in either inches or centimeters? use ratio and proportions to complete the following table Hat size =7 Head circumference inches = 22 and Centimeters =56 and If hat size was 6 3/4 Head

asked by Delores on July 30, 2010
78. Chem

Use half-cells to balance the following redox reaction, and label the oxidation and reduction half-reactions. Also, note that bromide is a spectator ion and can be eliminated. FeBr3(aq) +Mg(s) = Fe(s) + MgBr2(aq) Fe^+2 -2e +Br^- e+ + Mg^+2 -2e =Fe^+2 -2e

asked by Feather on September 28, 2014
79. earth science

what would be the chart to use for carbon 14 whcih has a half life of 5730 years and a piece of wood which originally has 12 grams pf radioactive isotope; If the half lives occurred and now has 0.75 grams left?

asked by lan on November 29, 2012
80. pre calc

the hour hand of a clock is 5 inches long and the minute hand is 6 inches long. Determine the distance between the tips of the hand at 11:40 p.m. please help i don't understand how to do this. if you work it out this will help alot

asked by jim on December 8, 2011
81. Math

Please help me with the following by checking my answer. The length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is √6 inches. How long, in inches, are the legs of the triangle? A. 3 B. 6 C. √3 - (This is my answer.) D. √6 I am not sure on my

82. MATH!!

carl has a box with a length width and height of 12 inches. she needs a box that is 4 inches longer, not as high, yet still has exactly the same width and volume. what are the new dimensions? which box requires more material to construct? PLEASE HELP ME!!

asked by cindy on February 20, 2013
83. algebra

carl has a box with a length width and height of 12 inches. she needs a box that is 4 inches longer, not as high, yet still has exactly the same width and volume. what are the new dimensions? which box requires more material to construct? PLEASE HELP ME!!

asked by cindy on February 20, 2013
84. math

carl has a box with a length width and height of 12 inches. she needs a box that is 4 inches longer, not as high, yet still has exactly the same width and volume. what are the new dimensions? which box requires more material to construct? PLEASE HELP ME!!

asked by rebecca on February 20, 2013

what are three advantage of advertising? I can't think of anything. Suppose you owned a new company with a superior product no one ever heard of your product and you needed to help customers learn about its advantages. Or suppose you had to get rid of a

asked by dirk on November 8, 2006
86. Statistics

According to internal testing done by the Get-A-Grip tire company, the lifetime of tires sold on new cars is normally distributed with a mean of 23,000 miles, with a standard deviation of 2500 miles. If the claim by Get-A-Grip is true, what is the mean of

asked by Brianna on October 30, 2013
87. College Algebra

Part 1: Suppose that the number of new homes built, H, in a city over a period of time, t, is graphed on a rectangular coordinate system where time is on the horizontal axis. Suppose that the number of homes built can be modeled by an exponential function,

asked by Vision/Help! on November 3, 2007
88. Trigonometry

Water is dripping out of the bottom of a conical container. The cone has a diameter of 8 inches and a height of 8 inches. a) When the depth of the water is 8 inches, what is the radius of the water? b) Write a function for the volume of water left in the

asked by Bailey on April 12, 2016
89. math

Issa IS driving to the airport to catch a flight to Miami, and Her arrival depends on traffic. If the traffic is light, then she can drive 60 mph and arrive at the airport 1 hour early. If traffic is heavy, she can drive 35 mph and arrive at the airport on

asked by Jane on July 18, 2012
90. algebra

A stainless steel patio heater is a square pyramid. The length of one side of the base is 21.6 inches. The slant height of the pyramid is 83.3 inches. What is the height of the pyramid? Round to one decimal place as needed. I have tried and can't figure it

91. plane geometry

a clock hangs on the wall. the wall is 71 ft and 9 inches long and 10 ft and f inches high. the night watchman notices that the hands of the clock are pointing in opposite directions and are parallel to one of the diagonals of the wall. what was the exact

asked by jack on June 20, 2017
92. plane geometry

a clock hangs on the wall. the wall is 71 ft and 9 inches long and 10 ft and f inches high. the night watchman notices that the hands of the clock are pointing in opposite directions and are parallel to one of the diagonals of the wall. what was the exact

asked by gwapo on June 20, 2017
93. math

betsy travel on a bus for 21 miles to school. if betsy travels for a full week. how many total miles did she travel ? Use a drawing and distributive property to solve.

asked by kiran on January 9, 2014
94. Trig

If a plane takes off on runway 31 (N 31o W) and flies 4 miles, then makes a right (90o) turn and flies 11 miles, what bearing will the traffic controller use to locate the plane?

asked by Melinda on January 24, 2012
95. science

how many days would it take to fly to Jupiter (from Earth) in a space shuttle at 45,000 miles per hour? The minimum distance between the Earth and Jupiter is 365 million miles.

asked by emma on October 3, 2012
96. Algebra

A person's trip from the city to his cabin in the mountains was 229.6 miles. If his car used 4.5 gallons of gas for the trip, estimate the number of miles his car gets to the gallon

asked by Anonymous on March 3, 2015
97. algebra

Maria drove to a ski resort that was 60 miles away. She decided to stop for lunch when she was 3/4 of the way there. If she drove for 9 hours before stopping for lunch, what was her average speed, in miles per hour?

98. math

betsy travel on a bus for 21 miles to school. if betsy travels for a full week. how many total miles did she travel ? Use a drawing and distributive property to solve.

asked by gautam on January 9, 2014
99. math 3

the distance between los,angeles,ca and boston .ma is about 3,020 miles. twice a year,Li makes a roundtrip from LA to Boston. how many total miles does Li travel each year for these trips? please solve.

asked by stephie on October 24, 2012
100. math

Their car gets 30 miles per gallon in gas mileage. They are traveling for seven hours at a rate of 55 miles per hour. Assuming no stops, how much gas will they need to complete their seven hour trip?

asked by Anonymous on May 20, 2014