Algebra Answers

Denise bought a box with both chocolate and maple donuts. There were 3 fewer maple donuts than chocolate donuts, and there were 13 donuts in all. How many chocolate donuts did Denise buy?

Let a and b be the roots of x²-14x+36=0 show that a^n+b^n is divisible by 2n

Twice the cube root of a number is 24.

Jimmy works from 6:30am to 11:30am , takes a break and works from 12:15pm to 4:15pm. How many hours does he work?

You just got a job at your local newspaper as the expert on our number system. Your job
is to run an advice column. People will send you questions about our number system, and
you will need to write answers that help them understand our system better.
Dear Dr. Math,
I’m puzzled by the following problem. My girlfriend and I were suppose to meet after she
got out of work at 8:05 pm. I had a voice mail message that she was going to be there 50
minutes early. I arrived promptly 7:55. But my girlfriend chewed me out for being late.
What did I do wrong?

The orange marble is closer to the target than the white marble. The purple marble is farther from the target than the white marble but closer to the target than the yellow marble. The purple marble is farther from the target than the orange marble. Which marble is closer to the target, the yellow marble or the orange marble?

Amy bought some strings of beads. The number of strings was 16 more than the number of beads on each string. There were 57 beads in all. How many beads were on each string?

Subtraction of z from y

There were 16 fans at Martin's soccer game. The home team had 3 times as many fans as the visiting team. How many fans did the home team have?

Monica likes to watch birds and keep track of those she sees. One week Monica saw 25 cardinals and 12 finches.Write an expression for the total number of cardinals and finches she saw.