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Word Problems Stars indicate particularly interesting answers or
good places to begin browsing. Selected answers to common
questions: - 100 Percent of Daily Allowance of Iron [09/30/2001]
A common foodstuff is found to contain .00125% iron. The serving
size is 87.0 grams. If the recommended daily allowance is 18mg
of iron, how many servings would a person have to eat to get
100% of the daily allowance of - Acid Concentration, Heating
Bill [7/6/1996] 1) A pharmacist has 8 liters of a 15 percent
solution of acid. How much distilled water must she add.... 2)
By installing a $120 thermostat, a family hopes to cut its
annual heating bill... - Age and Money [12/13/1994] Frank is
eight years older than his sister. In three years he will be
twice as old as she is. How old are they now? (and other similar
- Backward Through the Steps [5/20/1996] Can you show strategies
for solving this baseball card word problem? - Blending Seed
[09/27/1998] How much of $0.