Solve the problem and answer the question.One conveyor belt can move 1000 boxes in 12 minutes. Another can move 1000 boxes in 6 minutes. If another conveyor belt is added and all three are used, the boxes are moved in 3 minutes. How long would it take the third conveyor belt alone to do the same job?

A.  min
B. 12 min
C. 1 min
D.  min


Answer: B

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A. $10.57 B. $9.43 C. $10.56 D. $9.57

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with  corresponding to the beginning of 1990.
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Compute . Round the answers to the nearest thousandth.
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__________ million
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__________ million per year
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__________ million per year in the second power

What will be an ideal response?

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thousand people per year t years from now, over the next 5 years. However, successful implementation of the proposed campaign is expected to result in a population growth rate of
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thousand people per year t years from now, over the next 5 years.  Assuming that the campaign is mounted, how many fewer people will there be in that country 5 years from now then there would have been if no curbs had been imposed?
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Please round your answer to the nearest integer number of thousands.
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A. 43 thousand people
B. 42 thousand people
C. 47 thousand people
D. 56 thousand people
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