Answer:
x = 19
Step-by-step explanation:
1. add 31 on both sides (you wanna get the "x" by itself)
ex: 2x - 31 = 7
+31 +31
2. the 31s cancel each other out so now you add 31 + 7
2x = 7
+31
___________
38
3. divide 2 on both sides so the 2s cancel each other out and only the x is left
ex: 2x / 2 = x 38 ( the 38 stands alone)
4. now divide 38/2 and you have your answer
X= 19
Since distance equals speed times time (d = st), we have
t = d/s
where d = 120 miles and s = 15 miles per hour
t = d / s
t = 120 / 15
t = 8
It will take 8 hours to drive 120 miles at a speed of 15 miles per hour.
Complete question :
A bookstore manager marks down the price of older hardcover books, which originally sell for b dollars, by 52%.
a. Write the markdown as a decimal. b. Write an expression for the sale price of the hardcover book.
Answer:
0.52 ; 0.52b
Step-by-step explanation:
The markdown percentage = 52%
Expresaing markdown as a decimal :
52% = 52 / 100 = 0.52
Expression for the sale price of hardcover book:
Original price = b
Price was marked down by 0.52
Hence, sales price becomes ;
Original price * markdown
b * 0.52
0.52b
