Answer:
(8.5)x = 42- Divide each side by 8.5
get x by itself
Yes he is correct as rational numbers are any numbers, like- 0.5444, -2.8, 7, -3, 1/2, -1/9. Thus, 0.505005000500005 is a rational number as it is a repeating decimal.
0.85 is the decimal equivalent of 17/20.
You can't find a value of x since there is no equal sign. This is not an equation. It is just an expression, so you can't solve it for x.
.875 .88 .98
7/8, 9/9, .98 is your answer from least to greatest!
