By writing an equation you can easily solve this:
18+ X + 4X - 1 = 42
•we need the answer to 4X-1
1. put the parts that include the X parameter in one side and the integer numbers in one side :
X + 4X = 25
5X= 25
X= 5
2. 4X-1 —> 4x5-1 = 19
Answer:
For this expression I guessed I would use subtraction because when you subtract Kimiko's miles to Celeste's miles you could see how much faster Kimiko was than Celeste.
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