Answer:
x equals five thirteenths
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this, we will follow the steps below;
× x + 
= 4 × x
+ = 4x
= 4x
Multiply both-side of the equation by 4
× 4= 4x × 4
On the left-hand side of the equation 4 will cancel-out 4, thus the equation becomes;
3x + 5 = 16x
subtract 3x from both-side of the equation
16x - 3x = 5
13x = 5
Divide both-side of the equation by 13
= 
(On the left-hand side of the equation 13 at the numerator will cancel-out 13 at the denominator while on the right-hand side of the equation 5 will be divided by 13)
x =
x equals five thirteenths
Total number of ways to make a pair:
The first player can be any one of 7 . For each of those . . .
The opponent can be any one of the remaining 6 .
Total ways to make a pair = 7 x 6 = 42 ways .
BUT ... every pair can be made in two ways ... A vs B or B vs A .
So 42 'ways' make only (42/2) = 21 different pairs.
If every pair plays 2 matches, then (21 x 2) = <em><u>42 total matches</u></em> will be played.
Now, is that an elegant solution or what !
Answer:
2(20+5)
2(10+15)
Step-by-step explanation:
When you add 20+5 together you get 25 which is the same to 2(25)
When you add 10+15 together you get 25 which is the same to 2(25)
The x becomes negative because the negative sign at the start of the parenthesis distributes to everything inside parenthesis so x becomes -x and the double negative becomes +6 so that is why
