For example, Pi, which is 3.14159265359...
Set up two fractions:
8/x and 3/5
Set them equal to each other and cross multiply to get:
8*5 = 3x
40 = 3x
13.3 = x or 13 and 1/3 feet tall.
Answer:
Exact Form:
x= -23/2
Decimal:
x= -11.5
Mixed Number:
x= -11/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don't contain the variable
Although the information has been presented in a baffling way in this question, but I think I understood the expressions.
We have been given that price of monster truck is x dollars and there is an 13% monster truck tax.
We can express the monster truck tax amount as
.
Therefore, the total amount including tax will be
.
We can now match each statement with its equivalent expression as shown below
The price of Camacho’s new truck before tax = x
The amount of tax Camacho pays = 0.13x
Camacho’s total bill for the monster truck = 1.13x
None of these = 0.87x