Since the 7 is in front of the parentheses you must multiply it by everything inside the parentheses. 7 times X is 7X and 7 times -2 is -14. Then you need to make the X be by itself on one side, to do that you have to add 14 to -14 to make it disappear, and also add 14 to the other side, to 28. Then you divide both sides by 7 to make X be by itself.
7(x-2)=28
7X-14=28
7x=42
X=6
In order to find who has read more pages, let's find the number of pages read by each one.
The number of pages read by Clancey is:

The number of pages read by Ethan is:

So Ethan read more pages.
The combined number of pages in both books is 240 + 170 = 410.
The combined number of pages read is 60 + 68 = 128
So the fraction is:
Answer:
23
Step-by-step explanation:
Basically I did it backwards & opposites:
-28 divided by -7 = 4
4 + 19 = 23
I checked btw and it worked.
The rate must be in DECIMAL form and the time must be in YEARS
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
1¾ miles/(2⅓ minutes) = (7/4 miles)/(7/3 minutes) = ¾ mile/minute
21 minutes × ¾ mile/minute = 15.75 miles
60 minutes × ¾ mile/minute = 45 miles