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The answer is 1/2 or 8/16 if it asks not to simplify
You need to find the prime factors of each term in order to find the greatest common factor.
The answer is 3.
Simplifying
(x + -16) * 2 = 256
Reorder the terms:
(-16 + x) * 2 = 256
Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
2(-16 + x) = 256
(-16 * 2 + x * 2) = 256
(-32 + 2x) = 256
Solving
-32 + 2x = 256
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '32' to each side of the equation.
-32 + 32 + 2x = 256 + 32
Combine like terms: -32 + 32 = 0
0 + 2x = 256 + 32
2x = 256 + 32
Combine like terms: 256 + 32 = 288
2x = 288
Divide each side by '2'.
x = 144
Simplifying
x = 144
9 hrs and 18 minutes = 8 hrs and 78 minutes......all I did was borrow 1 hr from the hr side, convert it to 60 minutes, and add that to the minute side.
8 hrs 78 minutes
2 hrs 55 minutes
-------------------------subtract
6 hrs 23 minutes <=== ur answer