First, let’s get our names straight. We’re dealing with three different size pieces: halves, sevenths, and eighths. The least common denominator (size) between these three is 7 • 8 = 56, and converting our fractions over to this new name gets us
1/2 = 28/56 2/7 = 14/56 5/8 = 35/56
We start with 28/56, and adding 16/56 gets us 44/56. Then, we eat 35/56 of the scoops, giving us 44/56 - 35/56 = 9/56 of our original scoops by the end.
The trapezoid has a height of 3 inches, a shorter base measuring 2.75 inches, and a longer base measuring 4.25 inches. The total area of the entire figure is 33 square inches.
you have to follow pemdas first get rid of the parethase which leaves you with 2+3x+6x=-4x+8x+1 then you add what you can do then you get 2+9x=4x+1 then you subtract 2 from both sides and subtract 4x from both sides which leaves you with 5x=-1 then you divide 5 from both sides and get x=-1/5
