Answer:
You can buy 12 gallons of gas.
Step-by-step explanation:
I took 40 and 3.25, then divided them.
I got a very large ugly decimal. When simplified it is 12.
Answer:
x = 
Step-by-step explanation:
Given equation is,
ax + 3 = 23
To solve this equation for the value of x isolate the variable 'x' on the one side of the equation.
Step 1,
Subtract 3 from both the sides of the equation.
ax + 3 - 3 = 23 - 3
ax = 20
Step 2,
Divide the equation by a,

x = 
Therefore, x =
will be the answer.
Answer:
-6 and 2
Step-by-step explanation:
See attached worksheet.
4 / 0.80 = 12 / x...cross multiply
4x = 0.80 * 12
4x = 9.6
x = 9.6 / 4
x = 2.4.....12 apples cost $ 2.40