2 years ago

The sum of 237 and six times the opposite of a number is 405. What is the number?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Bond [772]2 years ago

6 0

Answer:

(A) x=-28

Step-by-step explanation:

237 -6x = 405 [note that 6*(-x) is (-6x)]

-6x = 168 [subtract 237 from both sides]

x = -28 [divide both sides by (-6)]

You might be interested in

A pet store sold 36 Siamese cats. If the ratio of Siamese cats to house

White raven [17]

To determine the combined amount of cats sold: is equal to 117 cats

Let the number of Siamese cats sold be S.

Let the number of House cats sold be H.

Let the combined amount of cats sold be C.

<u>Given the following data:</u>

Number of Siamese cats sold = 36

Ratio of S to H = 4:9

Total ratio = 4 + 9 = 13

To determine the combined amount of cats sold:

The ratio of Siamese cats sold is given by:

$\frac{4}{13} \times C=36\\\\4C=36\times 13\\\\4C =468\\\\C=\frac{468}{4}$

C = 117 cats

8 0

2 years ago

Write An algebraic expression with the constant 7 and thee variable y

Snowcat [4.5K]

Y+7
Y is the variable and 7 is the constant.

7 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Larry, Mary, and Terry each had a full glass of juice. Larry drank 3/4 of his. Mary drank 3/8 of hers. Terry drank 7/10 of his.

KiRa [710]

Answer is Mary because
8/8 is a whole
4/8 is a half
3/8 is less than 1/2

3 0

2 years ago

Read 2 more answers

It is telling me to use compatible numbers to estimate the percent of 19% of 30

nexus9112 [7]

19% of 30

19 / 30 = 5.7

19 percent of 30 is approx. 5.7

Hope that helps! -Nadia aka UnicornFudge

7 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

How many different groups of 3 movies can a person rent if there are 12 movies to choose from?

Norma-Jean [14]

If there are 12 movies and a person can rent three, then there are 220 different combinations they can be rented in.

3 0

2 years ago

Read 2 more answers