Question

A train car is 50.6ft this is 5.8 feet less than 6 times the width what is the width

Answer 1

Data: Adopting: w (width)

50.6 = 6*w - 5.8


Solving:

$50.6 =6*w - 5.8$
$50.6 + 5.8 = 6w$
$56.4 = 6w$
$6w = 56.4$
$w = \frac{56.4}{6}$
$\boxed{\boxed{w = 9.4\:ft}}\end{array}}\qquad\quad\checkmark$

Answer:
$\textbf{\underline{The\:width\:is\:9.4\:feet}}$

Answer 2

9.4 inches. (50.6 + 5.8) / 6 = 9.4 fairly simple