Answer
Rebecca has 76 comic books
Maurice has 54 comic books
Step-by-step
Since there are 54 fewer comics and together they have 130 comics, you should subtract 54 from 130. Once you do that your answer will be 76; and that is how many comics Rebecca has. And 76+54=130 so Maurice has 54 comics
<span>Simplifying
3x + -8 = 31
Reorder the terms:
-8 + 3x = 31
Solving
-8 + 3x = 31
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '8' to each side of the equation.
-8 + 8 + 3x = 31 + 8
Combine like terms: -8 + 8 = 0
0 + 3x = 31 + 8
3x = 31 + 8
Combine like terms: 31 + 8 = 39
3x = 39
Divide each side by '3'.
x = 13
Simplifying
x = 13</span>
Answer:
$(80.5x + 69)
Step-by-step Explanation:
Recall, distributive property of multiplication can simply be expressed as follows, x(y + z) = xy + xz or x(y - z). Where x, y, and z could be any number.
Now, let's use the distributive property to show the total costs of plants Gloria decides to buy as an expression and also simplify it.
Thus, Gloria buys:
4 ferns = 4(0.5x - 3) = 4(0.5x) - 4(3) = $(2x - 12)
2 palms = 2(10x - 2.50) = 2(10x) - 2(2.50) = $(20x - 5.00)
10 lilies = 10(5 + 0.25x) = 10(5) + 10(0.25x) = $(50 + 2.5x)
8 shrubs = 8(4.50 + 7x) = 8(4.50) + 8(7x) = $(36 + 56x)
Total cost of the plants = (2x - 12) + (20x - 5) + (50 + 2.5x) + (36+ 56x)
Open the parentheses and then simplify:
Total cost = 2x - 12 + 20x - 5 + 50 + 2.5x + 36 + 56x
= 2x + 20x + 2.5x + 56x - 12 - 5 + 50 + 36
Total cost = $(80.5x + 69)
