X=1.5
To get this answer you must distribute the -0.3 to the x and -4 in the parentheses. Once you distribute you should have .5x= -.3x+1.2. Next you add together both x's to get .8x=1.2. Divide .8 on both sides to get x=1.5.
Here is the full passage for this question:
<span>There is likewise another diversion which is only shown before the emperor and the empress, and first minister, upon particular occasions. The emperor lays on the table three fine silken threads of six inches long; one is purple, the other yellow, and the third white. These threads are proposed as prizes for those persons whom the emperor has a mind to distinguish by a peculiar mark of his favor. . . . The emperor holds a stick in his hands, both ends parallel to the horizon, while the candidates advancing, one by one, sometimes leap over the stick, sometimes creep under it, backward and forward, several times, according as the stick is advanced or depressed.
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I think the answer would be: <span>The emperor rewards his subjects for jumping over and under a stick.
The full passage basically tell the readers about the strange contest that both the emperor and the empress like to conduct. We can see from the third sentence that those who are able to finish emperor's contest will be rewarded with a thread of silk.</span>
Jessica listen to a grieving friend with great concern.
preposition = under
object of the preposition = covers
<span>The best practice for her to adopt to remain healthy would involve a combination of a healthy amount of exercise and reducing her intake of sugar within her diet. Whilst doing either of these things works well on their own, it is only with a combination of the two that she can actually become healthier.</span>
