The difference of a number and seven is x - 7. So twice that, would be:
2(x - 7)
Hello!
You can break this down
If she added 8 to the number
x + 8
Multiplied the sum by 2
2(x + 8)
it would equal 6
2(x + 8) = 6
The answer is B
Hope this helps!
It should be B because is a minus is in front of something that is a negative they change to be positive
Tom had 6 and a half cookies
<u>Answer:</u>
Nickels = 44.6
Dimes = 3.4
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
We know that Jessica has 48 coins of which some are nickels and some are dimes so we can write it as:
n = amount of nickels
d = amount of dimes
--- (1)
We are to find the number of nickels and dimes if their total worth is $3.25.
Since a dime is worth 10¢ and a nickel is 5¢, so it should be:
--- (2)
From (1):

Substituting this value of
in (2) to get:





Finding
by substituting the value of
:


