Answer:
The number is 42.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the unknown number.
"two less than a number" is x - 2
Quotient means the result of a division.
(x - 2)/5 = 8
Multiply both sides by 5.
x - 2 = 40
Add 2 to both sides.
x = 42
Answer: The number is 42.
Check.
Start with 42. 2 less than 42 is 40. The quotient of 40 and 5 is 40/5 which is 8. The answer is correct.
If you want to solve for x
-5x-4=?
add 4 to both sides
-5x=4+?
divide both sides by -5
x=(4+?)/-5
x=-(4+?)/5
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
473.89/12= $39.49083 or $39.50 a month
Answer:
Total number of sections= 8
p(red)= 3/8
p(yellow)= 2/8= 1/4
p(blue)= 3/8
Answer: Find the greatest common factor, and put in parentheses outside of the expression
Step-by-step explanation:
The greatest common factor is the largest number that all terms are divisible by. Here is an example: 4x+8y+12 In this example the greatest common factor is 4. So, first we divide the expression by 4 and put it in parentheses, giving us (x+2y+3). However, (x+2y+3) does not equal 4x+8y+12. We need to put the 4 we divided by in front of the parentheses, giving us 4(x+2y+3), which does equal 4x+8y+12. Hope this helps
