The word in the problem that indicates that a negative sign should be used is "descend"
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</h3><h3>How many meters did he descend?</h3>
We know that he stops for water breaks four times, and between each water break, he descends 15 meters.
The written equation is:
4*(-15)m = -60m
Why the negative sign is used?
The negative sign is used because the hiker is descending, so its height is decreasing. The word in the problem that indicates that a negative sign should be used is "descend"
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X/3 +4 = 5+x/6
6(x/3 +4 = 5+x/6)
2x+ 24 = 30 +x
x= 6
So you have 10 gallons of gas
You use 1.625 or 1.63 an hour
You can either do 10/1.625 = 6 hours and 15 mins
You can either do 10/1.63 = 6 hours and 13 mins
