-2 is the answer! Remove the parentheses then move the terms. After that, collect the terms and calculate. Lastly, divide both sides.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Split the second term (5x) into two terms. Multiply the coefficient of the first term (2) by the constant term (3):

Find which two numbers add up to 5 and multiply into 6:

Split 5x as the sum of 3x and 2x:

Now factor out a common term for the first 2 terms:

And do the same for the last 2 terms:

Re-insert:

Factor out the common term 2x+3 and insert the values in front of the parentheses (x and 1):

Separate the parentheses and equal them to 0. Solve for x:

and

Answer:
21.6 mph
Step-by-step explanation:
The fishing boat traveled 30 miles and the air carrier is 100 apart meaning its 130 miles. It's in 6 hours so you do 130 ÷ 6 = 12.6mph