Tell your cousin good luck and that the answer is 5 :)
5. Start by finding how many tiles make up the outer edge of the pool. We know that each tile is 3/4 foot, and that the entire length is 12 feet. So by doing a division, we'll find how many tiles there are:
12 ÷ 3/4 = 16. By looking at the picture, we can confirm this. By looking at the picture we also see that the pool is the same length as 14 tiles, so the fraction is 14/16 -> 7/8.
1. Subtract 8 from both sides
2. Simplify to get x= -23
