The answer is 7.07 times, with rounding, still 7.07.
Make the whole number as an improper fraction. example, 2 7/12 would be 31/12 and then you can multiply 8/1 x 31/12
You left out the 9 in the whole equation. The 1st step you had right you just forgot to put +9. 2nd step you are combining the like terms and get 11-26x=-34x+40. Step 3: you are trying to isolate the x on one of the sides. You need to switch the 11 over to the 40 and get 29. Move -34x over to -26x and get 8x. Step 4 all you are doing in dividing 8 from both sides and get 5.
7.211; Starting from the left to right, x1=3 x2=7, y1=2 y2=8. Plug these in to the distance formula
(7-3)^2+(8-2)^2
(4)^2+(6)^2
16+36
sqrt 52
7.211