9 - x < 8 => -x < 8 - 9 => -x < -1 => x > 1
9 - x > 3 => -x > 3 -9 => -x > -6 => x < 6
So the number is between 1 and 6, notation 1 < x < 6
2/21 is the answer
Hope this helps
70 x 8.5% = 70 x 0.085 = 5.95
By the Pythagorean theorem x^2 + x^2 =h^2. so 2x^2=h^2 or h = x✓2