
solve for "w" to get the width
what's the area of a rectangle? length * width, or lw
Are you trying to simplify the equation? if so, combine the like terms on each side first. -3x + 3 = -2 + 2x. Then simplify, -5x = -5. And solve, x = 1
Answer:
$5.25
Step-by-step explanation:
If the friend tripled the first purchase and subtracted twice the second purchase, he would have the cost of 3·8-2·5 = 14 notebooks. 7 notebooks would cost half that amount:
(3·$11 -2·11.25)/2 = $5.25 . . . . . cost of 7 notebooks