Simple,
writing out the problem...

Simplify it...
-4x(6+5-1)
-4x(11-1)
-4x(10)
-40x
Making it look like...

Cancel out the common factors...
Thus making the answer:

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Final price = whole sale price+ 8% whole sale price
24.50 +(8/100 × 24.50)
24.50 + 196=$ 26.46
The solution is subtract4.7x on both sides. Then you get -2.2x=7.7. Divide 7.7 by -2.2 and you get x= -3.5
4 2/3 = 14 feet. i hope this helps because i try and for the mixed number i don't know