Answer:
What do you mean?
Step-by-step explanation:
So let's start out by labeling Ethan as X
Since 85 is 1/3 of what Ethan drove, that means Ethan drove 3 times of 85.
85= (3x) -21
85 -21 = 3x
60=3x
20 = x
Answer: x=3/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Multiply the parentheses by 2/3. 9=2/3x+8.
Multiply both sides by 3 . 27=2x+24
Move the term. When moved to the left side it changes from positive to a negative. -2x=24-27.
-2x=-3
Divide both sides by -2
x=3/2 (x=1 1/2, x=1.5)
Given inequality -3(4-6x) < x+5.
We have -3 in front of Parenthesis.
That represents multiplication of -3 and Parenthesis.
The multiplication of Parenthesis could be done by applying distributive property.
On distributing, we get
-12+18x < x+5
x is added on right side of the inequality. The reverse operation of addition is subtraction. So we need to subtract x from both sides, we get
-12+18x-x < x-x+5
-12+17x < 5
Now, we need to get rid -12 from left side.
So, we need to apply addition property of equality, we need to add 12 on both sides, we get
-12+12+18x < x+5+12
17x < 17
We need to get rid 17 from left side. So we need to apply division property of equality.
On dividing both sides by 17, we get
17x/17 < 17/17
x<1.
