Question

At the gym, Jasper was able to bench press 224 pounds, which was 7/8 of the weight that Balin was able to bench press. Which shows the correct equation and value of x, the weight that Balin could bench press?

Answer 1

Answer:

Equation is

           $224=\frac{7}{8}x$

Step-by-step explanation:

At the gym, Jasper was able to bench press 224 pounds, which was 7/8 of the weight that Balin was able to bench press.

Let  x be the weight that Balin could bench press.

We have

         $224=\frac{7}{8}x\\\\x=\frac{8\times 224}{7}=256$

That is

         x = 256

Equation is

           $224=\frac{7}{8}x$

Answer 2

I’m pretty sure that the correct equation, and the value of x is

Is 7/8= x/224; x = 196 pounds