A.<span>640/(120+w)
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The average speed of Joshua during that time is 2500 m/h.
Explanation:
It is given that Joshua started cycling at 5:15 pm. By 8:09 pm he has covered a distance of 7250 m.
The total time taken by Joshua from 5:15 pm to 8:09 pm is

Dividing we get,

Adding, we have,

Thus, the total time taken by Joshua is 
To determine the average speed we use the formula,

where
and 
Hence, substituting the values we have,

Dividing, we get,

Thus, the average speed of Joshua during that time is 2500 m/h.
First you subtract 9 from both sides, so you get -2x=26
Then you divide both sides by -2 which is x=-13
So your answer is -13.