14 20
---- = ----- cross multiply
3x x-5
14(x-5) = 3x (20)
14x - 70 = 60x
-14x -14x
-70 = 36x
/36 /36
-70/36 = x
or
-35/18 = x
Answer:
2x-7
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
d = 2/27
Remember that when a variable is times with a number you <u>divide</u> the number on both sides.
When a variable is divided by a number, you <u>multiply</u> the number on both sides.
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Answer:
Bill needs to sell 50 pairs of men’s clothes.
Step-by-step explanation:
50y = 2500
Divide by 50 on both sides
2500/50 = 50
<u>Answer:</u>
First car: 35 gallons
Second car: 15 gallons
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Assuming
to be the gas consumed by 1st car and
to be the gas consumed by 2nd car.
We know that:
Distance traveled = fuel efficiency × gas consumed





So
Therefore, first car consumed 35 gallons while second car consumed 15 gallons.