Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
To preface, your figure is going to be a line segment, with 
as your midpoint, in between points 
& 
With that being said:
Identify your values:
Substitute the values into the first equation:
Combine like terms:
Subtract 
from both sides of the equation:
Divide by the coefficient of 
, which is 
:
Substitute 
for in segments 
& 
:
Solve:
Check your answers by substituting:
So x is John's age.
We can solve this problem by working backwards.
Since it's 5 times his age, we first do 5x.
And then since it's five less, we move on to 5x - 5
And then we add the John's age is increased by 11: 5x - 5 = x + 11
I hope this helped :)
(It should be the second one you listed)
If you would like to know how many cups of flour are needed to make 6 servings, you can calculate this using the following steps:
3 cups of flour ... 8 servings
x cups of flour = ? ... 6 servings
3 * 6 = 8 * x
18 = 8 * x /8
x = 18/8
x = 9/4
x = 2 1/4 cups of flour
The correct result would be 2 1/4 cups of flour.
Answer:
The value of x
Step-by-step explanation:
Is -3 i think soooooo
