Answer:
n = 5.2.
Step-by-step explanation:
-20.8 = -4n
We divide both sides of the equation by -4:
-20.8 / -4 = -4n/-4
5.2 = n (answer).
Lots of red herrings in this question! The beacon is circular, so you need to find the area of a circle with a diameter of 36 inches.
Area of a circle = pi x radius^2
remember radius is half the diameter!
Turn it into math terms bit by bit. let x be "a number"
8 times a number is 8×x
increased by 9 is +9
7 times a number is 7×x
exceeds is minus
by 15 is =15
now we put it together.

solve