So we know that the word 'product' means multiplication, and that means that h and 4 are being multiplied. Also, one-fifth of x is another way of saying that one-fifth is being multiplied with x. So then we can construct the equation:
And we can then simplify this by taking out the multiplication sign:
And so since we do not know what x or h is equal to, this is as far as we can go.
Consider the coordinate plane:
1. The origin is the point where Sharon and Jacob started - (0,0).
2. North - positive y-direction, south - negetive y-direction.
3. East - positive x-direction, west - negative x-direction.
Then,
The distance between two points with coordinates and
can be calculated using formula
Therefore, the distance between Jacob and Sharon is
according to the picture we have:
x.y=4.7
(7)x(7)y=49xy=(49)(4.7)=230.3
