Multiply the two brackets. Then multiply 4 with the answer from the bracket.
Eliminating parentheses gives
10.5u -18 = 8.25
10.5u = 26.25
u = 2.5
The value of u is 2.5.
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What fun! Michael spent 2.5 hours walking up the hill for 0.5 hour of time sledding down.
The answer is Y = 63
Here's how I got my answer:
Step 1: Add 4 to both sides. Which leaves us with
Step 2: Simplify to 9. Which leaves us with
Step 3: Multiply both sides by 7. Which leaves us with, your answer, Y = 63
(a^3/b^7)^2
Bring the power of 2 into the numerator and denominator.
a^6/b^14