
multiplied by

= 75 hours
4 and a half hour repairs 6% of the entire boat so it is
4 1/2 multiplied by 6/100's inverse number
<em>3 minus ___</em> ⇒ 3 - ___
<em>the product of 2 and a number x</em> ⇒ 2x
"3 minus the product of 2 and a number x" ⇒ 3 - 2x
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Each part of the description has a translation.
The answer to this is x = 2
Simplify the radical by breaking up the radicand into a product of known factors.
