Jordan bikes at a speed of 8 2/3 mph. How many miles will he bike in: 3 hours 6 minutes?
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All we want to do is get an equation with just x on one side and no x's on the other.
We can use inverse operations to accomplish this.
First, bring bx to the left side. Subtract the 3.
Factor ax+bx to x(a+b). (this is pretty much reversing the distributive property)
Divide by a+b and you are left with just x on the left side as 4/(a+b).
We can use inverse operations to accomplish this.
First, bring bx to the left side. Subtract the 3.
Factor ax+bx to x(a+b). (this is pretty much reversing the distributive property)
Divide by a+b and you are left with just x on the left side as 4/(a+b).
Given:
The equation is
To find:
The error and correct solution.
Solution:
We have,
Add 16 on both sides.
Divide both sides by -5.
Third step is incorrect because he divide the equation by 5 instead of -5.
Therefore, the correct solution is .