Answer:
x = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1: Distributive property
Using this property means when you have something like the equation on the right side ( 4 ( x + 3 ) ) you multiply both the values in the parentheses by the number outside:
4 ( x + 3 )
( 4 x X ) + ( 4 x 3 )
4x + 12
8x + 2 = 2x + 4x + 12
Step 2: combine like terms
Combining like terms is when you find like terms with the same variables and such and add them together:
8x + 2 = 12 + ( 2x + 4x )
8x + 2 = 12 + 6x
Step 3:Using inverse operations
This means that you need to get a variable one one side and a constant on the other:
8x + 2 ( -2 ) = 12 ( -2 ) + 6x
8x = 10 + 6x
8x ( -6x ) = 10 + 6x ( -6x )
2x = 10
Step 4: solve for the variable
The last thing you need to do is divide both sides by the constant with the variable ( 2x ) to get x by itself:
2x ( /2 ) = 10 ( /2 )
x = 5
1/5 is greater because it equals 0.2
0.2 has an imaginary 0 at the end, to make it 0.20
.20 > 0.15
Therefore, 1/5 is greater than 0.15
80 since he starts off with 38 stamps then gains 6 each month for 7 months (6x7=42) so 42+38=80
