We have been given that a 208-yard-long road is divided into 16 parts of equal length.
Let us find length of each part.
Length of each part will be 13 yards.
We are told that Mr. Ward paints a 4-yard-long strip in each part.
Now we will subtract length of painted strip from length of each equal part to find length of unpainted strip of each part of the road.
Therefore, length of each unpainted strip will be 9 yards.
Answer:
|x - 5| = 2
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we are not given a zero on the number line, we do the following:
Average = midpoint between two numbers on the number line
For this number line,
Average = 3 + 7 ÷ 2
Average = 5
Next we find how many units away are each number from the middle:
3 is 2 units away from 5
7 is 2 units away from 5
Units away = 2
Let's use the formula:
|x - average| = Units away
Substitute values into equation
|x - 5| = 2
Now we solve
Solve for x over the integers:
|x - 5| = 2
Split the equation into two possible equations:
x - 5 = 2 or x - 5 = -2
Add 5 to both sides:
x = -5 + 5 = 2 + 5 or x - 5 + 5 = -2 + 5
Answer:
x = 7 or x = 3
LOOK AT THE GRAPH AND NUMBER LINE
