The jet has gained on the small plane at the rate of 10 miles per minute, so is flying 600 miles per hour faster. (There are 60 minutes in an hour.)
Since the jet is flying twice as fast as the smaller plane, the small plane's speed is the same as the difference in speed: 600 mph.
The jet's speed is double that, 1200 mph.
- small plane: 600 mph
- jet: 1200 mph
Answer: 1,356 tickets
12x=16,272
divide by 12 on both sides
12x÷12=16,272÷12
x=16,272÷12
x=1,356
I hope this is good enough:
Hey!
You're right! This equation can definitely be solved by performing two operations on both sides. Let me show you how it's done.
First, let's write out our equation.
<span><em>Original Equation :</em>
</span>x + 53 = 15
Now that that's done, we'll be performing two operations on both sides. The operation we'll want to do is subtracting both sides of the equation by 53. We do this to get x on its own.
<em>Original Equation :</em>
x + 53 = 15
<em>New Equation {Added Subtract 53 to Both Sides} :</em>
x + 53 - 53 = 15 - 53
Now we have to solve the equation. Let's do the left side first.
<em>Left Side of the Equation :</em>
x + 53 - 53
<em>Left Side of the Equation {Solved} :</em>
x
Now, we'll solve the right side of the equation.
<em>Right Side of the Equation :</em>
15 - 53
<em>Right Side of the Equation {Solved} :</em>
-38
Now we can put both solutions to both sides of the equation together.
<em>New Equation :</em>
x = -38
Since this cannot be simplified any farther, this is our final answer. And that's it!
<em>So, now we know that in the equation x + 53 = 15,</em> x = -38
Hope this helps!
- Lindsey Frazier ♥
