Answer:
13/9 or 1 4/9
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
The number x is -3
Therefore x=-3
Step-by-step explanation:
Given problem is "Three added to eight times a number is the same as three times the value of two times the number -1"
Let x be the number
It can be written as

( applying the distributive property )


subtracting (6x-3) on both sides we get


( ading the like terms )


Therefore x=-3
The number x is -3
Max cost of 15 bats = 15 x 35 = $535
Min cost of 15 bats = 15 x 20 = $300
Max cost of 12 gloves = 12 x 60 = $720
Mix cost of 12 gloves = 12 x 30 = $360
Min total cost = 360 + 300 = $660
Max total cost = 535 + 720 = $1255
The range is from $660 to $1255
=============> Answer (A) is out of the range
You can spend 100$ on each bus and 20$ tip with $240