Answer:
x=-7
Step-by-step explanation:
7x2-x=7
7x2=14.
14-x=7
When you finished the last step, you will subtract 14 to both sides.
14-x=7
14-14-x=7-14
this will cancel out the 14 on the left.
And will leave you with:
-x=7-14
7-14 is -7.
and this will get you to
-x=-7
To finish this off, you have to turn the negative x/variable, into a positive x/variable.
So, you will divide both sides of the equation by the same term.
-x = -7
into

and it will be -7.
I hope this helps :)
Answer:
9.275 inches or 9 11/40
Step-by-step explanation:
current depth = beginning depth - inches swam up + inches swam down
8 3/4 - 2 3/5 + 3 1/8
= 9 11/40
Since 2.5% as a decimal is .025, the equation to get this is:
(.025)(80000)
Once multiplied, these equal 2,000. Or in other words, the Smiths pay $2,000 in school taxes per year.
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