Xavier has x dollars. This morning Alex had twice as much money as Xavier. After Alex spent three dollars on chips, he only had

Question

3 years ago

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seven dollars left. How much money does Xavier have?

1 answer:

sweet [91] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-12T14:35:03+03:00

sweet [91]3 years ago

5 0

Answer:

Xavier has 5 dollars

Step-by-step explanation:

2x represents how much money Alex had, the -3 is how much he spent, and the 7 is how much he has now

$2x-3=7$

Add 3 to both sides

$2x=10$

divide both sides by 2

$x=5$

Checking my work:

$2*5-3=7\\10-3=7\\7=7$