Javier asks his mother how old a tree in their yard is. His mother says, “The sum of 10 and two-thirds of that tree’s age, in ye

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Javier asks his mother how old a tree in their yard is. His mother says, “The sum of 10 and two-thirds of that tree’s age, in ye

ars, is equal to 50.”
Javier writes the equation (10 + two-thirds) a = 50, where a is the tree’s age in years. His equation is not correct. What error did he make?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Vaselesa [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-08T08:43:09+03:00

Answer:

Javier's equation is not correct because the variable "a" should be multiplied by only and then added to

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

a------>is the tree’s age in years

we have that

-------> Javier's equation

we know that

The equation that represent the situation is equal to

Solve for a

Multiply by both sides

Javier's equation is not correct because the variable "a" should be multiplied by only and then added to

pentagon [3] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-08T10:07:35+03:00

pentagon [3]3 years ago

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It should be a(two third)+10=50