Answer: 5+-20-4 or -24+5 or -15-4
Step-by-step explanation: (5)+(−4)(5)+(−4) 5+-20-4 -24+5 or -15-4 -19
Answer:
The number is 16
Step-by-step explanation:
Five more than a certain number is 11 less than double the number
x+5 = 2x-11
11+5 = 2x-x
16 = x
Answer:
The length of each side of the city is 250b
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
--- tree distance from north gate
--- movement from south gate
--- movement in west direction from (b)
See attachment for illustration
Required
Find x
To do this, we have:
--- similar triangles
So, we have the following equivalent ratios

Where:

Substitute these in the above equation


Express as fraction


Cross multiply

Open bracket

Rewrite as:

Expand

Factorize

Factor out x + 284

Split

Solve for x

x can't be negative;
So:

The correct answer is B) No, because there is not a fixed number of trials.