An easy way is to do this
the 2 numbers are -x and x+8 where x is an integer
we can generate lots of numbers this way
example
-1 and 9
-2 and 10
Answer:
x=7
Step-by-step explanation:
2x-10=4 add 10 to both sides
2x=14 divide both sides by 2
x=7
Answer:
7 books
Step-by-step explanation:
make an equation
x = # of books each book is $4 so its 4x
the shipping fee no matter how many books he buys will be $2 so it's just 2
the equation looks like this:
4x + 2 = 30
we set equal to 30 cuz he can't spend more than $30
solve for x
4x = 30 -2
4x = 28
x = 7
Brett can buy no more than 7 books.
Answer:
x+5
Step-by-step explanation:
We are adding fish
There were x and then we added 5
There are now
x+5
Answer:
12 inches by 21 inches
Step-by-step
Let's start with the 8 feet
for every 2 feet add three inches you get a total of 12 inches
same for the 14 feet, you get 21 inches