Answer: 44
Step-by-step explanation:
Let your age be x.
Then your mother's age will be 2x + 12.
After 8 years,
Your age will be x + 8.
Your mother's age will be 3(x + 8) - 20 = 3x + 24 - 20 = 3x + 4.
This is equal to 2x + 12 + 8 = 2x + 20
2x + 20 = 3x + 4
3x - 2x = 20 - 4
= x = 16
In the real world you are not going to have a calculator on you 24/7. Nor will you have a pencil or paper to do longhand. You need to know how to accurately estimate your answers in order to be successful.
Answer:
40(x-10)
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
Answer D
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
Initial dive: - 248 (below the surface which represents '0')
Second dive: -10
Present depth -248 + -10 = -258 feet below the surface
Step-by-step explanation:
We can use negative integers to represent real-world scenarios such as in elevation and descent, bank account balances and temperatures. In this case, because a diver is descending below the surface of the water, the surface of the water represents the '0' and going down into the water would be negative integers. So, his initial dive is 248 down, or negative 248 (-248), he then dives down an additional 10 feet, or negative 10 (-10). Since the second dive is in addition to his initial dive, we add the two integers together:
-248 + -10 = -258 feet
