FOIL this out. 3x*x = 3x^2; 3x*8= 24x; -8*x = -8x; -8*8=-64. Combine like terms to get
Answer:
241 tons
Step-by-step explanation:
312-170=142
142÷2=71
170+71=241
241+71=312
train B weighs 241 tons
-5 is the same as -5/1
Flip the fraction:
-1/5
2/9 / 1/4
Flip the 2nd fraction and multiply:
2/9 * 4/1
Multiply the numerators and denominators:
8/9