"the difference of a number x and 4": x - 4
"is": =
"3": 3
Combine the terms so that it looks like the sentence numerically:
"the difference of a number x and 4 is 3": x - 3 = 4
x - 3 = 4 is your answer.
To solve for x:
Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other. Isolate the variable, x. Add 3 to both sides.
x - 3 = 4
x -3 (-3) = 4 (-3)
x = 4 - 3
x = 1
1 is your answer for x.
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They are both in standard form.
Answer:
The number of melon was 3 and the number of apples was 45.
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Melons cost $20 per crate and apples cost $8 per create. If the total was 48 crates for $420, you can make the following system of equations, where
is the number of melons and
is the number of apples:

2. By applying the Method of substitution, you can solve for
in the first equation and substitute it into the second one to find
. Then, you can substitute the value of
into the first equation to find
:



Two the smaller right angled triangles are similar. Therefore:
Answer: a) 4.5