I'm assuming you need to evaluate/simplify the equation, so you need to isolate/get x by itself in the equation:
2(3x + 1) = 11 Divide by 2 on both sides
3x + 1 = 
[11/2 or 5.5] Subtract by 1 on both sides
[make the denominator the same to combine fractions]
3x = 
Divide by 3 on both sides
x = 
Answer: Option #4: the 0.2 could be changed to 2.
Explanation:
The table is designed to make the concept of percentages more understandable. The table first allocates the total amount of 70 in terms of its "fifths," or 20% parts. Then it expresses these parts in the last row of the table, showing that 20% of 70 is 14 and all the five parts sum up to 70 again.
Now, Mikel is supposed to express 40% of the amount. So she writes (incorrectly): 0.2 * 14. This statement needs to be changed to 2 * 14 (two times 14 = 28), to correspond to 2 times 20%, or 40% of 70.
This is reflected in the last (fourth) option "The 0.2 in the expression could be changed to 2."
Option #3 is incorrect because changing 14 to 70, will result in an incorrect number (2.8).
Options 1 and 2 are similarly incorrect (as can be easily verified)
I think 6 but I’m not sure also how I got this answer is by simplifying 3/2 to 1 and a half so than I did 7 and a half - 1 and a half
X - number of customers
There can't be a fraction of the number of people, so there must be some mistake in the question.
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Let's calculate the actual area: it is 11*5.6*7.2 or 443.52 cubic meters. Is the 100+ cubic meters error reasonable? :)
