Hope that helps!
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Explanation:
Divide 7.5 over 2.5 to get 3
Dividing the other terms means we subtract the exponents using this rule
So,
Overall,
which points to choice C
If you wanted to expand this out, then 3.0 becomes 300,000,000 = 300 million after moving the decimal point 8 spots to the right.
3.50 + 2.50x =21.00
2.50x = 17.5
x = 7