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Originally Posted by KC Cutie Thanks for the input, guys. I was close....I guess. ha This is what I came up with. (Actually, one of several equations I came up with....don't know which is correct, though. ha I hate math!!!)
24 + .60x = 32
24 - 24 + .60x = 32 - 24
.60x = 8
.60x / .60 = 8 / .60
x = 7.5
300 + 7.5 = 307.50 miles |
I think your algebra looks fine here, the equation itself looks fine. I'm thinking though that going from your 4th to 5th line that you made a mistake in your math(I could be doing something wrong myself though). I think 8/.6 is 13.333 not 7.5.
Before seeing your answer I did it like this
300+ (32-24)/.60 = X which is basically the same thing as yours just written in a diff order, but when you work it out it because of the orders of operation is it worked in the same order.