Five less than twice the value of a number is equal to three times the quantity of four more than one-half the number. What is the
number?
a. Let x be the number. Write and solve an equation to find x. Show your work.
b. Does the solution of your equation solve the original problem? Explain.

a) x = 34

b) yes, it checks out

Step-by-step explanation:

2x - 5 = 3(4 + 1/2x)

multiply both sides by 2 to eliminate fraction

2[2x - 5 = 3(4 + 1/2x)] = 4x - 10 = 24 + 3x

x - 10 = 24

x = 34

check

2(34) - 5 = 3(4 + 34/2)

68 - 5 = 3(4 + 17)

63 = 3(21)

63 = 63

step-by-step explanation:

the original amount doesn't ''re just looking for the time it takes for 1/2 of the substance to we have

(1/2) =)     take the ln   of both sides

ln (1/2)   = )   and we can write

ln(1/2) = ) lne     and lne   = 1     so we have

ln(1/2) = -.1092t     divide both sides by -.1092

t = ln(1/2)/-.1092 = about 6.347 days = about 6.3 days (rounded)

first one is a: renaming a fraction. second one is c: de-c

step-by-step explanation:

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