If
represents the lenght of a mans foot in inches the expression
can be used to estimate his
shoe size what is the approximate lenght of a mans foot if he weras a size
.
Sentence:
\The sum of one half a number and
equals one third of a number.
Write an equation:
\Let,
is a number.
One half times a number plus
equal one third of a number
.
The equation is
.
Find the number:
\
(Original equation)
(Subtract
from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property :
)
(Multiply each side by
)
(Simplify)
Therefore, the equation is
and
.
The equation is
and
.