Item 3 Rewrite the problem using fewer words. Leave out information that you do not need to solve the problem. Then solve the problem. For a science project, you record the high temperature each day. The high temperature on Day 1 was 6°less than on Day 4 and 4°less than on Day 10. The high temperature on Day 10 was 62°F. What was the high temperature on Day 1? What was the high temperature on Day if it was ° less than °F? The high temperature was °F.

Each day, you record the high temperature* (you don't necessarily need to say that it is for a science project). On Day 1, it was 4* less than Day 10**. It hit 62* F on Day 10. What was the high temperature on Day 1?

Because we know that on Day 1, the temperature was 4* less than on Day 10, and the high temperature on Day 10 was 62*, the high temperature on Day 1 was therefore 58*. Because 62 - 4 = 58.

Step-by-step explanation:

*You don't necessarily need to say that it was for a science project.

**The information for Day 4 is irrelevant too because we are not given the temperature for Day 4, therefore it does not help us find the answer.

simplifying

5(x + -6) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

5(-6 + x) = 2(x + 3)

(-6 * 5 + x * 5) = 2(x + 3)

(-30 + 5x) = 2(x + 3)

reorder the terms:

-30 + 5x = 2(3 + x)

-30 + 5x = (3 * 2 + x * 2)

-30 + 5x = (6 + 2x)

solving

-30 + 5x = 6 + 2x

solving for variable 'x'.

move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.

add '-2x' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 5x + -2x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 5x + -2x = 3x

-30 + 3x = 6 + 2x + -2x

combine like terms: 2x + -2x = 0

-30 + 3x = 6 + 0

-30 + 3x = 6

add '30' to each side of the equation.

-30 + 30 + 3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: -30 + 30 = 0

0 + 3x = 6 + 30

3x = 6 + 30

combine like terms: 6 + 30 = 36

3x = 36

divide each side by '3'.

x = 12

simplifying

x = 12

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