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Solve for x to find how long (in hours) it takes the submarine to descend to the seafloor 2100 feet below the surface. SHOW WORK AND/OR EXPLAIN WHERE YOUR ANSWER CAME FROM!

-2100 = -240x

User Arun Siva
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X=35/4 That’s your answer
User Sabri Mevis
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Answer:

x=35/4

Explanation:

S1- Divide both sides of the equation by the same term

-2100=-240x

-2100/-240=-240x/-240

S2- Simplify

DIvide #

Cancel terms

Move the variable to the left

x=35/4

User Ishant Kaushik
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