Question

A train car is 50.6ft this is 5.8 feet less than 6 times the width what is the width

Answer 1

Data: Adopting: w (width)

50.6 = 6*w - 5.8


Solving:


`50.6 =6*w - 5.8`

`50.6 + 5.8 = 6w`

`56.4 = 6w`

`6w = 56.4`

`w = (56.4)/(6)`

`\boxed{\boxed{w = 9.4\:ft}}\end{array}}\qquad\quad\checkmark`

Answer:

`\textbf{\underline{The\:width\:is\:9.4\:feet}}`

Answer 2

9.4 inches. (50.6 + 5.8) / 6 = 9.4 fairly simple