Question

5.5 times a number is fourteen

Answer 1

5.5 • x = 14
14/5.5 = 2.55

Answer 2

x = 2.55 (rounded)

x = 2. 5454545455 (exact)

Explanation:

We can change this sentence, into a mathematical expression and solve:

5.5 · x = 14

x = 14 / 5.5

x = 2.5454545

x = 2.55 (rounded)

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