Question

Madison lives between Anoa and Jamie as depicted on the line segment. The distance between Anoa's house and Madison's house is represented by 3x+2 miles, the distance between Madison's house and Jamie's house is represented by 3x+4 miles, and the distance between Anoa's house and Jamies house is represnted by 9x-3 miles. Find the value of x. Then find the distance between Madison's house and Jamie's house.

Answer 1

Explanation:

If we add the distance between Anoa's and Madison's house with the distance between Jamie's and Madison's house,then we get the total distance between anoa's and Jamie's house.

Answer 2

x = 3

13 miles between Madison and Jamie's house.

Explanation:

If we add the distance between Anoa's and Madison's house with the distance between Jamie's and Madison's house, then we get the total distance between Anoa's and Jamie's house.

(3x + 2) + (3x + 4) = 9x - 3

Let's add up the terms first

3x + 2 + 3x + 4 = 9x - 3

6x + 6 = 9x - 3

Let's move the variables to the right side by subtract 6x from both sides

6x + 6 = 9x - 3

-6x -6x

6 = 3x - 3

Add 3 to both sides

6 = 3x - 3

+3 +3

9 = 3x

Isolate the variable, x, by dividing both sides by the coefficient, 3.

9/3 = 3x/3

x = 3

Now we need to find the distance between Madison's and Jamie's house.

3x + 4

Plug in 3 in place of the x

3(3) + 4

9 + 4 = 13