What does this simplify to? 3+5.25 = 1 - 2.8x

-2.59 = x

Step-by-step explanation:

3+5.25 = 1 - 2.8x

Combine like terms

8.25 = 1-2.8x

Subtract 1 from each side

8.25 -1 = 1-1-2.8x

7.25 = -2.8x

Divide each side by -2.8

7.25/-2.8 = -2.8x/-2.8

-2.589285714 = x

Rounding  

x=-2.59

+25 = x

step-by-step explanation:

here x is the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 7 and 24.   by the pythagorean theorem, 7² + 24² must equal x²:

x² = 49 + 576 = 625.   thus, x = +√625 = +25 = x