Could someone me answer 6x+5=3x+14

Muscles, a membership-only gym is hoping to open a new branch in a small city in pennsylvania that currently has no fitness centers. according to their research approximately 12,600 residents live within driving distance of the gym. muscles sends out surveys to a sample of 300 randomly selected residents in this area (all of who respond) and finds that 40 residents say they would visit a gym if one was located in their area. based on the past survey research, muscles estimates that approximately 30% of these respondents would actually join the gym if they opened one in the area. based on this information and the results of the sample survey, about how many residents should muscles expect to join its new branch? a) 134 b) 504 c) 1,680 d) 3,780

Isuck at math ; ^; m a student solved this problem and said the answer is 3 feet. chase had a roll of ribbon that contained 7 7/8  feet of ribbon. he cut off one piece that was 3 5/8  feet long and another piece that was 1 1/4  feet from the roll. how much ribbon was left on the roll? is the student's answer reasonable? yes, the answer is reasonable. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 2 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 13 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 4 feet.

How is working backward similar to solving an equation?