Ellen solved the equation x2−5=59 using the following steps. Review her work carefully, and then follow the instructions.

Line 1: x2−5=59
Line 2: x2−5+5=59+5
Line 3: x2=64
Line 4: x=8
Which statement identifies a mistake Ellen made, if any?

Charles is on a 8 1/2 mile bike ride. he stops for a rest after he’s gone 5 2/5 miles. how much farther does he still have to go?

Rachel reads 1/5 of the pages of a book plus 12 pages on the first day. on the second day, she reads 1/4 of the remaining pages plus 15 pages. on the third day, she reads 1/3 of the remaining pages plus 18 pages. on the fourth day, she reads the remaining 70 pages. how many total pages are in the book?

Which situation can be modeled by the inequality 5 + 10w ≥ 45? a. you start with $5 and save $10 a week until you have at least $45. b.you start with 5 baseball cards and purchase 10 cards every week until you have at most 45 cards. c.you start with 5 water bottles and purchases cases of 10 water bottles each until you have a total of 45 water bottles. d.you spend $5 plus $10 per week until you have less than $45.