Question

Marta’s math textbook weighs Four-fifths of a pound less than 4 times the weight of the book she is reading for her language arts class. If the weight of the math textbook is 2 and one-fifth pounds, which shows the correct equation and value of x, the weight of Marta’s book for language arts?

4 x + four-fifths = 2 and one-fifth; x = StartFraction 7 over 20 EndFraction of a pound
4 x minus four-fifths = 2 and one-fifth; x = three-fourths of a pound
4 x + four-fifths = 2 and one-fifth; x = three-fourths of a pound
4 x minus four-fifths = 2 and one-fifth; x = StartFraction 7 over 20 EndFraction of a pound

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

Answer 2

4 x minus four-fifths = 2 and one-fifth; x = three-fourths of a pound

Explanation:

i hope this helps ( I took the test and got it right)