Question

The equation 9(u – 2) + 1.5u = 8.25 models the total miles Michael traveled one afternoon while sledding, where u equals the number of hours walking up a hill and (u – 2) equals the number of hours sledding down the hill. Which is the value of u?

Answer 1

u = .40; distribute the 9 and get the u by itself

Answer 2

U=2.5 is what i got, not sure though.