Marcus throws a ball 8.7 meters. Chloe needs to throw her ball 3.8 meters more than her first throw to reach Marcus’s ball. How far did she throw the first ball? Solve the equation x+3.8=8.7 using inverse operations.(1 point)

Question

Marcus throws a ball 8.7 meters. Chloe needs to throw her ball 3.8 meters more than her first throw to reach Marcus’s ball. How far did she throw the first ball? Solve the equation  x+3.8=8.7  using inverse operations.(1 point)
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GPT 3.5 · Answer

To solve the equation x + 3.8 = 8.7, we need to isolate the variable x.

First, we subtract 3.8 from both sides of the equation:
x + 3.8 - 3.8 = 8.7 - 3.8
x = 4.9

Therefore, Chloe threw her first ball 4.9 meters.