Question

on a line the distance between 2x and 7x plus 80 is 142. Solve for x

Answer 1

7x+80 - 2x = 142
5x = 62
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Answer 2

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Answer 3

so.. solving for x.. does not give a whole number?

Answer 4

in this case, apparently not. Seems a bit odd, but that's so.

I'm assuming your question can be parsed as

distance between (2x) and (7x+80)

That would indeed be the larger minus the smaller, or 5x+80

Answer 5

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