To determine if Labron's statement about Jordan taking 4 weeks of vacation is correct, we need to substitute
The equation given is:
Substituting
Calculating inside the parentheses:
Now calculate:
The statement is true since both sides are equal.
Now, let's review the answer options:
- Yes, he is correct because substituting x = 4 into the equation yielded a true statement. (This is correct.)
- Yes, he is correct because substituting x = 4 into the equation yielded a false statement. (This is incorrect.)
- No, he is incorrect because substituting x = 4 into the equation yielded a true statement. (This is incorrect.)
- No, he is incorrect because substituting x = 4 into the equation yielded a false statement. (This is incorrect.)
Therefore, the correct answer is:
Yes, he is correct because substituting x = 4 into the equation yielded a true statement.