jackson has up to 7 1/2 hours to spend at an amusement park. he will spend 1 1/2 of those hours at the water park. he will spend x hours at each of the 3. other sections in the amusement park. solve for x
(7.5-1.5)/3 = x
an opening equation of
3x + 1.5 = 7.5 will lead to PsyDAG's calculation
To solve for x, we need to consider the given information and formulate an equation.
We know that Jackson has up to 7 1/2 hours to spend at the amusement park. From this time, he will spend 1 1/2 hours at the water park. Therefore, the time remaining for the other three sections of the park is given by:
Remaining time = Total time - Time at water park
Remaining time = 7 1/2 hours - 1 1/2 hours
Remaining time = 6 hours
Now, we need to divide the remaining time equally among the three sections. Let's assume each section gets x hours. Since there are three sections, the equation can be formed as follows:
3x = Remaining time
Substituting the value of Remaining time, we get:
3x = 6 hours
To isolate x, divide both sides of the equation by 3:
x = 6 hours / 3
x = 2 hours
So, Jackson will spend 2 hours at each of the three other sections at the amusement park.