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.
To solve the equation x + 3.8 = 8.7, we need to isolate x by performing inverse operations.
First, we need to get rid of the 3.8 on the left side of the equation. Since it is being added to x, we will perform the inverse operation, which is subtraction.
x + 3.8 - 3.8 = 8.7 - 3.8
x = 4.9
Therefore, Chloe threw her first ball a distance of 4.9 meters.