Question

Consider the equation below. 21 − 7 8 푥 = 43 3 4 Without solving, what is one value that is too high to be x? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find a value that is too high to be x, we can look at the equation and think about what would happen if x were a very large number.

If we substitute a very large number for x, let's say x = 1000, we would have:

21 − 7/8 * 1000 = 43 3/4

By multiplying 7/8 with 1000, we would get a very large number, which would result in a larger left side of the equation.

However, the right side of the equation remains the same. Therefore, the left side would become much larger than the right side, making the equation false.

Since we're looking for a value that is too high to be x, we can conclude that any value of x larger than 1000 would also make the equation false. So, one possible value that is too high to be x is x > 1000.