Marta’s math textbook weighs 4 fifths of a pound less than 4 times the weight of the book she is reading for her language arts class. If the weight of the math textbook is 2 and 1 fifth pounds, which shows the correct equation and value of x , the weight of Marta’s book for language arts?

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4 x plus 4 fifths is equal to 2 and 1 fifth ;  x is equal to 3 fourths  of a pound

Solving Two-Step Equations - Quiz Quiz

Marta’s math textbook weighs 4 fifths of a pound less than 4 times the weight of the book she is reading for her language arts class. If the weight of the math textbook is 2 and 1 fifth pounds, which shows the correct equation and value of x , the weight of Marta’s book for language arts?

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Solving Two-Step Equations - Quiz Quiz

Marta’s math textbook weighs 4 fifths of a pound less than 4 times the weight of the book she is reading for her language arts class. If the weight of the math textbook is 2 and 1 fifth pounds, which shows the correct equation and value of x , the weight of Marta’s book for language arts?

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