What does the varible x mean in math

Big boi and travis scott are performing at the super bowl. travis scott is 62 years younger than twice big boi’s age. the sum of their ages is 70 years old. use b to represent big boi’s age. write and solve an equation.

Aball is thrown from a height of 139 feet with an initial downward velocity of 15 ft/s. the ball's height h (in feet) after t seconds is given by the following. h=139-15t-16t^2 how long after the ball is thrown does it hit the ground? round your answer(s) to the nearest hundredth. (if there is more than one answer, use the "or" button.) t =

Explain why the factor 1.5 is broke. into two numbers in the model.