Liz ran \dfrac45\text{ km} 5
4

kmstart fraction, 4, divided by, 5, end fraction, start text, space, k, m, end text on Monday and \dfrac56\text{ km}
6
5

kmstart fraction, 5, divided by, 6, end fraction, start text, space, k, m, end text on Tuesday.
Select the true statement about the distance Liz ran.

answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

​    

=240

=48

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step-by-step explanation: