Agirl wants to count the steps of a moving escalator which is going up, she counts 60 steps. if she is walking down taking the same time per step, she then counts 90 steps. how many steps would she have to take in either direction if the escalator were standing still?

step-by-step explanation:

x= 1

step-by-step explanation: convert 5\frac{11}{12}5

​12

​

​11

​​   to improper fraction. use this rule: a \frac{b}{c}=\frac{ac+b}{c}a

​c

​

​b

​​ =

​c

​

​ac+b

​​

3.25+0.5x+1\frac{1}{3}+\frac{5}{6}x=\frac{5\times 12+11}{12}3.25+0.5x+1

​3

​

​1

​​ +

​6

​​5

​​ x=

​12

​5×12+11

​​ 2 simplify 5\times 125×12 to 6060

3.25+0.5x+1\frac{1}{3}+\frac{5}{6}x=\frac{60+11}{12}3.25+0.5x+1

​3

​​1

​​ +

​6

​5

​​ x=

​12

​​60+11

​​3 simplify 60+1160+11 to 7171

3.25+0.5x+1\frac{1}{3}+\frac{5}{6}x=\frac{71}{12}3.25+0.5x+1

​3

​​1

​​ +

​6

​​5

​​ x=

​12

​​71

​​4 simplify \frac{5}{6}x

​6

​​5

​​ x to \frac{5x}{6}

​6

​5x

​​ 3.25+0.5x+1\frac{1}{3}+\frac{5x}{6}=\frac{71}{12}3.25+0.5x+1

​3

​

​1

​​ +

​6

​5x

​​ =

​12

​​71

​​ 5 convert 1\frac{1}{3}1

​3

​​1

​​   to improper fraction. use this rule: a \frac{b}{c}=\frac{ac+b}{c}a

​c

​​b

​​ =

​c

​​ac+b

​​3.25+0.5x+\frac{1\times 3+1}{3}+\frac{5x}{6}=\frac{71}{12}3.25+0.5x+

​3

​​1×3+1

​​ +

​6

​​5x

​​ =

​12

​71

​​ 6 simplify 1\times 31×3 to 33

3.25+0.5x+\frac{3+1}{3}+\frac{5x}{6}=\frac{71}{12}3.25+0.5x+

​3

​​3+1

​​ +

​6

​​5x

​​ =

​12

​71

​​ 7 simplify 3+13+1 to 44

3.25+0.5x+\frac{4}{3}+\frac{5x}{6}=\frac{71}{12}3.25+0.5x+

​3

​​4

​​ +

​6

​5x

​​ =

​12

​71

​​8 simplify 3.25+0.5x+\frac{4}{3}+\frac{5x}{6}3.25+0.5x+

​3

​​4

​​ +

​6

​​5x

​​   to \frac{13.75}{3}+\frac{4x}{3}

​3

​​13.75

​​ +

​3

​4x

​​ \frac{13.75}{3}+\frac{4x}{3}=\frac{71}{12}

​3

​​13.75

​​ +

​3

​​4x

​​ =

​12

​71

​​ 9 simplify \frac{13.75}{3}

​3

​​13.75

​​   to 4.5833334.583333

4.583333+\frac{4x}{3}=\frac{71}{12}4.583333+

​3

​​4x

​​ =

​12

​71

​​ 10 subtract 4.5833334.583333 from both sides

\frac{4x}{3}=\frac{71}{12}-4.583333

​3

​

​4x

​​ =

​12

​

​71

​​ −4.583333

11 simplify \frac{71}{12}-4.583333

​12

​

​71

​​ −4.583333 to \frac{4}{3}

​3

​4

​\frac{4x}{3}=\frac{4}{3}

​3

​​4x

​​ =

​3

​4

​​ 12 multiply both sides by 33

4x=\frac{4}{3}\times 34x=

​3

​4

​​ ×3

13 simplify \frac{4}{3}\times 3

​3

​​4

​​ ×3 to \frac{12}{3}

​3

​​12

​​ 4x=\frac{12}{3}4x=

​3

​​12

​​ 14 simplify \frac{12}{3}

​3

​​12

​​   to 44

4x=44x=4

15 divide both sides by 44

x=1

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