Evaluate Expressions 16. Trent and Rita each did some hiking. The expression 2.5x - 1.5 r of miles each hiked this week. In the expression, x represents th each hiked last week. Trent hiked 4 miles last week and Rita hik a. How many miles did Trent hike this week? Show your work.

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16. Trent and Rita each did some hiking. The expression 2.5x - 1.5 represents the number
of miles each hiked this week. In the expression, x represents the number of miles
each hiked last week. Trent hiked 4 miles last week and Rita hiked 3 miles last week.
a. How many miles did Trent hike this week? Show your work.
b. How many miles did Rita hike this week? Show your work. Last week, Rita hiked 1
mile less than Trent did. Did she also hike 1 less mile than Trent did this week?
Transcribed Image Text:Evaluate Expressions 16. Trent and Rita each did some hiking. The expression 2.5x - 1.5 represents the number of miles each hiked this week. In the expression, x represents the number of miles each hiked last week. Trent hiked 4 miles last week and Rita hiked 3 miles last week. a. How many miles did Trent hike this week? Show your work. b. How many miles did Rita hike this week? Show your work. Last week, Rita hiked 1 mile less than Trent did. Did she also hike 1 less mile than Trent did this week?
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