The numbers are irrational, so I can't write them exactly with digits.
When rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth, they are
31.3746
and
-6.3746 .
Remember PEMDAS is the order of operations. parenthesis,exponents,multiply,divide,add,subtract. so -8x-4x is -12x. now simplified the problem is 3(9-12x) + 8(3x+4)=11 . now I would distribute the numbers before the parentheses and it becomes 27-36x + 24x+32 =11 . now combine like terms. 59-12x =11 . subtract 59 on both sides. -12x=-48. divide -12 on both sides. x=4. :-)
Answer:
3 7/8-2 5/8
<u>31</u><u>-</u><u>21</u>
8
=10/8
=1 1/4 more
If the first roll is a 4, the possibilities to add less than 8 are that the second cube roll is 1, 2 or 3.
These are 3 different events out of 6 possilbe ones, which is 3 / 6 = 1 / 2; i.e. half of times.
Then the answer is the first option: 1 / 2