Question

a trimaran boat, with a top speed of 56 knots, won the tournament cup in 2010. its top speed is 7 knots more than 3.5 times the top speed of the winner monohull in the 2007 tournament. find the top speed of the monohull in the 2007 tournament. the top speed of the monohull in the 2007 tournament was \\( \square \\) knots. (type an integer or a decimal.)

Explanation:

Step1: Define variable for monohull speed

Let $x$ = top speed of 2007 monohull (knots)

Step2: Set up equation from problem

$3.5x + 7 = 56$

Step3: Isolate the term with $x$

$3.5x = 56 - 7$
$3.5x = 49$

Step4: Solve for $x$

$x = \frac{49}{3.5}$
$x = 14$

Answer:

14