Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Gettysburg Address refers to the year as 1776 as "Four score and seven
years ago." Write an equation and solve to find the number of years in a score.



Answer :

The number of years in a score. is 445.75

Write an equation and solve to find the number of years in a score.

The statement is given as:

"Four score and seven years ago." is 1776

Let the number of years in a score be x

So, we have:

4x - 7 = 1776

Add 7 to both sides of the equation

4x = 1783

Divide both sides by 4

x = 445.75

Hence, the number of years in a score. is 445.75

Read more about equations at:

https://brainly.com/question/2972832

#SPJ1