Cecil now has a tightrope that is $59$ feet long.

1. Cecil makes seven jumps (all the same length) and walks $3$ feet to reach the end and go down the ladder. How long is each jump?

   Hint 1(a):

   A diagram like the one below should help.

   

   Hint 2(a):

   Before Cecil had to walk $3$ feet, how far had he jumped?

   Hint 3(a):

   If Cecil made $7$ jumps that were all the same length to go $56$ feet, how long was each jump?

   Step 1(a):

   $59$ feet $−$ $3$ feet $=$ $56$ feet

   Step 2(a):

   $\frac{56}{7}=8$

   Answer (a):

   $8$ feet per jump

2. If $x$ represents the length of one jump and $2x$ represents the length of two jumps, write an expression that represents Cecil's journey across the rope.

   Hint (b):

   If you did $3$ jumps and then walked $5$ feet the expression would be $3x+5$.