Answer:
CU = 117
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the triangles are similar then the ratios of corresponding sides are equal, that is
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substituting in values to the ratios
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( cross- multiply )
24(36x - 1) = 3432 ( divide both sides by 24 )
36x - 1 = 143 ( add 1 to both sides )
36x = 144 ( divide both sides by 36 )
x = 4
CU = 36x - 1 - 26 = (36 × 4) - 27 = 144 - 27 = 117
The statement is "8 less than the product of 6 and a number, x." "Less than" indicates subtraction - you will subtract 8 from a number. That number is "the product of 6 and a number, x." "The product" of these numbers will result with multiplication - you are multiplying 6 and x.
All this gives you the expression: 6x - 8.