Congruent means same so the equation is
5x+24=9x-17
Subtract 5x on both sides
24=4x-17
Add 17 to both sides
41=4x
Divide by 4
10.25
Answer:
30
Step-by-step explanation:
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We know that 1 foot is 12 inches then, we change all quantities to inches to ease the calculations:
5 ft 9 in = 5(12) + 9 = 60 + 9 = 69 inches
10 ft 11 in = 10(12) + 11 = 120 + 11 = 131 inches
so we add:
<span>5 ft 9 in + 10 ft 11 in
= 69 inches + 131 inches
= 200 inches
if we want the result in foot we divide:
= 200/12
= 100/6 = 50/3
= 16 ft 8 in</span>