<span>LMN≅PQR means that point L is equal to P, point M is equal to Q, and point N is equal to R. All lines are the same.
Point Q has an angle of 72, which means that point M also has an angle of 72.
Now you have two angles to find x. All interior angles of a triangle add up to 180, so you can set up the following equation to find x:
72 + 36 + x = 180
Subtract 36 from both sides.
72 + x = 144
Subtract 72 from both sides.
x = 72
The angle of point L, x, is 72.
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Bill is 5 years old and annie is 6 years old so, you multiply 5×6=30
1.5(x + 4) - 3 = 3.5(x - 2)
We need to use the distributive property to simplify this.
1.5x + 6 - 3 = 3.5x - 7
<em><u>Subtract 1.5x from both sides</u></em>
6 - 3 = 2x - 7
<em><u>Simplify left side</u></em>
3 = 2x - 7
<em><u>Add 7 to both sides</u></em>
10 = 2x
<em><u>Divide both sides by 2</u></em>
x = 5
