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Juli2301 [7.4K]
3 years ago
8

2. What is the value of x? Show your work.

Mathematics
1 answer:
Setler79 [48]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

7

Step-by-step explanation:

Comparing the two similar triangles

JK/MN = JL/MP

25/30 = 20/(4X - 4)

CROSS MULTIPLY

25(4X - 4) = 30 × 20

100X - 100 = 600

COLLECTING LIKE TERMS

100X = 600 + 100

100X = 700

DIVIDING THROUGH BY 100

X = 700/100

X = 7

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