I think you could times 4 and 5 to get 20
It seems that you have missed the necessary options to answer this question, but anyway, hope my answer helps. The question that you ask when understanding the problem would be this: "<span>what do I want to find out?"
Since the problem seeks for an answer, this would be the correct question. Hope this helps.</span>
Answer:
DE = 15
DF = 23
Step-by-step explanation:
E___D___F
EF = DE + DF
38 = (3x +9) + (12x-1)
38 = 15x + 8
15x = 38 - 8
15x = 30
x = 30/15
x = 2
DE = 3x + 9 = 3(2) + 9 = 6 + 9 = 15
DF = 12x - 1 = 12(2) - 1 = 24 - 1 = 23
I hope I helped you^_^
