I honestly need help with this
-3(b - 7)
Distributive property
-3*b = -3b
-3*7 = -21
-3b + 21
Answer: -3b + 21
In the given diagram, the traingles USW and UTV are similar triangles and thus the following ratio equality applies to them.
..........(Equation 1)
Checking the diagram given, we see that:
VT=y, WS=22, VU=8, ST=x-2
WU=WV+VU=12+8=20
TU=5
SU=ST+TU=(x-2)+5=x+3
Thus, substituting the required values in (Equation 1) we get:

Now, as can be clearly seen, to find y we will use the first two ratios as:


In a similar manner, to find the value of x we can use the last two ratios:

After cross multiplication we get:

Which can be simplified as:

Thus, 
Therefore, the required answer is:
x=9.5 and y=8.8
So to find the mean you add them all together and divide by the number of numbers there is so 11+15+19+17+23+20+17+18+21=174 and there are 10 numbers so it would be 174/10 which is 17.4 so you answer is 17.4
Answer:
Michelle, because she was only 5 off, while Jae was 8 off