5x + 10 = -4x - 17
+4x +4x
5x + 4x = 9x
9x + 10 = -17
-10 -10
-27
9x = -27 9x/9 = -27/9
x = -3
The equivalent expression is 12x+30y and the area is 156 ft².
Using the distributive property, we have
6(2x+5y)
6*2x+6*5y
12x+30y
If x=3 and y=4,
12*3+30*4
36+120
156