The vertical distance between two things is
(the height of the top one) <u>minus</u> (the height of the bottom one) .
Simplify both sides of the equation, add 6x to both sides, subtract 48 from both sides, then divide both sides by 70. Your answer would be x= -1
True. They do not share a point or side.

First, simplify

to

/ Your problem should look like:
Second, simplify

to

/ Your problem should look like:
Third, multiply both sides by 12 (the LCM of 3 and 4) / Your problem should look like:
Fourth, subtract 2 from both sides. / Your problem should look like:
Fifth, simplify -9x + 12 - 2 to -9x + 10. / Your problem should look like:
Sixth, add 9x to both sides. / Your problem should look like:
Seventh, add 8x + 9x to get 17x. / Your problem should look like:
Eighth, divide both sides by 17. / Your problem should look like:

Answer as fraction: x =

Answer as decimal: x = 0.5882