Jessica had $15. She bought 3 apples for x dollars each. Levi had $27 and bought 5 apples for x dollars each. Which expression represents how much money both Jessica and Levi have left altogether?

Select one:

27 – 5x

42 – 8x

12 – 2x

39 – 3x

From the question, Jessica had $15. She bought 3 apples for x dollars each. This means she had:

15 - (3 × x) = 15 - 3x

Levi had $27 and bought 5 apples for x dollars each. Levi will have:

27 - (5 × x) = 27 - 5x

The amount they'll have altogether will be the addition of their amount left. This will be:

15 - 3x + 27 - 5x

= 15 + 27 - 3x - 5x

= 42 - 8x

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In exercises 1 and 2, Find the value of x.

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From the given picture, we can see that 2 sides are congruen, then the given triangle is an isosceles triangle. In this triangle the base angles are congruent, so we can draw the following picture:

Now, since interior angles of any triangle add up to 180 degrees, we have

$x+\frac{x}{2}+\frac{x}{2}=180$

By combining similar terms, we get

$\begin{gathered} \frac{4}{2}x=180 \\ 2x=180 \end{gathered}$

Then, x is given as

$\begin{gathered} x=\frac{180}{2} \\ x=90 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the answer is x=90 degrees

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