If X = 1 rhen it would be 3x5 so it would be 15 and for the other side X would have to be -3
15 = 5 + 8d - 12
15 = 8d - 7
15 + 7 = 8d
22 = 8d
d = 2.75
He spoke to each friends for 26 minutes
How I found out : how I found out is that all you have to do it get the total amount which in this question it is going to be 182. And you would need to dive 182 by 7 to find the unit rate (182/7) which is going to equal 26.which means he called each friend for 26 minutes
