Answer:
every answer except -40 and -20
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Answer:
- x/45 = 9 m/30
- x = 13.5 . . . meters
Step-by-step explanation:
In similar triangles, corresponding sides are proportional. This lets us write an equation involving x. Sides adjacent are proportional to sides opposite the vertical angle.
x/45 = 9/30
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Multiplying by 45 gives the solution:
x = 45(9/30) = 13.5 . . . meters
You want to break this down.
“5 less than” means you’ll subtract 5 from something.
That something is “3 times a number.” “3 times a number” means 3•x or 3x, since we’ll use x for that unknown number.
So, “5 less than 3 times a number” means “subtract 5 from 3x”: 3x-5
“Is” means “equals”. So 3x-5= something.
7, well, that’s 7.
So “5 less than 3 times a number is 7” means ”subtract 5 from 3x and set that equal to 7.”
3x-5=7
Your answer would be -1.3
