Answer:
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 5X - 20 = 10 * X 5X - 20 = 10X Subtract 5x from each side-20 = 5X Divide each side by 5-4 = X. Let's make sure it works... 20 less than five times a number (-20-20) is equal to the product of ten and that number (10 * -4)
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we are going to find the distance traveled by the ship adding the tow distances:
Distance traveled= 24 mi +33 mi=57 mi
Next, we are going to use the Pythagorean theorem to find the distance from

to

:


d^2=1665


mi
Finally, we are going to subtract the two distances:
57 mi -40.8 mi= 16.2 mi
We can conclude that <span>if the ship could have traveled in a straight lime from point a to point c, it could have saved
16.2 miles.</span>
A or c is the correct answer