3x -x + 8 + 5x - 2 = 10
3x - x + 5x = 10 -8 +2
7x = 4
x = 7/4
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
yeh you are correct so it will be b is equal to minus 42 minus 9.3 that will be equal to -51.3 so that is the value of b
 
        
             
        
        
        
Base B (aka p) is equivalent to 18
p=18
 
        
        
        
Step-by-step explanation:
so he already down 20 ft so he ascends (goes up) 9 feet, so hes at 11 feet right now. then he descends 12 (goes down) feet so hes at 23 feet. lastly he ascends 15 feet (goes up) more. so the answer is 8