1. we know she needs 3 packs of biscuits
2. Shop A you only need to pay for 2 packs
3. Shop B you only need to pay for 2 packs
4. Shop C you need to pay for all three
5. so we know C is out of the option.

so shop A and B will cost the least
AB=48, DC=88
48+88=136
136÷2=68
Answer: LM=68
Remember that the length of the mid segment in a trapezoid is half the sum of the base lengths.
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If you would like to solve (x^2 + 5x - 36) / (x + 9), you can do this using the following steps:
a = ?
(x + 9) * (x + a) = <span>(x^2 + 5x - 36)
x^2 + ax + 9x + 9a = x^2 + 5x - 36
ax + 9x = 5x
a + 9 = 5
a = 5 - 9
a = - 4
The correct result would be x - 4.
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