Answer:
To ensure that they all have the equal amount of power; to make sure one branch doesn't have more power than the others.
#1: The sum of q and 5
#2: Twelve times x
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0.8 is 20% of 4. This is because 20% of something occurs when something is divided by 5, since it is 1/5 of 100. You multiply 0.8*5, and you get 4.