Yeah basically it is 0.98
The expression can be written as:
(2x + 5) - 3
or:
5 + (2x - 3)
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and simplified to: "2x + 2" .
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Answer: The missing side is 6mm.
Step-by-step explanation: For 18mm to drop to 12mm, it dropped 6mm. Therefore, the missing side was 12mm, and if you drop 6mm, you get 6mm.
Cross multiply to get 8k+24=56 then solve for k so subtract 24 from each side to get 8k=32 so k=4
