Question

What is the value of x?

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Answer 1

x=11

Explanation:

Since the lines in the middle are parallel, we know that both sides are proportional to each other.

6:48 can be simplified to 1:8

Since we know the left side ratio is 1:8, we need to match the right side with the same ratio

We can multiply the ratio by 5 to match 5:3x+7

5:40

5:3x+7

Now we can set up the equation: 40=3x+7

Subtract 7 from both sides

3x=33

x=11