What is the value of x?

What is the value of y?

The answer to your question is x = 24 and y = 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

ED = x                       HJ = 18

DF = 16                     JG = y

EF = 20                     HG = 15

Process

1.- Find x

Use proportions to find it

                 ED/EF = HJ/HG

Substitution

                 x/20 = 18/15

Solve for x

                  x = 20(18/15)

                  x = 360/15

                  x = 24

2.- Find y

                JG/JH = DF/ED

Substitution

                y/18 = 16/24

Solve for y

                y = 18(16/24)

                y = 288/24

                y = 12

the entire expression should be subtracted from 30. to subtract the quantity, distribute the negative sign, which changes the signs on the terms. so, the –2 changes to positive and gets added to 30 instead of subtracted from it.

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