Find the value of x. 5x+18+2x=5

In triangle abc segment de is parallel to the side ac . (the endpoints of segment de lie on the sides ab and bc respectively). find de, if ac=20cm, ab=17cm, and bd=11.9cm;

An advertising firm has an old computer that can prepare a whole mailing in 6 hours. with the of newer model the job is complete in 2 hours. how long would it take the newer model to do the job alone?

The vertices of a triangle are a(7,5), b(4,2), c(9,2). what is m