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I need help with this one too... Every time I think I understand it, I mess something up.

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17
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7

I need help with this one too... Every time I think I understand it, I mess something-example-1
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The correct answer is 7
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When two triangles are congruent, their corresponding sides and angles are equivalent. Since ∠W and ∠S are two corresponding angles, their measures will be equal to each other. We're given that m∠W = 8n + 10 and m∠S = 10n - 24, so we can set up an equality between the two:

8n + 10 = 10n - 24

Moving the 8n over to the right side by subtraction and the 24 over to the left side by addition, we get

10 + 24 = 10n - 8n

34 = 2n

and dividing both sides by 2 to get n by itself gives us

17 = n

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