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What is x? 5a 4a 90 O 9 O 100 80

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In this case, we can wee that


5a+4a=\text{ 180}

hence,


\begin{gathered} 9a=180 \\ a=(180)/(9) \\ a=20 \end{gathered}

On the other hand, we can also see that


x+4a=180

since a=20, then


\begin{gathered} x+4(20)=180 \\ x+80=180 \\ x=180-80 \\ x=100 \end{gathered}

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