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I need help understanding what I did wrong in this problem

I need help understanding what I did wrong in this problem-example-1
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EXPLANATION

By the Parallel lines cuted by a transversal line Theorem, we can see that 5x and 2x+ 5 perform a linear pair because both lines are parallel so they are supplementary angles as shown as follows:

2x + 5 + 5x = 180

Adding like terms:

7x + 5 = 180

Subtracting -5 to both sides:

7x = 180 - 5

Subtracting numbers:

7x = 175

Dividing both sides by 7:

x = 175/7

Simplifying:

x=25

Answers:

Equation --->

(2x+5) + 5x = 180

x = 25

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