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Answer:

D. 66 cm

Explanation:

You have parallelogram MNPR with diagonals that cross at E, and ME = 7x-30, and PE = 5x-12. You want to know the length of MP.

Diagonals

The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other this means point E is the midpoint of diagonal MP, and ...

ME = PE

7x -30 = 5x -12

2x = 18 . . . . . . . . . add 30-5x

x = 9

Then the length of the half-diagonal is ...

ME = 7x -30 = 7(9) -30 = 33

So, the full diagonal is ...

MP = 2·33 = 66 . . . . . cm

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