Question

PLEASE HELP ME ASAP I AM STRUGGLING SO MUCH MY WORK IS LITERALLY DUE NOW I'VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT TRYING TO SOLVE IT AND MY ONLY SOLUTION IS TO ASK FOR HELP SO PLEASE HELP ME IF U CAN ​

Answer 1

(5a + 18) + (48 - a) + (8a - 30) = 180

5a + 18 + 48 - a + 8a - 30 = 180

5a - a + 8a + 18 + 48 - 30 = 180

12a + 36 = 180

12a = 180 - 36

12a = 144

a = 12

Answer 2

As it is a straight line all the angles add up to 180 so 5s+18+48-a+8a-30= 180 so simplified 12a+36=180 then solve to get a=12.17 so then when u put 12.17 as a you get 5 * 12.17 +8 =78.85 then 48-12.17 which is clearly<78.85 then you do the final angle of 8*12.17-30 which is 67.36 so angle AOC is the biggest