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Help i can't figure this out. Can someone help explain how to do this

Help i can't figure this out. Can someone help explain how to do this-example-1

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those two angles have to add up to 180° as that is a straight angle, so 5x - 10 + 6x + 10 = 180. combine like terms to get 11x - 10 + 10 = 180. the 10 cancels, so 11x = 180. divide both sides by 11 to get x = approximately 16.36.

FYI - I CANNOT TELL IF THAT ACTUALLY SAYS 5
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