What value of x makes the horizontal parts of the letter Z parallel?

The great scientist alfred wegener proposed that continents have moved, while other scientists such as t.c.chamberlin argued against wegener. wegener's ideas eventually won, and are now widely accepted, because: a) wegener's ideas were more beautiful, and so were favored by the intellectual elite.b) wegener's ideas did a better job of predicting the results of new observations and experiments.c) wegener's ideas appealed to dead white european males, whereas chamberlin's didn't.d) wegener's ideas appalled dead white european males, and we all know that in this politically correct era,dead white european males cannot get a fair shake.e) wegener won the nobel prize.

Which of the following events did not occur as a result of china’s open-door policy? a. trade between japan and china was encouraged. b. all countries were given equal access to chinese ports. c. foreign influence in china increased. d. the influence of the communist party weakened.

To solve this system of equations by elimination, what operation could be used to eliminate the y-variable and find the value of x? 6x + 5y = 2 4x + 2y = 8 a) subtract 2 times the second equation from 3 times the first equation b) subtract 3 times the second equation from 2 times the first equation c) subtract 5 times the second equation from 2 times the first equation d) subtract 2 times the second equation from 5 times the first equation