Determine the value of x.
(5.x - 7)
(8x - 55)

In right ∆abc shown below, the midpoint of hypotenuse ac is located at d and segment bd is drawn.if ab = 12 and bc = 16, then explain why bd = 10. hint: consider what you know about the diagonals of a rectangle.

Mr. thompson is on a diet. he currently weighs 260 pounds. he loses 4 pounds per month. what part of the story makes the relationship not proportional?

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?