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Each side of a -sided polygon has one of three lengths. The number of sides with length is times the number of sides with length . There are sides with length . Which equation must be true for the value of ?
Each side of a 30 -sided polygon has one of three lengths. The number of sides
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Answer explanation
Choice B is correct. It’s given that each side of a -sided polygon has one of three lengths. It's also given that the number of sides with length is times the number of sides with length . Therefore, there are , or , sides with length . It’s also given that there are sides with length . Therefore, the number of , , and sides are , , and , respectively. Since there are a total of sides, the equation represents this situation. Combining like terms on the left-hand side of this equation yields . Therefore, the equation that must be true for the value of is .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
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