Stephen is in first grade, and his class is creating pasta necklaces! There are two types of pasta to use on the necklaces: long macaroni pieces, and small rotelle pieces which look like wheels with spokes. The directions are to have no more than 35 pieces of pasta on a necklace, and each string is long enough to hold 20 macaroni noodles or 55 pieces of rotelle. Select all of the true statements below.

Step-by-step explanation:

Option A is true because when you add 12 macaroni noodles to 23 pieces of rotelle, you get 35 pieces of Pasta which is the maximum allowed per necklace.

Option B is untrue because 15 macaroni noodles and 21 rotelle  pieces add up to 36 pasta pieces which is higher than the maximum of 35 allowed.

Option C is true because 35 pieces of Rotelle is not higher than the maximum allowed.

Option D is untrue because even though they still add up to the maximum allowed, a string can take no more than 20 macaroni noodles and this option shows 21 macaroni noodles which is over the limit.

Option E is true as this combination of macaroni noodles and rotelle below the maximum.

x = 17

step-by-step explanation:

1st step: isolate x.

24 - 3x = -27

-24         -24

-3x   =   -51

2nd step: divide.

-3x     =   -51

  3             3

  x       =     17

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