PLEASE HELP ME ITS VERY URGENT AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO THIS!!!

Aline parallel to a triangle's side splits ab into lengths of x - 5 and x + 2. the other side, ac, is split into lengths of x and x + 12. what is the length of ac? a) 12 b) 24 c) 36 d)

2y= 3 2 x−2 y = − 1 3 x + 1 y=− 3 1 x+1

Players on the school soccer team are selling candles to raise money for an upcoming trip. each player has 24 candles to sell. if a player sells 4 candles a profit of$30 is made. if he sells 12 candles a profit of $70 is made. determine an equation to model his situation?