especially with 27 & 31

An unknown number of kids and buses are getting assigned. when assigning 4 kids to each bus, there are 2 kids that aren't placed in a bus. when assigning 8 kids to each bus, there are 2 empty buses. how many total kids are there?

If c(x) = 4x – 2 and d(x) = x2 + 5x, what is (cxd)(x)

In the following diagram it is given that dec,ab || dc, ad || eb, and ad is congruent to bc. a)why isn't abc a parallelogram even though it has a pair of parallel sides and a pair of congruent sides b)explain why be must be congruent to bc. further explain what type of triangle this makes triangle abc and what it tells you about angle 1 and angle 2c) finally why must angle 3 be congruent to angle 1? further, explain why we know that angle 3 is congruent to angle 2