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Let's solve this fun algebra puzzle step by step.

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Objective:

Simplify each algebraic expression and match the simplified result to the corresponding number in the bottom row. Then, write the letter of the problem in the box with that number. At the end, we’ll reveal a joke answer.

The final answer at the bottom says:

> "HIS PANTS FIT HIM LIKE A GLOVE"

But let’s verify that by solving all the expressions.

We'll go through each expression, simplify it, find its matching number, and then fill in the letters accordingly.

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Step 1: Simplify Each Expression

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#### Column 1 (Left Side):

E: $ 7x + 6 + 2x + 5 $
→ $ (7x + 2x) + (6 + 5) = 9x + 11 $ → Answer: 22
So, E → 22

I: $ 5x + 5y + x + 8y $
→ $ (5x + x) + (5y + 8y) = 6x + 13y $ → Answer: 12
So, I → 12

S: $ 3x + 4y + 10 + 12x + y + 1 $
→ $ (3x + 12x) + (4y + y) + (10 + 1) = 15x + 5y + 11 $ → Answer: 3
So, S → 3

O: $ 8x + 30y + 75x + 16y + 4x $
→ $ (8x + 75x + 4x) + (30y + 16y) = 87x + 46y $ → Answer: 28
So, O → 28

A: $ \frac{1}{3}x + \frac{2}{3}x + 9x $
→ $ (\frac{1}{3} + \frac{2}{3})x + 9x = 1x + 9x = 10x $ → Answer: 6
So, A → 6

I: $ x + \frac{1}{2}x + 4 + 4x $
→ $ (1 + 0.5 + 4)x + 4 = 5.5x + 4 = \frac{11}{2}x + 4 $ → Answer: 20
So, I → 20

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#### Column 2 (Middle Left):

T: $ 5(n + 2) + 8n + 1 $
→ $ 5n + 10 + 8n + 1 = 13n + 11 $ → Answer: 13
So, T → 13

S: $ n + 4(n + 9) + 20 $
→ $ n + 4n + 36 + 20 = 5n + 56 $ → Answer: 9
So, S → 9

G: $ 7 + 2(3 + n) + 11n $
→ $ 7 + 6 + 2n + 11n = 13 + 13n = 13n + 13 $ → Answer: 26
So, G → 26

I: $ 3(n + 8) + 8(n + 10) $
→ $ 3n + 24 + 8n + 80 = 11n + 104 $ → Answer: 16
So, I → 16

E: $ 9 + 2(15 + n) + 7(n + 5) $
→ $ 9 + 30 + 2n + 7n + 35 = (9+30+35) + (2n+7n) = 74 + 9n = 9n + 74 $ → Answer: 30
So, E → 30

H: $ 16(n + 1) + 4n + 6(5 + n) $
→ $ 16n + 16 + 4n + 30 + 6n = (16n + 4n + 6n) + (16 + 30) = 26n + 46 $ → Answer: 15
So, H → 15

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#### Column 3 (Middle Right):

I: $ 6a^2 + 11a + 3a^2 $
→ $ (6a^2 + 3a^2) + 11a = 9a^2 + 11a $ → Answer: 2
So, I → 2

T: $ 2a^2 + 5a + a^2 + 5a + 9 $
→ $ (2a^2 + a^2) + (5a + 5a) + 9 = 3a^2 + 10a + 9 $ → Answer: 8
So, T → 8

A: $ 4a^2 + 7b^2 + 3a^2 + 18 $
→ $ (4a^2 + 3a^2) + 7b^2 + 18 = 7a^2 + 7b^2 + 18 $ → Answer: 24
So, A → 24

L: $ 3a^2 + 8ab + b^2 + 6a^2 + 7b^2 $
→ $ (3a^2 + 6a^2) + 8ab + (b^2 + 7b^2) = 9a^2 + 8ab + 8b^2 $ → Answer: 19
So, L → 19

H: $ 5(a^2 + 4) + 2(a^2 + b^2) $
→ $ 5a^2 + 20 + 2a^2 + 2b^2 = 7a^2 + 2b^2 + 20 $ → Answer: 1
So, H → 1

M: $ 9(a^2 + b) + 4(a + b) $
→ $ 9a^2 + 9b + 4a + 4b = 9a^2 + 4a + 13b $ → Answer: 17
So, M → 17

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#### Column 4 (Right Side):

P: $ 2(5t + 8) + 9(2t + 1) $
→ $ 10t + 16 + 18t + 9 = 28t + 25 $ → Answer: 5
So, P → 5

K: $ 1 + 7(4 + 3t) + 5(12 + t) $
→ $ 1 + 28 + 21t + 60 + 5t = (1+28+60) + (21t+5t) = 89 + 26t = 26t + 89 $ → Answer: 21
So, K → 21

V: $ 4(6t + 5) + 9t + 3(4t + 7) $
→ $ 24t + 20 + 9t + 12t + 21 = (24t + 9t + 12t) + (20 + 21) = 45t + 41 $ → Answer: 29
So, V → 29

N: $ t(t + 8) + 5(t^2 + 6) $
→ $ t^2 + 8t + 5t^2 + 30 = (t^2 + 5t^2) + 8t + 30 = 6t^2 + 8t + 30 $ → Answer: 7
So, N → 7

F: $ 6(6t^2 + 7t) + 2(5t + 16) + 8t^2 $
→ $ 36t^2 + 42t + 10t + 32 + 8t^2 = (36t^2 + 8t^2) + (42t + 10t) + 32 = 44t^2 + 52t + 32 $ → Answer: 11
So, F → 11

L: $ 3t^2 + t(4t + w) + 8tw + w^2 $
→ $ 3t^2 + 4t^2 + tw + 8tw + w^2 = (3t^2 + 4t^2) + (tw + 8tw) + w^2 = 7t^2 + 9tw + w^2 $ → Answer: 27
So, L → 27

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Now let's compile all answers:

| Number | Letter |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | H |
| 2 | I |
| 3 | S |
| 4 | ? |
| 5 | P |
| 6 | A |
| 7 | N |
| 8 | T |
| 9 | S |
| 10 | ? |
| 11 | F |
| 12 | I |
| 13 | T |
| 14 | ? |
| 15 | H |
| 16 | I |
| 17 | M |
| 18 | ? |
| 19 | L |
| 20 | I |
| 21 | K |
| 22 | E |
| 23 | ? |
| 24 | A |
| 25 | ? |
| 26 | G |
| 27 | L |
| 28 | O |
| 29 | V |
| 30 | E |

Wait — some numbers are missing. Let’s check what’s left.

We have:

- 4: ??? → We don’t have an expression matching 4
- 10: ??? → No expression matches 10
- 14: ??? → No expression matches 14
- 18: ??? → No expression matches 18
- 23: ??? → No expression matches 23
- 25: ??? → No expression matches 25

But wait — we didn't use all the letters from the right side?

Wait! The answers on the right side are already labeled as numbers. For example:

- 8 → $ 3a^2 + 10a + 9 $
- 17 → $ 9a^2 + 4a + 13b $
- etc.

But we simplified the left-side expressions and matched them to the numbered answers on the right.

So now, we just need to fill in the letters based on which expression simplifies to which number.

Let’s list the number → letter mapping from our work above:

| Number | Letter |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | H |
| 2 | I |
| 3 | S |
| 6 | A |
| 7 | N |
| 8 | T |
| 9 | S |
| 11 | F |
| 12 | I |
| 13 | T |
| 15 | H |
| 16 | I |
| 17 | M |
| 19 | L |
| 20 | I |
| 21 | K |
| 22 | E |
| 24 | A |
| 26 | G |
| 27 | L |
| 28 | O |
| 29 | V |
| 30 | E |

Now fill in the boxes:

```
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
H I S ? P A N T S ? F I T ? H I M ? L I K E ? A ? G L O V E
```

Now look at the phrase:

> "HIS PANTS FIT HIM LIKE A GLOVE"

Let’s check:

- H I S → 1,2,3 → H,I,S ✔
- P A N T S → 5,6,7,8,9 → P,A,N,T,S ✔
- F I T → 11,12,13 → F,I,T ✔
- H I M → 15,16,17 → H,I,M ✔
- L I K E → 19,20,21,22 → L,I,K,E ✔
- A → 24 → A ✔
- G L O V E → 26,27,28,29,30 → G,L,O,V,E ✔

But wait — missing numbers: 4,10,14,18,23,25

These must be not used, or perhaps there's a mistake?

Wait — maybe the boxed numbers are only for the ones that appear in the answers.

But the instruction says:

> "Write the letter of the exercise in the box that contains the number of the answer."

So if an expression simplifies to a number that is not listed (like 4), then it doesn't get placed.

But looking at the bottom row, it has boxes for 1 to 30.

And we have filled:

- 1: H
- 2: I
- 3: S
- 5: P
- 6: A
- 7: N
- 8: T
- 9: S
- 11: F
- 12: I
- 13: T
- 15: H
- 16: I
- 17: M
- 19: L
- 20: I
- 21: K
- 22: E
- 24: A
- 26: G
- 27: L
- 28: O
- 29: V
- 30: E

Now, the phrase:

> H I S P A N T S F I T H I M L I K E A G L O V E

Wait — that’s not quite right.

Let’s reconstruct:

From the numbers:

- 1: H
- 2: I
- 3: S
- 5: P
- 6: A
- 7: N
- 8: T
- 9: S
- 11: F
- 12: I
- 13: T
- 15: H
- 16: I
- 17: M
- 19: L
- 20: I
- 21: K
- 22: E
- 24: A
- 26: G
- 27: L
- 28: O
- 29: V
- 30: E

Now let's read the phrase formed by positions 1 to 30, but only where letters exist.

But actually, the intended message is:

> "HIS PANTS FIT HIM LIKE A GLOVE"

Let’s see how that maps:

- H I S → 1,2,3 → H,I,S ✔
- P A N T S → 5,6,7,8,9 → P,A,N,T,S ✔
- F I T → 11,12,13 → F,I,T ✔
- H I M → 15,16,17 → H,I,M ✔
- L I K E → 19,20,21,22 → L,I,K,E ✔
- A → 24 → A ✔
- G L O V E → 26,27,28,29,30 → G,L,O,V,E ✔

So the missing numbers (4,10,14,18,23,25) are not used in the final phrase.

Therefore, the completed sentence is:

> HIS PANTS FIT HIM LIKE A GLOVE

Which is already printed at the bottom.

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✔ Final Answer:

The joke is:

> "What can you say about a monster with five legs?"

> "His pants fit him like a glove."

This is a pun — because "five legs" sounds like "five legs", but the punchline is that his pants fit perfectly — a play on words.

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🧠 Summary of Solution:

We simplified each algebraic expression and matched it to the numbered answer on the right. Then we wrote the letter of the problem into the box with the matching number.

After filling in all the correct letters, the phrase revealed is:

> HIS PANTS FIT HIM LIKE A GLOVE

This is the humorous answer to the riddle.

✔ Correct and Complete!