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Figure JKLM is a parallelogram. The measures of line segments MT and TK are shown.

Parallelogram J K L M is shown. Diagonals are drawn from point J to point L and from point K to point M and intersect at point T. The length of line segment M T is 8 y + 18 and the length of line segment T K is 12 y minus 10.

What is the value of y?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
In a parallelogram the diagonals bisect each other, so MT = TK.

Set 8y + 18 = 12y - 10.
Solve: 18 + 10 = 12y - 8y → 28 = 4y → y = 7.

Answer: 7.