What is the correct answer?

17.82

Step-by-step explanation:

since this is a right triangle you can use one of the trigonometric ratios, in this case it would be cosine because you have values for the adjacent and hypotenuse sides

cos(27°) = x/20

x = 20 · cos(27°)

x = 17.82

There are 5 red pencils, 16 blue pencils and 23 brown pencils.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of red pencils = 5

Number of blue pencils are 11 more than red pencils.

So, Number of blue pencils would be

Number of brown pencils are 7 more than blue pencils.

So, number of brown pencils would be

Hence, there are 5 red pencils, 16 blue pencils and 23 brown pencils.