Which angle do i use to find the value for x using the tangent ratio method?

There's more than 1 way to skin a cat.

If you focus on the 39 deg angle, then x is "adj" to that angle and 10 is "opp."

                                 10
Then tan 39 deg =    Solve this for x.
                                    x                                  
                                     
                                                                                     x
If you focus on the 51 deg angle, then tan 51 deg =
                                                                                     10

Solve this for x.  You MUST obtain the same value for x, either way.

                                  

I personally think that the answer is D. In other word, Derek originally scored an 83% but received 11 extra credit points in order to have an overall score of 94%.