Trignometry questions, please help

Suppose that △ opq is isosceles with base qp . suppose also that m ∠ o = (5x + 43) ° and m ∠ q = (3x + 30) ° . find the degree measure of each angle in the triangle.

Lance lived in portugal and brazil for a total of 14 months to learn portuguese. he learned an average of 130 new words per month when he lived in portugal, and an average of 150 new words per month when he lived in brazil. in total he learned 1920 new words. write a system of equations to represent the situation. use x to represent portugal, and y to represent brazil

[10 points, algebra 2-simplifying complex fractions]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?