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You are making a picture frame of uniform width for a picture that is to be displayed at the local museum. The picture is 3.25 feet tall and 3 feet wide. The museum has allocated 15 square feet of wall space to display the picture. What should the width of the frame be in order to use all the allocated space?

(This is a factoring problem)


Sagot :

luana
[tex]x-\ width\ preferred\\\\ Area=width*length\\\\ length=3,25feet\\ Area=15feet^2\\\\ 15=3,25*x\ \ \ \ | divide\ by\ 3,25\\\\x=4,61feet\\\\It\ should\ be\ 4,61\ feet \ long. [/tex]