Ok first we calculate the length of board without losses:
4 * 11.5 = 46 inches
then, we have 1 inch of waste allowed fir each piece, so the total waste is 4*1 = 4 inches
finally, we will add the length of the waste to the desired length to get the total length of the board as follows:
total length of board = 46+4 = 50 inches
Answer:
Hans has done a mistake in the second step.
The correct answer is:
5x^2+13x-6=0
5x^2+15x-2x-6x=0 - 5. -6=-30 -30=15. -2
5x(1+3x)-2x(1+3x)=0
(5x-2x)(1+3x)=0
5-2x=0 1+3x=0
x=5/2 x=-1/3
First find the common denominator
5/8=25/40
2/5=16/40
3/4=30/40
Next you can cross multiply
25/40=x/10 pounds
16/40=x/10 pounds
30/40=x/10 pounds
First
25(10)/40= 6.25 pounds
16(10)/40= 4pounds
30(10)/40= 7.5 pounds
These are the amounts that were left in the bag
10-6.25=3.75
10-4=6
10-7.5=2.5
3.75+6+2.5= 12.25
All together they put 12.25 pounds of soil in the flower bed
Lisa's cut will be represented by the equation y = 1/4x + 4
x=2y-2
x=y+3
Substitute the second equation into the first
y+3=2y-2
solve for y
y=5
plug into original
x=y+3=5+3=8 or x=2(5)-2=8
Allentown got 8 ft of snow, Georgetown got 5 ft of snow.