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This is an area problem. The key words are 120 square feet and 12 feet longer.
And of course width is a key word when you are reading this.
Formula
Area = L * W
Givens
W = W
L = W + 12
Substitute and Solve
Area = L* W
120 = W*(W + 12)
W^2 + 12W = 120 square feet
w^2 + 12w - 120 = 0
This does not factor easily. I would have thought that a graph might help but not if the dimension has to be to the nearest 1/100 of a foot. The only thing we can do is use the quadratic formula.
a = 1
b = 12
c = - 120
w = [ -b +/- sqrt(b^2 - 4ac) ]/(2a)
w = [-12 +/- sqrt(12^2 - 4*(1)(-120)] / 2*1
w = [-12 +/- sqrt(144 - (-480)]/2
w = [-12 +/- sqrt(624)] / 2
w = [- 12 +/- 24.979992] / 2 The minus root has no meaning whatever.
w = (12.979992) / 2
w = 6.489995 I'll round all this when I get done
L = w + 12
L = 6.489995 + 12
L = 18.489995
check
Area = L * W
Area = 6.489995*18.489995
Area = 119.999935 The difference is a rounding error
Answer
L = 18.489995 = 18.49 feet
W = 6.489995 = 6.49 feet
Note: in the check if you round first to the answer, LW = 120.0001 when you find the area for the check. Kind of strange how that nearest 1/100th makes a difference.
9.5 because 9.5-7 is 2.5. 2.5 times 4/5 is 10/5 which is equivalent to 2. 4/5(2.5-7)=2
Answer:
9 + 10 = 21
Step-by-step explanation:
9 + 10 = 21
Factor out 9 and 10
9 = 3 · 3 10 = 2 · 5
Next multiply 3 by 2
3 × 2 = 6
Then multiply 3 by 5
3 · 5 = 15
Finally add the products
15 + 6 = 21
Two positives make a positive
two negatives make a positive
1 negative and 1 positive make negative
1 positive and 1 negative make a negative
Answer:
a. 496 girls
b. 110 boys
Step-by-step explanation:
a. 3:4 ------- divide 372 by 3 and you get 124 now multiply that by 4 and you get 496
b. 2:5 -------- divide 275 by 5 and you get 55 now multiply that by 2 and you get 110
