Answer:
The width of the border can be 9 feet or 3.5 feet.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the width be x
Length of room = 10 feet
Breadth of room = 15 feet
Length of rug = 10-2x
Breadth of rug = 15-2x
Area of rug =
We are given that the area of the rug is 24 square feet.
So, ---A
Substitute x =9 in A
LHS = RHS
Substitute x = 3.5
LHS = RHS
So, The width of the border can be 9 feet or 3.5 feet.
Question is not proper,Proper question is given below;
Nicholas buys 3/8 pound of cheese he put the same amount of cheese and three sandwiches how much cheese does Nicholas put on each sandwich
Answer:
Nichole can put of cheese on each of his sandwich.
Step-by-step explanation:
Total Amount of cheese he has =
Number of cheese sandwiches = 3
We need to find Amount of cheese does Nicole put on each of his sandwich.
Solution:
Amount of cheese on each sandwich can be calculated by dividing Total Amount of cheese he has with Number of cheese sandwiches.
framing in equation form we get;
Amount of cheese on each sandwich =
Hence Nichole can put of cheese on each of his sandwich.
