Question

We want to place a bench measuring 7.05 feet in the center of a platform that is 40.75 feet long. What is the distance from each side of the bench to the edges of the platform

Answer 1

Answer:  The distance from each side of the bench to the edges of the platform = 16.85 feet.

Explanation:

Length of platform = 40.75 feet

Length of bench  = 7.05 feet

Let the distance from each side of the bench to the edges of the platform be x

So, it becomes x+7.05+x = 40.75

⇒2x+7.05= 40.75

⇒2x = 40.75- 7.05

⇒x = 33.7

⇒x=$\frac{33.7}{2}$

⇒x= 16.85 feet .

So, the distance from each side of the bench to the edges of the platform = 16.85 feet.