Question

Matt bought some boards to build a wooden deck. Some of the boards were 4 ft long and some of the boards were 5 ft long. He bought 35 ft of boards altogether. How many boards altogether did Matt buy?

Answer 1

Answer: 8 boards

Step-by-step explanation: 3 x 5 = 15

4 x 5 = 20

20 + 15 = 35

Answer 2

Answer:

8 boards.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since he bought a few of each length. The only combination that works is when he bought 5 of the 4 ft long board so 4×5=20. Than he bought 3 of the 5ft boards 3×5=15. 20+15=35 ft worth of boards.