An art gallery displays a large painting in the center of a wall that is 24 feet ( ft wide. The painting is 10ft wide. Which of

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the following equations can be used to find the distances, x, in feet, from the left end of the wall to the edges of the painting?

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san4es73 [151] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-23T00:10:04+03:00

the complete question in the attached figure

step 1

Find the distance of the center of the wall from the left end of the wall

distance=(1/2)*24--------> 12 ft

so

If x is the distance from a painting edge to its corresponding end of the wall, then

|x-12| is the distance from the painting edge to the center of the wall

and

If the painting is centered, then 2|x-12| represents the width of the painting

Since the painting is 10 ft wide,

we have 2|x-12|=10

therefore

the answer is the option B

2|x-12|=10