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