Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. The basement has an area o f605 square feet. The width of the basem
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
So we have the expression:
Distribute. Multiply (4x+5) to each term:
Distribute:
Combine like terms:
Add and simplify:
And this is in descending order, so it's in standard form.
Treat this as if the inequality sign was the same thing as an equal sign. Most of the equality rules apply to inequalities (with a few exceptions)
Subtract both sides by 4
Multiply both sides by 2
We want the unknown variable on the left side (because it looks nicer)