If the metal strip goes around the bench, then we are looking for the perimeter.
P = 2L + 2W
P = 2(9) + 2(4)
P = 18 + 8
P = 26 feet
Then, we know that the stripping costs $5 per foot, and we need 26 feet of the stripping.
26 x 5 = 130
Total cost = $130
Hope this helps!
V = lhr
V ÷ lh = lhr ÷ lh
V/lh = r
r = V/lh
Just divide both sides by what you want removed, leaving behind r.
Simplifying
7x + -10x + 18 + 2x = -5
Reorder the terms:
18 + 7x + -10x + 2x = -5
Combine like terms: 7x + -10x = -3x
18 + -3x + 2x = -5
Combine like terms: -3x + 2x = -1x
18 + -1x = -5
Solving
18 + -1x = -5
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-18' to each side of the equation.
18 + -18 + -1x = -5 + -18
Combine like terms: 18 + -18 = 0
0 + -1x = -5 + -18
-1x = -5 + -18
Combine like terms: -5 + -18 = -23
-1x = -23
Divide each side by '-1'.
x = 23
Simplifying
x = 23
X=-56/3
multiply everything by 4 to cancel the fraction which will give you
3x+20=-36
then combine like terms to get
3x=-56
then divide to get x by itself to get
x=-56/3
since this is a weird decimal, leave it as an improper fraction
