Question

There is a wood shop that makes boats. The number of boats constructed can be determined by the equation B =.04w, where B is the number of boats and w is number of wooden logs used. If 40 boats were made, how many wooden logs were used?

Answer 1

1000 wooden logs were used

Solution:

Given that There is a wood shop that makes boats

The number of boats constructed can be determined by the equation:

B = 0.04w

Where "B" is the number of boats

"w" is the number of wooden logs used

To find: number of wooden logs used when 40 boats are used

To find the number of wooden logs used, substitute B = 40 in given equation

B = 0.04w

40 = 0.04w

$0.04w = 40\\\\w = \frac{40}{0.04} = 1000$

Thus 1000 wooden logs were used