Triangle Area = .5 * base * height
48 = .5 * (x +4) * x
48 = (.5x + 2) * x
48 = .5x^2 + 2x
.5x^2 + 2x -48 = 0
x = 8
base = 12
A. 8.75
B. 0.72
C. 9.31
D. 23.04
E. 6.98
A. Robert purchased a 36-inch piece of wood
He can make 5 sculptures.
We divide the amount of clay, 14 pounds, by the amount it takes to make one sculpture, 2 4/5 pounds:
14 ÷ 2/45 = 14 ÷ 14/5 = 14/1 ÷14/5 = 14/1 × 5/14 = 70/14 = 5
