William Arcenio is remodeling his home. In order to save money, he is upgrading the plumbing himself. He needs 18 pieces of cop
per tubing, each 2/9 of a foot long. If he has a 2-foot piece of tubing, will that be enough? How much more does he need or how much tubing will he have left over?
To find Marias salary we have to multiply working hours by 8.76$. We know that she works 24.5 per week so lets multiply it 24.5*8.76=214.62$ - Maria's salary
For this case we can pose the problem as a rectangle triangle. We know the hypotenuse and one side of the triangle. Therefore, the other side is given by: 10 ^ 2 = 6 ^ 2 + x ^ 2 Clearing x we have: x ^ 2 = 10 ^ 2-6 ^ 2 x = root (10 ^ 2-6 ^ 2) x = 8 feet Answer: The length in feet of the garden is: x = 8 feet