Well, as you can see from the rectangle RT and SW should have equal lengths. So to find the value of x, we need to do.....
4x + 10 = 5x - 20
-x + 10 = -20 (Subtraction property of equality)
-x = -30 (Subtraction property of equality)
x = 30 (Division property of equality)
To check our work:
4(30)+10 = 130
5(30)-20 = 130
So, the value of x is 30!
<span>An oblong box has a volume equal to lwh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height. If the volume is 24 cubic feet, solve for the height in terms of the other sides.
Given:
volume of 24 cubic feet
Required:
height
Solution:
V = 24 cubic feet
assume that the length, weight and height of the box are all equal
so l = w = h
24 = l^3
l = 2.88 feet</span>
X + y = 24...y = 24 - x
3.50x + 5.00y = 97.50
3.50x + 5(24 - x) = 97.50
3.50x + 120 - 5x = 97.50
3.50x - 5x = 97.50 - 120
-1.5x = -22.50
x = -22.50/-1.5
x = 15....there were 15 ten oz boxes (x) sold
