Question

Your parents are redecorating the dining room and want to place two rectangular pictures, each measuring 25 inches across, on the wall, which measures 10 2/3

feet long. They want to place the pictures so that the distance between the pictures and the distances from each picture to the end of the wall are the same, as shown in the diagram below. Write the equation using the variable X.

Answer 1

2X + 25 = 128

Explanation:

10 2/3 feet = 10 * 12 + (2/3) * 12 = 120 + 8 = 128 inches.

Now, let's create the equation using the variable X:

X + 25 + X = 128

Adding the distances from each picture to the total width of the pictures (25 inches) and setting it equal to the length of the wall (128 inches).

Simplifying the equation:

2X + 25 = 128