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

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. Write the equation using the variable x

Answer 1

Explanation:

The answer is (50/12)+(2x)=L

Answer 2

(50/12) + (2x) = L

Explanation:

Let's assume the length of the wall is represented by "L" feet. Since we're given that the distance between the pictures and the distances from each picture to the end of the wall are the same, we can represent that distance as "x" feet.

To form the equation, we can consider the total length of the wall and the space occupied by the two pictures and the gaps between them.

The total length of the wall is "L" feet, and each picture is 25 inches across, which is equivalent to (25/12) feet. So, the combined width of the two pictures is (2 * 25/12) feet.

We have two gaps, one between the first picture and the end of the wall, and another between the second picture and the other end of the wall. Each gap has a length of "x" feet.

To set up the equation, we can add up the widths of the pictures and the gaps, and it should equal the total length of the wall:

(2 * 25/12) + (2 * x) = L