Question

John is putting down a wooden deck outside his house. The width of the deck is 25ft. He was two choices for wood strips. Option one is using wooden strips that are 5ft wide. Option 2 is using hardwood strips that are 4.3ft wide. Write an equation

Answer 1

Explanation:

X = number of wooden strips

Y = number of hardwood strips

5X + 4.3Y = 25