Question

Evan is making a table that will be created in the shape of the figure below. The table top is a triangle attached to a rectangle. To purchase the right amount of paint, he needs to know the area of the table top. He can only spend $10 on paint, which is enough to cover 150 ft2 of surface area. What is the maximum length of the base of the rectangle he can build?

Answer 1

Well, the area of the triangle is 12 so that leaves him with 138 feet for the rectangle. It's height is 6 so it looks like 138/6 is the maximum length of the rectangle.

Answer 2

138 divided by 6?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

so the answer is 23

Answer 5

yep

Answer 6

thank you :)

Answer 7

yw