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?



x = __________________ ft

Answer 1

@mathman806

Answer 2

triangle will be \[12 ft ^{2}\] and the rectangle will be \[6X ft ^{2}\] science I don't know x I can't get you an exact #

Answer 3

so the answer will be an exact number?

Answer 4

yep so the entire table would be \[(12+6X)ft ^{2}\]

Answer 5

but whats the answer going to be?

Answer 6

@mathman806

Answer 7

the second thing I posted
It dosent say what x is so I can't give you an exact number for the answer
But by using that equation you can figure out the exact number

Answer 8

scratch that I can give you an answer gust give me a minute

Answer 9

so its 18

Answer 10

150= 12+6x
138=6x
divide by six
you get 23

Answer 11

x=23

Answer 12

that's the right answer sorry I didn't notice it sooner

Answer 13

oh okay i see

Answer 14

yep