Question

David wants to hang a picture frame that is 15 and 1 fourth inches wide centered on a wall that is 37 inches wide. About how many inches of wall space will be left on either side of the frame?


2 inches

10 inches

11 inches

22 inches

Answer 1

Look at the image

we can see that we want the picture frame to be centered which means we have the same 'x' distance on either side

and the entire length is 37

so just solve for 'x' and that will be your final answer

15.25 + 2x = 37

x = ??