Question

Evan is making a table that will be created 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 150ft of surfaces area. What is the max length of the base of the the rectangle he can build

Answer 1

23 ft

Explanation:

The computation of the maximum length of the base of the triangle is as follows:

Area of triangle is = 4 × 6 ÷ 2

= 12 ft²

Now the maximum area of the rectangle is

= 150 - 12

= 138 ft²

L = ?

W = 6 ft

Area of rectangle is = L × W

L × 6 = 138

L = 138 ÷ 6

= 23 ft