Question

For her semester project, an art student was required to complete an oil painting that was at least 5 square feet in area. If the student wanted to make a painting that was 3 3/4

feet wide, what is the minimum height (in feet) that it could be?

Answer 1

The minimum height would be roughly 1.67 feet.

Answer 2

The area of the figure would have to be:
Height × Width

The minimum area would be:
5×5=25 square ft.

To find the minimum height,we devide the area by it's width.

If the painting is 3 3/4 feet wide,the minimum height would have to be:
25÷3 3/4
=25/3×3/4
=25/4 or 6 1/4 ft.

Thus the answer would be:25/4 or 6 1/4 ft.

Hope it helps!