Question

Bria is a customer who would like to display her collection of soap carvings on top of her bookcase. The collection needs an area of 300 square inches. What should b equal for the top of the bookcase to have the correct area? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an inch. I need help

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Answer 1

We can use the formula for the area of a rectangle to solve this problem. Let's assume that the length of the top of the bookcase is L and the width is b. Then, we can write:

L × b = 300

Solving for b, we get:

b = 300 / L

Since we don't know the length L, we cannot find the exact value of b. However, we can use the given information to make an estimate. Let's say that the length of the bookcase is 60 inches. Then, we have:

b = 300 / 60 = 5

So, if the length of the bookcase is 60 inches, the width needs to be at least 5 inches to accommodate Bria's soap carving collection. However, if the length is different, the required width will also be different.