Question

A bookcase is to have 4 shelves including the top as pictured below.

The width is to be 14 feet less than 3 times the height. Find the width and the height if the carpenter expects
to use 28 feet of lumber to make it.
Width:
feet
Height:
feet
Question Help: Video

Answer 1

w= 3 feet

h= 5 feet

Explanation:

H=height; W=width=2H-7ft

W=2H-7ft

2H+4W=22ft Substitute for W

2H+4(2H-7ft)=22ft

2H+8H-28ft=22ft Add 28 ft to each side.

10H=50ft

H=5 ft ANSWER 1: The bookshelf is 5 feet high.

W=2H-7ft=2(5ft)-7ft=10ft-7ft=3ft

ANSWER 2: the bookshelf is 3 feet wide.

CHECK:

2H+4W=22ft

2(5ft)+4(3ft)=22ft

10ft+12ft=22ft

22ft=22ft

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