harpazo
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Harvey plans to use 5 ft of shelving for four shelves whose lengths are to be a series of consecutive even numbers. How many inches long should each shelf be? If x represents the length of the shortest shelf, which expression would represent the length of the longest shelf?
Solution
Let x = length of shortest shelf
Let x + 6 = length of longest shelf
Let 5 feet = 60 inches
x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6 = 60
Correct set up?
Solution
Let x = length of shortest shelf
Let x + 6 = length of longest shelf
Let 5 feet = 60 inches
x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6 = 60
Correct set up?