Answer!
after completing the wood trim on her kitchen cabinets, candice has 38 inches of trim left. she decides to make a picture frame out of the wood. she wants to make the frame so that the length is 5 inches less than three times the width. what must the dimensions be?

The dimensions of the frame must be 13 inches and 6 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

* Lets explain how to solve the problem

- The perimeter of any quadrilateral is the sum of the lengths of its sides

- The rectangle is a quadrilateral with each two opposite sides are

 equal so the perimeter of the rectangle = 2l + 2w, l and w are the

 length and the width of it

- Candice has 38 inches of trim

- She wants to make a picture frame

- The frame is shaped a rectangle where its length is 5 inches less

  than three times the width

- Assume that the length is l and the width is w are the dimensions

 of the frame

∵ l = 3w -5 ⇒ (1)

∵ The perimeter of the frame is the length of trim

∵ The length of the trim is 38 inches

∴ The perimeter of the frame is 38 inches

∵ Perimeter of the frame = 2l + 2w

∴ 2l + 2w = 38 ⇒ (2)

- Substitute equation (1) in equation (2)

∴ 2(3w - 5) + 2w = 38

- Multiply the bracket by 2 and add like terms

∴ 6w - 10 + 2w = 38

∴ 8w - 10 = 38

- Add 10 for both sides

∴ 8w = 48

- divide both sides by 8

∴ w = 6

- Substitute the value of w in equation (1) to find l

∵ l = 3w - 5

∴ l = 3(6) - 5 = 18 - 5 = 13

∴ l = 13

∵ l and w represent the length and the width of the frame

∴ The dimensions of the frame must be 13 inches and 6 inches

7 ft 6 in means 7 1/2, because 6 in is 1/2 of a foot. 7 ft 8 in means 7 2/3 because 8 in is 2/3 of a foot. 23/3 = 7 2/3. 15/2 = 7 1/2.

23/3   *   15/2   = 57 1/2

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