SOLUTION: Hi. An artist wants to frame a picture with a frame 2 inches wide. How wide will the framed picture be if the artist uses 70 inches of framing material? Thanks. H.C.

Question 178524: Hi.
An artist wants to frame a picture with a frame 2 inches wide. How wide will the framed picture be if the artist uses 70 inches of framing material?
Thanks.
H.C.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An artist wants to frame a picture with a frame 2 inches wide. How wide will the framed picture be if the artist uses 70 inches of framing material?
:
Since the don't indicate otherwise, I assume the picture is a square.
Let s = one side of the square frame
then
4s = 70
s =
s = 17.5; one side of the frame
:
Picture size: 17.5 - 2(2") = 13.5 inches
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