SOLUTION: how should a window 75 inches wide be place so that it is centered on a wall 17 feet 5 inches wide

Question 1064653: how should a window 75 inches wide be place so that it is centered on a wall 17 feet 5 inches wide
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, josmiceli:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The center of the window should sit on the center of the room.

So at the center of the room, place a ruler and place a mark inches to the left at X where,

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.
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is the position of the left side of the window.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the center of the wall
ft
in
and
in
in
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The center of the wall is at 8 ft 8.5 in from the edge
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Find 1/2 of the width of the window
in
= ft + in
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Now subtract 1/2 of the width of the window from
1/2 the width of the wall
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ft
in
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The left edge of the window is 5 ft 7 in from the
left edge of the wall
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Also, the right edge of the window is 5 ft 7 in from
the right edge of the wall
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check:
5 ft 7 in + 5 ft 7 in = 11 ft 2 in
and
= 6 ft 3 in
and
11 ft 2 in + 6 ft 3 in = 17 ft 5 in
OK

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