SOLUTION: A carpenter is building a wood frame. The height of the frame is 1 ft less than three times the width. What is the width of the largest door frame that can be constructed from a bo
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Question 513351: A carpenter is building a wood frame. The height of the frame is 1 ft less than three times the width. What is the width of the largest door frame that can be constructed from a board 19 ft long?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It depends. You didn't specify whether the door frame has a top and 2 sides or a top, a bottom, and 2 sides.
\ +\ x\ \leq\ 19)
or
\ +\ 2x\ \leq\ 19)
Solve for 
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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