document.write( "Question 1095968: Could you please help me with this word problem? Thank you in advance.
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document.write( "The dimensions of a portrait are 10 1/2 in by 14 in. A carpenter wishes to build a frame of uniform width for it so that the outside of the framed portrait is in the ratio of 5:6. Find the width of the frame. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #710529 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( "The short dimension of picture + frame = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The long dimension is: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "I can say: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The width of the frame is 3.5 in \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( " |