SOLUTION: The width is to be 6 feet less than 3 times the height. Find the width and the height if the carpenter expects to use 18 feet of lumber to make it.

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Question 1103800: The width is to be 6 feet less than 3 times the height. Find the width and the height if the carpenter expects to use 18 feet of lumber to make it.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Dimensions 3h-6 and h

2%283h-6%29%2B2h=18
3h-6%2Bh=9
4h-6=9
4h=15
highlight%28h=15%2F4=3%263%2F4%29
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highlight%28width=5%261%2F4%29