Problema Solution

jonah cuts a board that is 33 inches long into 4 pieces of equal length. He uses the pieces for the sides of a picture frame. He puts an extrea 2 inch wide trim on each side of the frame. How wide is the final frame?

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let 'x' represent the width of the final frame


x + 2 is the length of each piece


4(x + 2) = 33


by solving we find:


x = 6.25 ft


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the final frame is 6.25 inches wide.