Problema Solution

wade has 126 inches if 1 inch wide bias tape for a border on a rectangular banner. If the banner needs to be 48 inches long, what is the maximum width it could be?

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Let 'x' represent the width.

2*48 + 2x = 126

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x = 15 in

The maximum width could be 15 inches.