Drake and Cleo are looking for a location to open their new yoga studio. A fellow studio owner suggests a location that will fit 28 students in a 756 square foot area. Assuming that each student has a spot x feet wide and 3 times as long, what is the length, in feet, of the space they are allotting to each student?Choose 1 answer:(A) 1 feet(B) 3 feet(C) 9 feet(D) 27 feet
Q. Drake and Cleo are looking for a location to open their new yoga studio. A fellow studio owner suggests a location that will fit 28 students in a 756 square foot area. Assuming that each student has a spot x feet wide and 3 times as long, what is the length, in feet, of the space they are allotting to each student?Choose 1 answer:(A) 1 feet(B) 3 feet(C) 9 feet(D) 27 feet
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to find the length of the space for each student, given that the total area is 756 square feet and it fits 28 students. Each student's space is x feet wide and 3 times as long.
Calculate area per student: Calculate the area for each student.Since the total area is 756 square feet and there are 28 students, we divide the total area by the number of students to find the area per student.Area per student = Number of studentsTotal areaArea per student = 28 students756 square feet
Perform division: Perform the division to find the area per student.Area per student = 28756Area per student = 27 square feet
Set up equation: Set up the equation for the area of each student's space.We know that the width is x feet and the length is 3 times the width. So, the area of each student's space is x×(3x).Area per student = x×(3x)27 square feet = x×(3x)
Solve for x: Solve for x.To find x, we need to solve the equation 27=3x2.Divide both sides by 3 to simplify the equation.327=33x29=x2
Find value of x: To find x, we take the square root of both sides.x=9x=3 feet
Determine length: Determine the length of each student's space.Since the length is 3 times the width, we multiply x by 3.Length =3×xLength =3×3 feetLength =9 feet