Find Time Expression: Painting a 7X × (30X+4) Meter Fence

Question

Gerard plans to paint a fence 7X meters high and 30X+4 meters long.

Gerardo paints at a rate of 7 m² per half an hour.

Choose the expression that represents the time it takes for Gerardo to paint one side of the fence.

30X+430X+430X+47X7X7X

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Express the time it will take Isaac to paint the fence
00:03 First, let's calculate the rectangle's area by multiplying the sides
00:11 When opening the parentheses, note that each factor multiplies all factors
00:14 Notice how 7X multiplies each factor
00:21 This is Isaac's painting progress rate according to the data
00:33 Painting time equals the area to be painted divided by the rate
00:37 Let's substitute the area and rate values
00:45 Let's arrange the equation
00:50 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

In order to solve the exercise, we first need to know the total area of the fence.

Let's remember that the area of a rectangle equals length times width.

Let's write the exercise according to the given data:

7x×(30x+4) 7x\times(30x+4)

We'll use the distributive property to solve the exercise. That means we'll multiply 7x by each term in the parentheses:

(7x×30x)+(7x×4)= (7x\times30x)+(7x\times4)=

Let's solve each term in the parentheses and we'll get:

210x2+28x 210x^2+28x

Now to calculate the painting time, we'll use the formula:

7m212hr=14m2hr \frac{7m^2}{\frac{1}{2}hr}=14\frac{m^2}{hr}

The time will be equal to the area divided by the work rate, meaning:

210x2+28x14 \frac{210x^2+28x}{14}

Let's separate the exercise into addition between fractions:

210x214+28x14= \frac{210x^2}{14}+\frac{28x}{14}=

We'll reduce by 14 and get:

15x2+2x 15x^2+2x

And this is Isaac's work time.

Answer

15x2+2x 15x^2+2x hours