a piece of fabric is cut into 12 equal lengths with 3 inches left over. Define a variable, and write an expression for the length or the original piece.
length of the each piece is x
original= 12x+3
a piece of a fabric is cut into 12 lengths with 3 inches leftover.define a variable and write an expression for the length of the original piece
To solve this problem, let's define a variable and write an expression for the length of the original piece of fabric.
Let's say we define the variable "x" to represent the length of the original piece of fabric.
We are told that the fabric is cut into 12 equal lengths. This means the original piece is divided into 12 equal parts. Each of these parts has a length of (x/12).
We are also told that there are 3 inches of fabric left over after cutting. So, we need to add these 3 inches to the lengths of the 12 parts. Therefore, the expression to represent the length of the original piece would be:
(x/12) * 12 + 3
Simplifying the expression, the length of the original piece would be:
x + 3 inches.