A standard brick is \(3 \frac{5}{8}\) inches wide and \(7 \frac{5}{8}\) inches long. Colton wants to edge his 16-foot long sidewalk with bricks on both sides.

1. How many bricks does he need if he sets the bricks lengthwise along both sides?

2. How many bricks does he need if he sets the bricks edgewise along both sides?

3(5/8)x=16 <-- edgewise to make it easier, turn the mixed number into an improper fraction (29/8)x=16 divide by (29/8) on both sides x=128/29 x ≈ 4.4 bricks 7(5/8)x=16 <-- lengthwise (61/8)x=16 x=128/61 x ≈ 2 Bricks

Answered by vhv1122 | 2024-06-10

2 bricks does he need if he sets the bricks **lengthwise **along both sides and 4 bricks **needed **if he sets the bricks edgewise along both sides
What is Equation?
Two or more expressions with an Equal **sign **is called as Equation.
Given,
Standard brick is 3 8 5 ​ inches wide and 7 8 5 ​ inches long.
Colton wants to edge his 16-foot long sidewalk with brick on both sides.
The number of bricks does he need if he sets the bricks **lengthwise **along both sides
3 8 5 ​ x=16
(29/8)x=16
x=16.8/29
x=128/29
x = 4.4 bricks
So 4 bricks.
The number of bricks does he need if he sets the bricks **edgewise **along both sides
7 8 5 ​ x=16
(61/8)x=16
x=128/61
x = 2 Bricks
Hence, 2 bricks does he need if he sets the bricks **lengthwise **along both sides and 4 bricks needed if he sets the bricks edgewise along both sides
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Answered by pukhrajvt | 2024-06-16

Colton needs 52 bricks if laid lengthwise along both sides of the sidewalk and 106 bricks if laid edgewise. All calculations were based on converting the sidewalk length from feet to inches and using the dimensions of the bricks. Rounding up to the nearest whole number shows the total bricks needed for both sides.
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Answered by pukhrajvt | 2024-10-15