Post on 02-Jan-2016
Simplifying Expressions- Word Problems
• Find the area of the shaded region.
4x
3x+2
3x
2x
Simplifying Expressions- Word Problems
• Find the area of a triangle.
2x+3
3x-1
Simplifying Expressions- Word Problems
• Tonya’s office is a rectangle in her new building. Her office will be 2 feet shorter in one direction and 4 feet longer in the other direction. Write an expression for each side.
• Find the area of her new office.
Simplifying Expressions- Word Problems
• Tim is installing a swimming pool in his backyard. He wants its length to be 4 feet longer than its width. Then he wants to surround it with a concrete walkway 3 feet wide. If he can only afford 300 square feet of concrete for the walkway, what should be the dimensions of the pool?