Ellie is building a dollhouse. She has boards that are two

Last updated: 7/20/2022

Ellie is building a dollhouse. She has boards that are two different lengths. A long board is 17 inches longer than the short board. a. Draw a picture showing how the short and long boards are related. The length of the long board is 50 inches. The length of the short board is unknown. b. Write an equation that shows how the length of the long board is related to the length of the short board. Remember to define your variable first. c. Ellie estimates that the length of the short board is between 30 and 40 inches. Test at least three values in this range in your equation. Were any of the values you tested a solution? How do you know? d. What is the length of the short board? Is there more than one possible answer?