Solve the problem.
-A bookcase is to be constructed as shown in the figure below. The height of the bookcase is 3 feet longer than the length of a shelf. If 18 feet of lumber is available for the entire unit (including the shelves, but NOT the back of the bookcase), find the length and height of the unit.
A) length $= 3$ feet; height $= 6$ feet
B) length $= 2$ feet; height $= 6$ feet
C) length $= 2$ feet; height $= 5$ feet
D) length $= 7.5$ feet; height $= 9.0$ feet

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Solve the problem.
-A bookcase is to be constructed as shown in the figure below. The height of the bookcase is 3 feet longer than the length of a shelf. If 18 feet of lumber is available for the entire unit (including the shelves, but NOT the back of the bookcase), find the length and height of the unit.
A) length $= 3$ feet; height $= 6$ feet 
B) length $= 2$ feet; height $= 6$ feet 
C) length $= 2$ feet; height $= 5$ feet 
D) length $= 7.5$ feet; height $= 9.0$ feet

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The Answer of Solve the problem.
-A bookcase is to be constructed as shown in the figure below. The height of the bookcase is 3 feet longer than the length of a shelf. If 18 feet of lumber is available for the entire unit (including the shelves, but NOT the back of the bookcase), find the length and height of the unit.
A) length $= 3$ feet; height $= 6$ feet 
B) length $= 2$ feet; height $= 6$ feet 
C) length $= 2$ feet; height $= 5$ feet 
D) length $= 7.5$ feet; height $= 9.0$ feet

Solve the Problem =3= 3=3 Feet; Height =6= 6=6 Feet B) Length =2= 2=2

Solve the Problem $= 3$ Feet; Height $= 6$ Feet
B) Length $= 2$