We want to place a bench measuring 7.05 feet in the center of a platform that is 40.75 feet long. what is the distance from each side of the bench to the edges of the platform

 The distance from each side of the bench to the edges of the platform = 16.85 feet.

Explanation:

Length of platform = 40.75 feet

Length of bench  = 7.05 feet

Let the distance from each side of the bench to the edges of the platform be x

So, it becomes x+7.05+x = 40.75

⇒2x+7.05= 40.75

⇒2x = 40.75- 7.05

⇒x = 33.7

⇒x=

⇒x= 16.85 feet .

So, the distance from each side of the bench to the edges of the platform = 16.85 feet.