Students are hanging their art projects in the school hallway. Each student wants to hang a project that is 7/8 foot wide. The hallway is 16 feet long. If they don't leave any space between each project, how many projects will fit in the hallway

16/(7/8)=16*8/7

16/(7/8) = 128/7 = 18.28

So, 18 projects, with about 3" left over

7/8 x 16/1 = 128/7

Divide 128 by 7 and you would get 18 r 2

Or 18 2/7

I think..

To find out how many art projects can fit in the hallway without leaving space between each project, we need to divide the length of the hallway by the width of each project.

Given that each art project is 7/8 foot wide, and the length of the hallway is 16 feet, we can set up the following equation:

Number of projects = Length of hallway / Width of each project

Number of projects = 16 feet / (7/8 foot)

To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:

Number of projects = 16 feet * (8 foot / 7 foot)

Multiplying the numerators and denominators:

Number of projects = (16 * 8) / 7

Evaluating the expression:

Number of projects = 128 / 7

This gives us a quotient of approximately 18.286.

Since we can't have a fraction of a project, we know that only whole projects can fit in the hallway. Therefore, the maximum number of projects that can fit in the hallway without leaving space between each project is 18.