Can you explain how to answer the following question?
Information: Tally chart shows the widths of buttons collected (button sizes in inches). 1/8 in = 6 buttons, 2/8 in = 0 buttons, 3/8 in = 3 buttons, 4/8 in = 1 button, 5/8 inc = 2 buttons, 7/8 in = 4 buttons.
Questions: Suppose the buttons that were 3/8-in wide were laid in a row touching. How far would that row extend?
Do I multiply 3 x 3/8 in.?
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To answer the question, you need to determine the length of the row made up of buttons that are 3/8 inches wide.
To do this, you will multiply the width of each button by the number of buttons in that width category. In this case, you have 3 buttons that are 3/8 inches wide, so you need to find the total length of these buttons when laid in a row touching.
Multiplying 3 by 3/8 inches would give you the length of a single button or the width of 3 buttons. To find the total length of the row, you need to multiply the width of a single button by the total number of buttons.
In this case, you have 3 buttons that are 3/8 inches wide. Since each button is 3/8 inches long, the total length of the row would be:
3 buttons * (3/8 inches per button) = 9/8 inches
Therefore, the row of buttons that are 3/8 inches wide would extend 9/8 inches.