Mia will use one of these boards for the length of the shelter. She knows she wants the length of the shelter to measure 3.25 feet. She will use a different board for the width of the shelter. The width of the shelter will be shorter than the length
A. Which board will Mia use for the length of the shelter, given that 1 foot = 12 inches?
B. What is the width of the shelter, measured in feet?
C. Mia needs to cut the third Board to Match the width of the shelter. How many feet of board will she need to cut off the existing board to reach this goal?
A. Mia will use a board that is 39 inches long for the length of the shelter.
B. The width of the shelter will be 2.25 feet.
C. Mia will need to cut off 1 foot of the existing board to reach her goal.
A. To find out which board Mia will use for the length of the shelter, we need to convert the length from feet to inches and compare it to the lengths of the available boards.
Given that 1 foot = 12 inches, the length of the shelter in inches is:
3.25 feet * 12 inches/foot = 39 inches
Next, we need to compare this length to the lengths of the available boards.
B. Since Mia wants the width of the shelter to be shorter than the length, we need to find a board that has a length shorter than 39 inches.
Unfortunately, the lengths of the boards are not provided, so we cannot determine which board Mia will use for the length of the shelter without this information.
C. Similarly, since the width of the shelter is not provided, we cannot determine how many feet of board Mia needs to cut off to match the width of the shelter.
To answer these questions, we need to know the length of the boards available. Let's assume the available boards are:
Board 1: 8 feet long
Board 2: 10 feet long
Board 3: 12 feet long
A. Mia wants the length of the shelter to measure 3.25 feet. Since 1 foot is equal to 12 inches, we need to convert 3.25 feet to inches. To do that, we can multiply 3.25 by 12:
3.25 feet * 12 inches/foot = 39 inches
Now, we compare the length of each board to find the one that is closest to or longer than 39 inches. In this case, Board 1 is the most suitable, as it is 8 feet long (96 inches), which is longer than 39 inches.
B. The width of the shelter is shorter than the length. Since Mia is using a different board for the width, we need to choose one that is shorter than 3.25 feet. Let's assume the available boards for the width are:
Board A: 2 feet long
Board B: 2.5 feet long
Board C: 3 feet long
In this case, Board A, which is 2 feet long, would be suitable as it is shorter than 3.25 feet.
C. To calculate how many feet of Board 3 Mia needs to cut to match the width of the shelter, we subtract the width of the shelter from the length of Board 3. Given that the width of the shelter is 2 feet, the calculation would be:
12 feet - 2 feet = 10 feet
Therefore, Mia needs to cut off 10 feet of Board 3 to match the width of the shelter.