if you are making 34 trophies plates that 3 1/4" long and 1" wide what size sheet of brass would be needed if plates are aligned with 2 plates per horizontal line
To determine the necessary size of the brass sheet, we need to consider the number of plates that will be aligned per horizontal line.
If there are 2 plates aligned per horizontal line, we can calculate the total number of horizontal lines needed by dividing the total number of plates by 2 (since 2 plates are aligned per line):
Number of horizontal lines = Total number of plates / Number of plates per line
Number of horizontal lines = 34 plates / 2 plates per line
Number of horizontal lines = 17 lines
Now, let's calculate the length required for aligning 17 lines of plates. Since each line will have 2 plates, we can multiply the number of lines by the length of each plate:
Length required = Number of horizontal lines * Length of each plate
Length required = 17 lines * 3 1/4 inches
To multiply a whole number (17) by a fraction (3 1/4), we can convert the fraction to a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denominator and then multiply it by the whole number:
Length required = 17 * (3 + 1/4)
Length required = 17 * (3.25)
Length required = 55.25 inches
Now let's calculate the width required. Since each plate is 1 inch wide, and there are 2 plates per horizontal line, the width required would be 2 inches:
Width required = 2 inches
Therefore, you would need a piece of brass sheet that is at least 55.25 inches long and 2 inches wide to accommodate aligning 34 plates with 2 plates per horizontal line.