Q. Each fire hose at the La Salle Fire Station is 25 yards long. The station needs enough fire hoses to reach from any hydrant to the farthest house, which could be up to 230 away. What is the minimum number of hoses that the La Salle Fire Station should have?
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A. Do I divide 230 by 25??
If you mean 230 YARDS, your method is correct.
Wait it was 25 YARDS and 230 away, do I still divide?
230 WHAT away?
I don't know that's exactly what the paper said,
Oops FEET im sorry! I feel blind but do I still divide 230 FEET by 25 YARDS?
No.
Q: Each fire hose at the La Salle Fire Station is 25 yards long. The station needs enough fire hoses to reach from any fire hydrant to the farthest house, which could be up to 230 feet away. What is the minimum number of hoses that the La Salle Fire Station should have?
A: 4
Yes, to find the minimum number of hoses that the La Salle Fire Station should have, you need to divide the maximum distance (230 yards) by the length of each fire hose (25 yards).
So, if you divide 230 by 25, you will get the number of hoses needed.
No.
1 yard = 3 feet
(230 / 3) / 25 =