Tad needs to measure where the free-throw line should be in front of his basketball goal. He knows his shoes are 1 1/8 feet long, and the free-throw line should be 15 feet from the backboard. How many toe-to-toe steps does Tad need to take to mark off 15 feet?
Well, Tad sure has some big feet! To find out how many toe-to-toe steps he needs to take, let's first convert his shoe length to inches. There are 12 inches in a foot, and his shoes are 1 1/8 feet long, so that's 12 * 1 + 1/8 * 12 = 13.5 inches long shoes.
Now, since Tad wants to mark off 15 feet, we need to figure out the number of steps it takes to cover that distance with his 13.5 inches long shoes. Keep in mind that he needs to take toe-to-toe steps, which means one step consists of two shoes, or 13.5 + 13.5 = 27 inches.
To calculate the number of steps, we'll divide 15 feet by the length of one step (27 inches). First, let's convert 15 feet to inches: 15 * 12 = 180 inches. Now, divide 180 inches by 27 inches per step: 180 / 27 = 6.6666...
Since we can't have a fraction of a step, Tad will need to take 7 toe-to-toe steps to mark off 15 feet. Just make sure he doesn't trip on those clown shoes of his along the way!
To find out how many toe-to-toe steps Tad needs to take to mark off 15 feet, we need to divide the distance by the length of his shoes.
Given:
Length of Tad's shoes = 1 1/8 feet
Distance to be marked off = 15 feet
To find the number of steps, we need to divide the distance by the length of one step.
One step length = Length of Tad's shoes
Number of steps = Distance to be marked off / One step length
First, let's convert the length of Tad's shoes to an improper fraction:
1 1/8 feet = (8 + 1) / 8 = 9/8 feet
Now, let's calculate the number of steps Tad needs to take:
Number of steps = 15 feet / (9/8 feet)
To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:
Number of steps = 15 feet * (8/9 feet)
Next, we can simplify the fraction:
Number of steps = (15 * 8) / 9
Number of steps = 120 / 9
Finally, we can simplify the fraction further:
Number of steps = 13 1/3
Therefore, Tad needs to take approximately 13 1/3 toe-to-toe steps to mark off 15 feet.
To find out how many toe-to-toe steps Tad needs to take to mark off 15 feet, we need to divide the distance by the length of his shoes.
First, let's convert the length of Tad's shoes to a decimal. 1 1/8 feet can be written as 9/8 feet or 1.125 feet.
Next, we'll divide the distance of 15 feet by the length of Tad's shoes, which is 1.125 feet.
15 ÷ 1.125 = 13.33
Since we can't have a fraction of a step, Tad needs to take 13 toe-to-toe steps to mark off 15 feet.
1 1/8 = 9/8
15 / (9/8) = 15 * 8 / 9 = 5 * 8 / 3 = 40/3 = 13 1/3