You are installing a new pre-constructed fence. Each fence section measures 4 1/2 feet wide and each end will also have a decorative piece that measures 1 3/4 feet wide. The space for the fence is 30 feet wide. What is the most number of 4 1/2 foot fence can be installed?
My answer is 4.5 + 1.75= 6.25
30/6.25 = 4 is this correct?
No.
Each end gets a decorative piece.
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does each 4.5ft fence section have an and piece, or does the entire fence have two end pieces (one on each end)?
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You are installing a new pre-constructed fence. Each fence section measures 4 1/2 feet wide and each end will also have a decorative piece that measures 1 3/4 feet wide. The space for the fence is 30 feet wide. What is the most number of 4 1/2 foot fence can be installed?
30-3.5 = 26.5
26.5 remains for the fence sections
26.5/4.5= 5 fence sections
4.5+.75= 5.25
30/5.25= 5.71= 6
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Your calculations are almost correct, but there seems to be a small error in your calculation for the width of each fence section. Let's go through the calculation step by step to find the most number of 4 1/2-foot fence sections that can be installed.
1. Calculate the total width of each fence section by adding the width of the section itself and the width of the decorative piece at each end:
4 1/2 feet (fence section) + 1 3/4 feet (decorative piece at each end) = 6 1/4 feet
2. Now that we have the total width of each fence section, we can divide the total width of the fence space by the width of each section to find the maximum number of sections that can fit:
30 feet (total width of fence space) ÷ 6 1/4 feet (total width of each fence section) = 4.8
Since we're looking for whole fence sections, we round down the result to the nearest whole number. Therefore, the maximum number of 4 1/2-foot fence sections that can be installed is 4.
So, the correct answer is indeed 4. Well done!