Jeremy uses 27 inches of board for each birdhouse he builds.
How many yards of board does he need to make 6 birdhouses?
Use the diagram to help solve.
A number line starts at 0 and shows that 1 yard is equal to 36 inches, 2 yards is equal to 72 inches, 3 yards is equal to 108 inches, four yards is equal to 144 inches, and 5 yards is equal to 180 inches.
A.
3
1
2
yards
B.
4
yards
C.
4
1
2
yards
D.
5
yards
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The total inches of board needed to make 6 birdhouses is 27 inches/birdhouse * 6 birdhouses = 162 inches.
To find how many yards that is, we divide 162 by 36 (the number of inches in a yard): 162/36 = 4.5 yards.
However, since we can't have half of a yard, we round up to the nearest whole yard, giving us the final answer of:
C. 4 1/2 yards.
To find out how many yards of board Jeremy needs to make 6 birdhouses, we need to multiply the amount of board used for each birdhouse by the number of birdhouses.
The amount of board used for each birdhouse is 27 inches.
Therefore, 6 birdhouses will require a total of 27 inches x 6 = <<27*6=162>>162 inches of board.
Now, we need to convert inches to yards using the given information on the diagram:
1 yard is equal to 36 inches.
Therefore, to convert 162 inches to yards, we divide by 36:
162 inches / 36 inches per yard = 4.5 yards
So, Jeremy needs 4.5 yards of board to make 6 birdhouses.
Since the options given are in whole numbers of yards, we have to round up to the nearest whole number.
Therefore, the nearest whole number of yards is 5 yards.
Therefore, the answer is D. 5 yards.