Piece of wood 35 feet 6 inches long used to make 4 shelves of equal length, each shelf is?
To find the length of each shelf, you need to divide the total length of the piece of wood (35 feet 6 inches) by the number of shelves (4).
Before dividing, it's important to have a uniform unit of measurement. Let's convert the inches to feet. Since there are 12 inches in 1 foot, we divide the 6 inches by 12 to get its equivalent in feet: 6/12 = 0.5 feet.
Now, we can add this converted value to the initial length in feet: 35 + 0.5 = 35.5 feet.
To find the length of each shelf, we divide the total length by the number of shelves: 35.5 feet / 4 = 8.875 feet.
Therefore, each shelf is 8 feet 10 and 7/8 inches long.
To determine the length of each shelf, you need to divide the total length of the wood (35 feet 6 inches) by the number of shelves (4).
1. Convert the length to inches:
- 1 foot = 12 inches
- 35 feet = 35 * 12 = 420 inches
- Adding the extra 6 inches: 420 inches + 6 inches = 426 inches
2. Divide the total length by the number of shelves:
- 426 inches / 4 shelves = 106.5 inches per shelf
Therefore, each shelf will be 106.5 inches long.