Mia is building a three-sided shelter for her action figures. The shelter will
resemble a rectangle with one of the long sides removed. She has boards that
measure 36 inches, 39 inches, and 42 inches in length; all the boards are the
same width. Mia will need to convert some of these measurements into other
imperial units to build the shelter the way she wants. Answer the following
questions. Show your work. Record your answers below.
Question 1
Mia will use one of these boards for the length of the shelter. She knows she wants
the length of the shelter to measure 3.25 feet. She will use a different board for the
width of the shelter. The width of the shelter will be shorter than the length.
Which board will Mia use for the length of the shelter, given that 1 foot = 12 inches?
What is the width of the shelter, measured in feet?
Mia needs to cut the third board to match the width of the shelter. How many feet of
board will she need to cut off the existing board to reach this goal?
Question 2
For the roof of the shelter, Mia has a board that measures 1 square yard, a secon
d board that measures 2 square feet, and a third board that measures 3 square meters. She wants the roof to be 6.5 square feet. Which board will Mia use for the roof of the shelter? How much excess material will she have if she uses this board?
Question 3
Mia also wants to add a door to the shelter. The opening for the door will have dimensions of 2 feet by 3 feet. She has a board that measures 4 square yards and another board that measures 2 square meters. Which board will Mia use for the door? Will she have any excess material if she uses this board?