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.
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?
To determine which board Mia will use for the length of the shelter, we need to convert the length of the shelter from feet to inches.
Since 1 foot is equal to 12 inches, and Mia wants the length of the shelter to measure 3.25 feet, we can multiply 3.25 by 12 to convert it to inches:
3.25 feet * 12 inches/foot = 39 inches.
Therefore, Mia should use the board that measures 39 inches in length for the length of the shelter.
What is the width of the shelter, measured in feet?
To find the width of the shelter in feet, we need to convert the length of the board Mia uses for the width from inches to feet. We can use the fact that 1 foot is equal to 12 inches.
Let's say the board Mia uses for the width measures x inches. To convert it to feet, we divide x by 12:
x inches / 12 inches/foot = x/12 feet.
Since we know that the width of the shelter should be shorter than the length of 3.25 feet, we can set up the following inequality:
x/12 < 3.25.
To solve for x, we multiply both sides of the inequality by 12:
x < 3.25 * 12,
x < 39.
From this, we can see that the board Mia uses for the width should be less than 39 inches.
Therefore, we can conclude that the width of the shelter, measured in feet, will be less than 39/12 feet or 3.25 feet.
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The width of the shelter, measured in feet, will be less than 3.25 feet.
What is the width if the shelter
Apologies for the confusion. Unfortunately, the exact width of the shelter cannot be determined with the given information. We only know that the width will be shorter than the length, but we don't have a specific board length to calculate the width.
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.
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?
Mia will use the board that measures 39 inches in length for the length of the shelter since it is equal to 3.25 feet.
To find the width of the shelter measured in feet, we need more information about the size of the shelter or the specific board Mia will use for the width. Without this information, we cannot determine the exact width.
To find how many feet of board Mia needs to cut off the existing board to match the width of the shelter, we need to know the size of the existing board or the desired width. Without this information, we cannot calculate the amount Mia needs to cut off.
To determine which board Mia will use for the length of the shelter, we need to convert the length of the shelter from feet to inches.
Given that 1 foot = 12 inches, the length of the shelter in inches can be calculated by multiplying 3.25 feet by 12 inches per foot:
Length (in inches) = 3.25 feet * 12 inches/foot
Length (in inches) = 39 inches
From the given board lengths, Mia has one board that measures 36 inches, one that measures 39 inches, and one that measures 42 inches.
Since the length of the shelter is 39 inches, Mia will use the board that measures 39 inches for the length of the shelter.