Ms. Gutierrez needs to order rope for her gym class of 32 students. Each student will receive a piece of rope that is 5 feet 8 inches long. What is the total length of rope Ms. Gutierrez needs to order for her class?
8 inches = 8/12 = 2/3 foot
so we need
5 2/3 * 32 feet
17/3 * 32 = 544/3 = 181 1/3 feet
185.6
To find the total length of rope Ms. Gutierrez needs to order for her class, we need to multiply the length of the rope per student by the number of students.
The rope length per student is 5 feet 8 inches. To simplify calculations, we should convert this length to a single unit. Let's convert it to inches since it is a common unit.
1 foot is equal to 12 inches, so 5 feet is 5 * 12 = 60 inches.
Thus, the length of the rope per student is 60 inches + 8 inches = 68 inches.
Now, we can calculate the total amount of rope needed by multiplying the length per student (68 inches) by the number of students (32):
Total length of rope = Length per student × Number of students
= 68 inches × 32
= 2176 inches.
Therefore, Ms. Gutierrez needs to order a total of 2176 inches of rope for her class.