Suppose a building inspector orders the height of a ceiling to be 8 feet tall, but the workers buy lumber that is only 50 centimeters tall. How many pieces of lumber will they have to stack to create an 8-foot ceiling? Explain your answer. (Hint: 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters.)

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anonymous · Answer

12inches=1feet

anonymous · Answer

2.54cm=1inch
50cm=x

x=50/2.54=19.6850394inhes

anonymous · Answer

8 foot=12*8inches=96inhes

anonymous · Answer

therfoe no. of lumbers=96/19.68=4.87=5(appx)