Question

Hugo has a piece of flannel fabric that is 5 3/4 feet wide. He cuts it into 4 pieces of equal width. What is the combined width of 3 of the pieces? Justify your answer.

Answer 1

best way to solve this question is to convert feet into inches.

Answer 2

ok thn

Answer 3

5.75 feet times 12

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

how many inches do you get?

Answer 6

69

Answer 7

right 69 inches. then it is split into 4 pieces. so 69/4

Answer 8

17.5

Answer 9

so each piece is 17.5 inches. to get the answer of each piece length in feet. do 17.5/12

Answer 10

1.45

Answer 11

the answer is actually 1.4375 feet per piece or 1.44 feet per piece

Answer 12

now to find the length of 3 of these pieces. do 1.44 times 3

Answer 13

oh ok

Answer 14

4.32

Answer 15

that is correct

Answer 16

ok thnks

Answer 17

answer is 4.32?