Question

@rocketman32
You need to buy enough boards to make the frame of the triangular sandbox shown. If one board is 3 feet long, how many boards do you need to buy?
(Points : 2)
13
38.5
12
19

Answer 1

@hba HELP

Answer 2

@jim_thompson5910 HELP

Answer 3

Add up all the sides. What do you get?

Answer 4

38.5

Answer 5

Now divide that by 3 and round up

Answer 6

12.83?

Answer 7

round up

Answer 8

to the nearest whole number

Answer 9

12?

Answer 10

up not down

Answer 11

if you buy 12 boards, you'll be short that fraction bit

Answer 12

so you need to round up to 13 to cover that (you'll have extra wood left over, but its better than not having enough)

Answer 13

HOW DO YOU DO THT?

Answer 14

12.83 rounds to 13, that's all there is to it

Answer 15

\[12.83 \approx 13\]

Answer 16

THANKS ^^