Question

11. Jim has 5 pieces of string. He needs to choose the piece that will be able to go around his 36-inch waist. His belt broke, and his pants are falling down. The piece needs to be at least 4 inches longer than his waist so he can tie a knot in it, but it cannot be more that 6 inches longer so that the ends will not show from under his shirt. Which of the following pieces of string will work the best?

A. 3 feet
B. 3 ¾ feet
C. 3 ½ feet
D. 3 ¼ feet
E. 2 ½ feet

Answer 1

36 inch waist
must be at least 36 + 4 inches = 40 inches
cannot be more than 36 + 6 inches = 42 inches
to convert inches to feet, divide inches by 12
40 inches = 3 1/3 ft
42 inches = 3 1/2 ft
The string must be more than 3 and one third foot but connot be longer than 3 and a half feet.

Answer 2

Poor Jim! I know the feeling! :-)
This is how I would approach the problem.
He has a 36 inch waist and the belt needs to be 4 inches longer, so that's 40 inches.
It can't be 6 inches longer, which is 42 inches.
So it needs to be between 40 and 42 inches long.
A foot is 12 inches, so 40 inches is three feet and 4 inches (3 and one-third feet) and 42 inches is three feet and 6 inches (3 and one-half feet).

I'd say the answer is "C"!

Hope that's helpful (this is my first day on the site!)
If I'm right, we've helped Jim too!

Answer 3

i dont know which one to choose for best answer..........

Answer 4

There is only one answer that is at least 3 1/3 ft long and at most 3 1/2 ft long.

Answer 5

well i was talking about the medal soo....
anyways thanks for the help

Answer 6

Look at each answer:
A. 3 ft, too short, bec it's less than 3 1/3 ft
B. 3 3/4 ft, too long bec it's longer than 3 1/2 ft
D. 3 1/4 ft, too short bec it's shorter than 3 1/3 ft
E. 2 1/2 ft, too short bec it's shorter than 3 1/3 ft
C 3 1/2 ft, exactly the logest length allowed. This is it