help me please
a framed picture is 24 inches wide and 28 inches high. the picture will be hung on a wall where the distance from the floor to the ceiling is 8 ft. the center of the picture must be 5.25 feet from the floor. determine the distance from the ceiling to the top of the picture frame.

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help me please 
a framed picture is 24 inches wide and 28 inches high. the picture will be hung on a wall where the distance from the floor to the ceiling is 8 ft. the center of the picture must be 5.25 feet from the floor. determine the distance from the ceiling to the top of the picture frame.

anonymous · Answer

please somebody help me

campbell_st · Answer

if the centre of the picture is 5.25 feet from the floor 

then the centre is also 3.75 feet from the ceiling

3.75 ft = 3ft 9 inches

subtract half the height of the picture from the middle to ceiling distance