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Liz wants to hang a painting on her wall so that it is centered. The wall is 110 5/8 inches long and the painting is 28 3/8 inches wide. Determine how far the edges of the painting have to be from the ends of the wall. Show your work. Convert fractions to decimals for intermediate calculations and give your answer as a mixed number.

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Will fan!
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Liz wants to hang a painting on her wall so that it is centered. The wall is 110 5/8 inches long and the painting is 28 3/8 inches wide. Determine how far the edges of the painting have to be from the ends of the wall. Show your work. Convert fractions to decimals for intermediate calculations and give your answer as a mixed number.

mathmale · Answer

If you'd subtract the painting width from the wall width, you'd get a measure of the total wall space that will not be covered.   Divide that by 2 and you'll have your answer.