Jerry wants to hang a string of lights around his rectangular-shaped house. The house has two sides that each measure 19 feet 6 inches and two sides that each measure 24 feet.

How many yards of lighting will he need to buy?

Question

Jerry wants to hang a string of lights around his rectangular-shaped house. The house has two sides that each measure 19 feet 6 inches and two sides that each measure 24 feet.

How many yards of lighting will he need to buy?

tnooooobbbbby · Answer

(A) 29 yards

(B) 87 yards

(C) 43.5 yards

(D) 14.5 yards

phi · Answer

do you know how many feet around the house ?

tnooooobbbbby · Answer

87.2

phi · Answer

how did you get that ?

tnooooobbbbby · Answer

***two sides that each measure 19 feet 6 inches and two sides that each measure 24 feet.***

phi · Answer

I would first change 6 inches to 0.5 feet
(6 inches is one-half of 12 inches i.e. 1/2 of a foot)

phi · Answer

how many feet do you walk, if you walk around the house?

tnooooobbbbby · Answer

So in stead it would be 39 feet

phi · Answer

You have 4 sides.
one side is 19.5 feet that you walk along.
then you turn and walk another 24 feet
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if you add up the total distance, what do you get ?  any idea?