SOLUTION: A door is 4 1/4 ft wide. Two hooks are to be attached to the door so that they are 1 1/2 in. apart and the same distance from each edge. How far from the edge of the door should

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Question 369944: A door is 4 1/4 ft wide. Two hooks are to be attached to the door so that they are 1 1/2 in. apart and the same distance from each edge. How far from the edge of the door should each hook be located? Give your answer in feet.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert the door width from feet to inches.
4%2B1%2F4%2912=48%2B3=51inches
Let the distance from the edge to the hook be Z.
Z%2B1.5%2BZ=51
2Z%2B1.5=51
2Z=49.5
highlight%28Z=24.75%29 inches
Z=24.75%2F12=2.0625ft
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Z=2 1/16'