SOLUTION: 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

Question 242891: 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?

Answer by JimboP1977(311) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Which of the following..." would seem to suggest that there is a range of string to choose from?
Anyway if x is the length of string:
42=>x=>40

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