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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A door is 4 1/4ft wide. Two hooks are to be attached to the door so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that they are 1 1/2in. apart and the same distance from each edge. How far from the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "edge of the door should each hook be located? Give your answer in feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "that they are 1 1/2in. 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.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the two hooks are 1.5 inches apart.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the space you want to center is the 1.5 inches space between them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your door is 4 and 1/4 feet wide.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this equals 12 * 4.25 = 51 inches wide.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "just to verify this as true:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 feet = 48 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 foot = 3 inches (4 * 3 = 12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 48 and 3 and you get 51 inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 1.5 inches from 51 inches to get 49.5 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide 49.5 inches by 2 to get 24.75 inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you measure from one end of the door in 24.75 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you measure from the other end of the door in 24.75 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you will have a gap in the middle of 1.5 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add all 3 together and you get 51 inches which is what you should get.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now, when you place the hooks on the door, you line up the inner end of the hooks to the 24.75 inch marks on the door.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your gap will be 1.5 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "doesn't matter how wide each hook is because you will use up the same width on each side of the 1.5 inch gap in the middle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your hooks are centered.<BR>\n" );
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