document.write( "Question 652745: A classroom bulletin board is 7 feet by 4 feet. If there is a picture of a studetn every 6 inches along the edge, including one in each corner, how many pictures are on the bulletin board? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Each of the small squares below are 6 inches by 6 inches.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is a small circle for every picture.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The bulletin board is 14 of those aquares wide and 8 of\r\n" );
document.write( "those squares tall.  There is a picture of a student at every\r\n" );
document.write( "corner of a square.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "If you will count the corners of squares horizontally you will \r\n" );
document.write( "find there is 1 more corner than there are squares or 15 corners.   \r\n" );
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document.write( "If you will count the corners of squares vertically you will \r\n" );
document.write( "find there is 1 more corner than there are squares or 9 corners.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So there are 15×9 or 135 pictures on the board.  Count the circles\r\n" );
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