SOLUTION: Ryan is building a tree house. He has 18 feet of wood to use. He uses three-fourths of a foot of wood to make each step for the ladder. If he has 15 feet of wood left, how many lad
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Question 1171746: Ryan is building a tree house. He has 18 feet of wood to use. He uses three-fourths of a foot of wood to make each step for the ladder. If he has 15 feet of wood left, how many ladder steps did he make?
I know the answer is 4. I need to figure out the equation. Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there,
Ryan needs 3/4 of a foot to make each step
He had 18ft and had 15 ft left after making steps
He used 18 - 15 ft = 3 ft
3ft/ 3/4 ft = 4 x 3ft/ 3 = 4 steps.
Hope this helps :-)
