SOLUTION: The railing of a stairway extends onto a landing. The distance between the end posts of the railing on the landing is 22 3/4 inches. Five posts are to be inserted, evenly spaced,
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Question 1190845: The railing of a stairway extends onto a landing. The distance between the end posts of the railing on the landing is 22 3/4 inches. Five posts are to be inserted, evenly spaced, between the end posts. Each post has a square base that measures 1 1/4 inches. Find the distance between each pair of posts. Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source):
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The railing of a stairway extends onto a landing.
The distance between the end posts of the railing on the landing is 22 3/4 inches.
Five posts are to be inserted, evenly spaced, between the end posts.
Each post has a square base that measures 1 1/4 inches.
Find the distance between each pair of posts.
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Free space between the end posts before inserting five posts is 22 3/4 inches.
Free space between the end posts AFTER inserting five posts is 22 3/4 MINUS 5 times 1 1/4 inches, or
= inches.
After inserting five posts, it will be 6 gaps between end posts, and each gap will be : 6 = inches.
ANSWER. The distance between each pair of neighbor posts will be = inches.
