Question 240606: I'm not good with word problems. Would someone mind helping me please?
1. You are planning to put a tile border along a 126-inch wide wall in your kitchen. You want ot use only whole tiles. List all the possible whole number tile widths you could use. If the tiles are only sold in whole numbers widths of 6 inches or less, what size tiles could you use?
2. You are putting up a 90-foot long fence in your bckyard. According to the manufacturer's instructions, the fence posts should be equally spaced along the length of the yard. List all the possible spacing options if the amount of space between the posts is a whole number of feet. If the posts should be spaced between 8 feet and 14 feet apart, how far apart should your post be?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1. You are planning to put a tile border along a 126-inch wide wall in your kitchen.
You want to use only whole tiles. List all the possible whole number tile widths you could use.
Factor 126: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63
If the tiles are only sold in whole numbers widths of 6 inches or less, what size tiles could you use?
1,2,3,6
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2. You are putting up a 90-foot long fence in your backyard.
According to the manufacturer's instructions, the fence posts should be equally spaced along the length of the yard.
List all the possible spacing options if the amount of space between the posts is a whole number of feet.
Factor 90: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45
If the posts should be spaced between 8 feet and 14 feet apart, how far apart should your post be?
9, 10
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