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A yardstick measures 1/4 by 3 by 36 inches. How many yard sticks will fit in a box 3 inches wide and 36 inches high, if the girth of the box is 30 inches?
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A yardstick measures 1/4 by 3 by 36 inches. How many yard sticks will fit in a box 3 inches wide and 36 inches high, if the girth of the box is 30 inches?
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A yardstick measures 1/4 by 3 by 36 inches. How many yard sticks will fit in a box 3 inches wide and 36 inches high, if the girth of the box is 30 inches? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I think it's 120 yardsticks
The width of the yardstick fits the 3 inch width of the box
and
The 36 inch length of the yardstick fits the height
and
4 of the 1/4 inch yardsticks make a stack 1 inch high
The number of 1/4 inch thick yardsticks that can
be stacked up in 30 inches
is
