Answer:
15.5 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Patty is building a rope ladder tree house she needs two 4 foot pieces of rope for the sides of the ladder.
She needs 6 pieces of rope each 15 inches long for the steps.
Question asked:
How many feet of rope does patty need to make the ladder ?
Solution:
She needs for the sides of the ladder = Two 4 foot pieces of rope
= 2 [tex]\times[/tex] 4 feet = 8 feet
She needs for the steps of the ladder = 6 pieces of 15 inches long rope
= 6 [tex]\times[/tex] 15 inches = 90 inches
Convert 90 inches into feet:-
12 inches = 1 feet
1 inches = [tex]\frac{1}{12} \ feet[/tex]
90 inches = [tex]\frac{1}{12} \times90=\frac{90}{12} =7.5\ feet[/tex]
Patty needs total rope = 8 feet + 7.5 feet
= 15.5 feet
Thus, Patty needs 15.5 feet of rope to make the ladder.
