Question

One desk requires 84 inches of a type of trim. Find the length of trim needed in inches for 5 desks. Then convert your answers to potentially more useful unit.
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Answer 1

Answer:

420 inches or 35 feet of trim is needed for 5 desks.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that one desk requires 84 inches, so we need to find out how many inches are needed for 5 desk.

If we know one desk needs 84 inches then we have 1 desk = 84 inches.

To get 5 desk, we need to multiply both sides by 5.

1 desk = 84 inches. (multiply by 5 for both sides)

5 desks = 84 * 5

5 desks = 420 inches

We know now that 5 desks require 420 inches, but many people use feet instead.

There are 12 inches in 1 foot, so we need to divide 420 inches by 12 inches to get how many feet we need.

420/12 = 35 feet.

Hope this helps!