Question

You are building a toothpick fort for class. Each wall must be 1 1⁄3 feet long. Each toothpick is 2 inches long. How many toothpicks will it take to make the base length of one wall

Answer 1

Answer:

8 toothpicks

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Each wall must be $1\frac{1}{3}$ feet long. Each toothpick is 2 inches long.

To find: How many toothpicks will it take to make the base length of one wall.

Solution:

We have, length of toothpick as 2 inches.

Length of wall$=1\frac{1}{3}$ feet.

Now, first we need to convert the length of wall in inches.

We know that $1\: \text{feet}=12\:\: \text{inches}$

So, $1\frac{1}{3} =\frac{4}{3}$ feet

$\frac{4}{3}=\frac{4}{3}\times12=16$ inches

Number of toothpicks will it take to make the base length of one wall$=\frac{\text{total length of wall}}{\text{length of each toothpick}}$

$=\frac{16}{2}$

$=8$

Hence, 8 toothpicks will be needed to make the base length of one wall.

Answer 2

1 1/3 feet divided by 2 inches = 8