A string of decorative lights is 28 feet long. The first light on the string is 16 inches from the plug. If the lights on the st

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snow_tiger [21]

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A string of decorative lights is 28 feet long. The first light on the string is 16 inches from the plug. If the lights on the st

ring are spaced 4 inches apart, how many lights are there on the string?

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lilavasa [31] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-07T04:31:32+03:00

Well if there is 28 feet, that would be (12x28) 336 inches, and 16 inches between the plug and the first light, there would be only 320 inches left for lights. therefore, if there are 4 inches between each light, we divide 320 by 4. the answer we get is 80. there are 80 lights.