Question

Savannah is painting a striped background for a mural on a wall that is 15 yards long. She wants a total of 96 stripes that are all the same width. Which calculation should Savannah use to decide how wide to make each stripe?

Answer 1

Answer:

15 yards / 96 stripes

= 0.15625

Good luck!!

Answer 2

Answer and step-by-step explanation:

Making all of the stripes the same with means that we divide 15 yards by the 96 stripes:

15/96 = 0.15625 yards per stripe

There are 3 feet in every yard; this means that each stripe would be

0.15625(3) = 0.46875 foot

There are 12 inches in every foot; this means that each stripe would be

0.46875(12) = 5.625 inches

This is 5 5/8 inches per stripe.