Question

Jane is building eight 3-legged stools. Each leg is 1/2 yard long. She can cut the legs from wooden rods that are sold in 2-yard lengths. How many rods will she need to buy?

Answer 1

Answer:

$n = 6\,rods$

Step-by-step explanation:

The total of legs needed to build the stools are:

$x = (8) \cdot (3)$

$x = 24$

Likewise the total length of the legs is:

$L_{tot} = 24\cdot (0.5\,yd)$

$L_{tot} = 12\,yd$

Lastly, the quantity of rods that needed to buy is:

$n = \frac{12\,yd}{2\,\frac{yd}{rod} }$

$n = 6\,rods$