Answer:
5.29
Step-by-step explanation:
The line needs to be 8.06 m long
Explanation
Given that the ladder is 7 feet tall and the bottom of the slide should be 4 m away from the ladder.
The ladder,slide and the ground connecting them makes the sides of a right angled triangle with ladder as the height and ground as the base.
base=4m
height=7m
hypotenuse can be determined using pythagoras law

1 dozen = 12
144 / 12 = 12 dozen
12 dozen/ 3 = 4
They need 4 times the amount of flour:
3 1/4 x 4 = 13
They need 13 cups of flour