If there is a wall that is nine feet tall and eleven feet wide, how many eight-by-ten inch picture frames can I put up? (Note: T

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he pictures should not overlap and there might be some blank space left over.)

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soldier1979 [14.2K] · Answer 1 · 2023-06-05T13:32:36+03:00

The number of picture frames he can put on the wall is 178 picture frames.

The wall is rectangular and it is 9 feet tall and 11 feet wide. let covert to inches.

9 feet = 108 inches

11 feet = 132 inches

The area is the space occupied by 2 dimensional figure. Let's find the area of the wall. Therefore,

area = lw

area = 108 × 132 = 14256 inches²

Therefore, let's find the area of the each picture frame. The frame is 8 inches by 10 inches.

area = 8 × 10 = 80 inches²

The number of picture you can put on the wall can be computed as follows:

He can put 178 pictures on the wall.