Question

You are going to hang strands of lights around each room. The perimeter of each

om is 48 ft. How many strands of 50 in. lights will you need to decorate your 4

poms? What would be your unit rate of strands of lights to rooms.

Answer 1

47 strands

12 strands

Explanation:

Given that:

Perimeter of a room = 48 feets

Number of rooms = 4

Strands of light to be used = 50 in

Converting the perimeter of a room to inches :

1 foot = 12 inches

48 feets = (12 * 48) = 576 inches

Total perimeter of the rooms in inches ;

576 inches * 4 = 2304 inches

Strands of 50 in light required for the 4 rooms;

2304 inches / 50 inches

= 46.08

= about 47 strands

Strands of light per room :

46.08 / 4

= 11.52 (about 12 strands)

= 12 strands