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If you want to place an 8 ½ inch towel bar in the center of a door that is 25 ½ wide, how much space will be on each side of the towel bar?

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Answer:

8
(1)/(2)in on each side

Explanation:

If a door is 25
(1)/(2) in wide and the towel bar is 8
(1)/(2)in long, we can first subtract the length of the towel bar from the total width of the door to find out how many inches of space are remaining:

25
(1)/(2) - 8
(1)/(2) = 17

Since you want to center the towel bar on the door, you can divide the remaining space by two (2) to find how much space will be on each side:

17/2 = 8.5 inches on each side.

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