Question

A factory makes sheet metal. If each sheet is 3/16 inch thick, how tall is the stack if there are 14 sheets?

Answer 1

It should be 44ft high

Answer 2

For this case we have that the height of the stack of sheets is given by the number of sheets multiplied by the thickness of each. That is to say:

`\frac {3} {16} * 14 = \frac {14 * 3} {16} = \frac {42} {16} = \frac {21} {8} = 2.625`

Thus, the height of the stack is 2,625 inches

Answer:

2.625 inches