Question

Mario is setting up a new tent during a camping trip. The tent came with 7 feet of rope. The instructions were to use 34.5 inches of the rope to tie a tarp on top of the tent. Then, the remaining rope should be cut into 8 1/4 inch sections to tie the tent to stakes in the ground. Mario will use al the rope as instructed. Write and solve an equation to determine the number of 8 1/4 inch sections of rope Mario can cut from the rope.

Answer 1

Mario could solve using the following equation: x=(84-34.5)/8.25 which equals 6.

Explanation:

If the tent comes with 7 feet of rope, we need to first convert that measurement to inches. Since there are 12 inches in one foot, then 7feet of rope= 7 x 12 = 84 inches. Of the 84 inches of rope, 34.5 inches of that will be used to tie a tarp on the top of the tent. With the remaining rope, Mario will need to cut sections that measure 8 1/4 or 8.25 inches. If 'x' represents the number of sections he can cut, he can set up the equation such that: x = (84-34.5)/8.25, or 6.