Question

roblems in Construction Mathematics me Frandy Ive the following problems. Show your work. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 1. A triangular frame has sides that measure 15-7, 20'-4 and 26-2". What is the total length of the three sides?

Answer 1

A triangular frame has sides that measure 15-7, 20'-4 and 26-2". What is the total length of the three sides?

Remember that

1 ft =12 inches

Convert all the measure to inches

so

15' 7 "=15(12)+7=187 in

20' 4"=20(12)+4=244 in

26' 2"=26(12)+2=314 in