Question

A room measures 12 feet by 12 feet. A couch is 10 feet and 6 inches long. If you center the couch in the middle of the room, how far will each end of the couch be from the nearest wall?

Answer 1

The answer is 9 inches.

Explanation:

Given information is :

A room measures 12 feet by 12 feet.

We will convert it into inches.

1 foot = 12 inches

12 feet =
`12*12=144` inches

A couch is 10 feet and 6 inches long.

10 feet 6 inches can be converted to inches.

1 foot = 12 inches

10 feet =
`10*12=120` inches + 6 inches

Total couch is = 126 inches

We will find Wall − couch measurement:

`144-126=18` inches

So, at one end it will be =
`(18)/(2)=9` inches.

Therefore, 9 inches is the answer.