Question

Maya cut a length of wood into strips to make 5 small picture frames. She used 4 inches of wood for each frame. For another project she cut another length of wood into 3 strips of 1 foot each and 4 strips of = foot 3 4 each. How much wood, in inches, did Maya use in all? Show your work.

Answer 1

Hello! First, we must remember:

1 foot = 12 inches

Knowing that, let's solve the exercise:

• She made 5 strips, and in each one she used 14 inches of wood. So, 5 * 14 = ,70 inches

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• 3 strips, each with 1 foot. So, 3 * 12 =, 36 inches

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• 4 strips, each with 1/6 foot. So, 4 * 2 = ,8 inches

In all, she used 70 + 36 + 8 = 114 inches of wood.