Question

You want to place a towel bar that is 24 1⁄4 centimeters long in the center of a door that is 70 1⁄3 centimeters wide. How far should you place the bar from each edge of the door?

Answer 1

The answer is 8
`(1)/(24)`

Here's the math:

`((26 + (1)/(3) ) - (10 + (1)/(4) ))/(2)`

`((79/3 - 41/4))/(2)` =

`((79*4 - 3*41))/((12*2))` =

`((316 - 123))/(24)` =

`(193)/(24)` =

8
`(1)/(24)` inches from the edge