Question

Sean's science class is competing to see who can build the tallest tower. Each group of students gets 10 newspapers and 2 yards of tape. Sean's group decides to roll up each of their newspapers. Then, they tape each roll with 4 inches of tape. How many inches of tape do they have left?​

Answer 1

If each newspaper is rolled up, Sean's group will have 10 rolls of newspaper.

To find the total length of tape used, we need to calculate the length of tape used for each roll, and then multiply it by the total number of rolls.

Each roll uses 4 inches of tape, and there are 10 rolls, so the total length of tape used is:

10 rolls x 4 inches per roll = 40 inches

Now, we can calculate how much tape is left by subtracting the length of tape used from the total length of tape they had (2 yards or 72 inches):

2 yards = 72 inches

72 inches - 40 inches = 32 inches

Therefore, Sean's group has 32 inches of tape left.