Final answer:
To find the total width of the gate, sum the widths of the 9 wood panels and the 8 gaps between them. The wood panels' total width is 156.6cm and the gaps' total width is 117.6cm. The gate's total width is 274.2cm.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question involves determining the total width of a gate made from multiple wood panels and gaps between them.
To find out how wide the gate is, we need to calculate the combined width of all the panels and the gaps between them.
We have 9 panels of wood, each 17.4cm wide, and there is a gap of 14.7cm between each panel.
Since there are 8 gaps between the 9 panels, we calculate as follows:
Add the width of all the panels together:
9 panels × 17.4cm each = 156.6cm.
Add the width of all the gaps together:
8 gaps × 14.7cm each = 117.6cm.
Combine the total width of the panels and gaps:
156.6cm + 117.6cm = 274.2cm.
Therefore, the total width of the gate is 274.2cm.