Question

James is buying strings of lights to hang on his patio deck. He needs 90 feet of lights to go around the entire patio, but the lights he wants to buy are only sold in packs of 4 meters. If one meter is approximately 3.28 feet, how many packs of lights will James need for his patio?

Answer 1

James needs to convert 90 feet of lights to meters, which equals 27.44 meters. Each light pack has a length of 4 meters, resulting in a need for 6.86 packs. Rounding up, James will need to buy 7 packs of lights.

Step-by-step explanation:

James needs 90 feet of lights for his patio and is looking to buy packs of lights that are each 4 meters long. To determine how many packs of lights he needs, first, we need to convert the 90 feet of lights into meters. Since 1 meter is approximately 3.28 feet, we have:

90 feet ÷ 3.28 feet/meter = 27.44 meters

Since one pack of lights is 4 meters long, we divide the total number of meters needed by the length of each pack:

27.44 meters ÷ 4 meters/pack = 6.86 packs

However, since James cannot buy a fraction of a pack, he will need to purchase 7 packs to ensure he has enough lights to cover the entire 90 feet of his patio.