Question

Bruce needs a length of pipe to connect the sink to the drainage system. The total piping cannot exceed 6 feet. Two point four feet of piping already exists.

How much piping does Bruce need?
a) 1.6 feet
b) 2.0 feet
c) 3.6 feet
d) 4.2 feet

Answer 1

Bruce needs an additional 3.6 feet of piping to connect the sink to the drainage system, as he already has 2.4 feet, and the total cannot exceed 6 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Bruce needs to determine how much additional piping is required to connect the sink to the drainage system, given that the total piping cannot exceed 6 feet and there is already 2.4 feet of piping in place. To find the remaining length of pipe needed, we subtract the length of pipe already in place from the total permitted length:
6 feet - 2.4 feet = 3.6 feet.

Therefore, Bruce needs an additional 3.6 feet of piping to complete the connection to the drainage system.