Question

Justin wants to place one of his 4 signed hockey sticks on his shelf. The length of the shelf is exactly 1.05 meters. His 4 hockey sticks and their lengths are shown below.

Answer 1

Stick 2

Explanation:

Given

`L = 1.05m` --- Shelf length

Missing information from the question are:

`Stick\ 1 = 1.4m`

`Stick\ 2 = 1.041m`

`Stick\ 3 = 1.14m`

`Stick\ 4 = 1.104m`

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Required

Which stick best fits the shelf?

The following observations are to be noted:

• The length of stick 1 of 1.4m is greater than the length of the shelf

• The length of stick 3 of 1.14m is greater than the length of the shelf

• The length of stick 4 of 1.104m is greater than the length of the shelf

• Only stick 2 (of length 1.041m) has a smaller length when compared to the length of the shelf.

Hence, Justin should choose stick 2