Question

Four office desks that are 6 1/8 feet long are to be placed together on a wall that is 24 5/8 feet long. Will they fit on the​ wall?

IF YES - if no more than a total of ___ foot is needed spacing between the desks.

Answer 1

Answer:The answer is

Yes

A total of 1/40 of a foot is needed if spaced with wall.

A total of 1/24 is needed if the desks touch the wall with equal spacing in-between the desks.

Explanation:

If you divide 24 5/8 with 6 1/8 then you can get at least 4 meaning that you can fit the four office desks.

For the spacing you would divide 1/8 by three to get 1/24.

1/24 is the spacing in-between the office desks while the desks touch the wall. If it also contains the walls then you would divide by 5 to get 1/40