Question

10090 7 Each railroad car in a train set is 6 inches in length. The railroad track is 5 feet long. How many railroad cars can it on the track ?​

Answer 1

Answer: 10 railroad cars

Step-by-step explanation:

1 feet = 12 inches

Each railroad car is 6 inches in length which is half of 1 feet. If we add another railroad car, then both of them altogether will be 1 feet long.

So, if 1 feet = 2 railroad cars

then, 5 feet = 2 x 5

= 10 railroad cars

Answer 2

Explanation:
Given,
Length of railroad car = 6 inches
The length of railroad track = 5 feet
We will convert this length into inches.
1 feet = 12 inches
5 feet = 12*5 = 60 inches
Let,
x be the number of cars.
Number of cars * Length of each car = Length of track

Dividing both sides by 6

10 cars can fit on railroad track.