Question

Sofia wants to place a sticker 2 1/2 inches long in the center of a switch box that 3 3/4 inches wide about how far from the edge of the switch board will you place the sticker

Answer 1

You will place the sticker
`(5)/(8)` inches from the edge of the switch board

Explanation:

Given data:

Sticker’s length =
`2 (1)/(2)`

Breadth of switch box =
`3 (3)/(4)`

Subtracting the above value, we get

`\text { Switch Box's total area }=3 (3)/(4)-2 (1)/(2)=(15)/(4)-(5)/(2)=(15-10)/(4)=(5)/(4)`

Divided
`(5)/(4)` by 2 gives you the distance from the edge if you put the sticker in the centre). Therefore,

`(\left((5)/(4)\right))/(\left((2)/(2)\right))=(5)/(8)`

So, will place the sticker
`(5)/(8)` inches far from the edge of the switch board.