Question

You want to place a towel bar that is 24 1⁄4 centimeters long in the center of a door that is 70 1⁄3 centimeters wide. How far should you place the bar from each edge of the door? (Write the answer as a mixed number.)

Answer 1

The bar should be placed at the distance of
`23(1)/(24)`from each edge of the door.

Explanation:

Given:

Length of the towel bar = 24 1⁄4 centi-meters

Length of the door = 70 1⁄3 centi-meters

To Find:

How far should you place the bar from each edge of the door =?

Solution:

Step 1: Lets find the difference in length between the door and towel bar

=>
`70 (1)/(3) - 24 (1)/(4)`

=>
`(211)/(3) - (97)/(4)`

=>
`((211 * 4) - (97 * 3))/( 4 * 3)`

=>
`((844) - (291))/( 12)`

=>
`(553)/( 12)`

Step 2: Lets divide the value by 2 to find the distance from each edge of the door

=>
`((553)/( 12))/(2)`

=>
`(553)/(12) * (1)/(2)`

=>
`(553)/(24)`

=>
`23(1)/(24)`