Question

To support the drywall in a house, load bearing walls require a stud every 1 1/3 feet. One load bearing wall in a new house is 8 feet long and another is 6.7 feet long. How many studs are in those walls?

Answer 1

Therefore the number of stud in those wall are= 8.5125

Explanation:

Given that load bearing walls required a stud every
`1(1)/(3)` feet
`=(4)/(3)` feet.

To cover
`\frac {4}{3}` feet long wall needs 1 stud

Then the number of stud in 8 feet long wall are
`=(8)/((4)/(3))`

= 6

Again the number of stud in 6.7 feet long wall are
`=(6.7)/((4)/(3))`

= 2.5125

Therefore the number of stud in those wall are = (6+2.5125)

=8.5125