Question

A homeowner plans to hang wallpaper on one wall of a bedroom that is 15 feet long. If a strip of wallepe wallpaper is 20 INCHES wide and strips are hung vertically, how many strips of wallpaper will the homeowner require?

Answer 1

The homeowner will require 9 strips of wallpaper.

Explanation:

The question is asking "how many 20 inches fit into 15 feet?".

We know that

1 foot = 12 inches;

therefore, 15 feet will be

15 ft * 12 in/ft = 180 in.

Now, the number of 20 inches wallpaper strips that will fit into 180 in long wall will be

180 in/ 20 in = 9

Therefore, the homeowner will require 9 strips of wallpaper.