Question

Help:The length of your school's native garden is 25 3/4 feet. A bench donated by the fifth grade class will be placed in the center of the garden. If the bench is 5 1/2 feet wide, about how far must the bench be placed from each edge of the length of the garden?

Answer 1

121.5 inches or 10.125 feet

Explanation:

309 inches

- 66 inches

____________

243 inches

Divide by 2 to get the distance on both sides

121.5 inches on each side