I am building a fence in my backyard. I have 120 nails, and I need to put 4 nails every 6 feet. How many feet of fence before I run out of nails?

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I am building a fence in my backyard. I have 120 nails, and I need to put 4 nails

every 6 feet. How many feet of fence before I run out of nails?

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5 feet because 120 divided by 4 is 30

Simon K answered Nov 22, 2021

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120/4 is 30
You'll be able to put 4 nails thirty times.
You put them every 6 feet
So, you have 5 feet before running out.

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