Question

5 people are trying to sit on a long bench of length 30.52\text{ m}30.52 m30, point, 52, start text, space, m, end text. Find the length occupied by each person.

Answer 1

6.104 m

Explanation:

The length of the bench is 30.52 m.

5 people want to sit down on the bench.

We assume they are seated with equal spacing between themselves.

The length occupied by each person will therefore be:

30.52 / 5 = 6.104 m