Question

Patty is building a rope ladder for a tree house. She needs two 6-foot pieces of rope for the sides of the

Hadder. She needs 7 pieces of rope, each 15 inches long, for the steps.
How many feet of rope does Patty need to make the ladder?
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Patty needs
feet of rope or
feet
inches.

Answer 1

21 feet and 7 inches

Explanation:

I multiplied 6 by 12 twice to find out how many inches she needs for the sides of the ladder which got me 154 then i multiplied 7 by 15 which got me 105 then i added the two products together and got 259 then i divided 259 by 12 to find out how many feet were in 259 inches which got me 21 with a reminder of 7

Therefore, the answer is 21 feet and 7 inches