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Kris is wrapping Christmas lights around the railing that runs around three sides of his square porch If one side of his porch is 1212 feet long, and each strand of his Christmas lights will wrap around a 7070-inch length of the railing, what is the minimum number of strands Kris needs to completely wrap the porch railing?\newlineA) 66\newlineB) 77\newlineC) 88\newlineD) 99

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Q. Kris is wrapping Christmas lights around the railing that runs around three sides of his square porch If one side of his porch is 1212 feet long, and each strand of his Christmas lights will wrap around a 7070-inch length of the railing, what is the minimum number of strands Kris needs to completely wrap the porch railing?\newlineA) 66\newlineB) 77\newlineC) 88\newlineD) 99
  1. Calculate total length: Calculate the total length of the railing around three sides of the square porch.\newlineSince one side of the porch is 1212 feet long, the total length of the railing around three sides is 33 times the length of one side.\newlineTotal length =3×12= 3 \times 12 feet\newlineTotal length =36= 36 feet
  2. Convert to inches: Convert the total length from feet to inches.\newlineThere are 1212 inches in a foot, so to convert feet to inches, we multiply by 1212.\newlineTotal length in inches = 3636 feet ×12\times 12 inches/foot\newlineTotal length in inches = 432432 inches
  3. Determine strands needed: Determine how many strands of lights are needed.\newlineEach strand covers 7070 inches of the railing. To find out how many strands are needed, divide the total length of the railing in inches by the length that one strand covers.\newlineNumber of strands =Total length in inchesLength one strand covers= \frac{\text{Total length in inches}}{\text{Length one strand covers}}\newlineNumber of strands =432inches70inches= \frac{432\,\text{inches}}{70\,\text{inches}}\newlineNumber of strands =6.1714= 6.1714\ldots
  4. Round up to whole number: Round up to the nearest whole number since Kris cannot use a fraction of a strand.\newlineKris needs at least 77 strands because you cannot have a fraction of a strand and he needs to cover the entire railing.

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