Kris is wrapping Christmas lights around the railing that runs around three sides of his square porch If one side of his porch is 12 feet long, and each strand of his Christmes lights will wrap around a 70-inch length of the railing, what is the minimum number of strands Kris needs to completely wrap the porch railing?A) 6B) 7C) 8D) 9
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 12 feet long, and each strand of his Christmes lights will wrap around a 70-inch length of the railing, what is the minimum number of strands Kris needs to completely wrap the porch railing?A) 6B) 7C) 8D) 9
Calculate Total Length: First, calculate the total length of the railing that runs around three sides of the square porch. Since one side of the porch is 12 feet long, the total length in feet is 3 times 12 feet.Total length in feet = 3×12 feet
Convert to Inches: Convert the total length from feet to inches because the length of each strand of Christmas lights is given in inches. There are 12 inches in a foot.Total length in inches = Total length in feet ×12 inches/footTotal length in inches = 3×12 feet ×12 inches/foot
Perform Calculation: Perform the calculation to find the total length in inches.Total length in inches = 3×12×12Total length in inches = 432 inches
Find Number of Strands: Now, divide the total length of the railing in inches by the length that each strand of Christmas lights can cover to find the number of strands needed.Number of strands = Total length in inches / Length per strandNumber of strands = 432 inches/70 inches/strand
Round Up to Nearest: Perform the division to find the number of strands needed. Since we cannot have a fraction of a strand, we need to round up to the nearest whole number.Number of strands =70432Number of strands ≈6.17
Use 7 Strands: Since we cannot use a fraction of a strand, Kris needs to use 7 strands to completely wrap the porch railing.
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