Question

2. Savanna is building a raised garden. She needs a total of 12 1/2 feet of board.Which of the following boards should she use? (Hint: 5 boards are needed)1/8 foot2 1/4 feet4 1/3 feet1 3/4 feet3 3/8 feet1 1/2 feet1/2 foot2 2/3 feet14 foot1 7/16 feet

Answer 1

The boards to be selected are as follows;

$1\frac{1}{2}\text{ ft , 2}\frac{1}{4}\text{ ft , 1}\frac{3}{4}\text{ ft ,4}\frac{1}{3}\text{ ft , 2}\frac{2}{3}\text{ ft}$

Here,we have that five boards are needed

So, what we have to do here is to add 5 boards which length sum would be equal to 12 1/2 ft

We have this as follows;

$1\frac{1}{2}\text{ ft + 2}\frac{1}{4}\text{ ft + 1}\frac{3}{4}\text{ ft + 4}\frac{1}{3}\text{ ft + 2}\frac{2}{3}\text{ ft = 12}\frac{1}{2}\text{ ft}$