Question

Paul is cutting trim for his living room. He needs to cut 6 pieces that are each 72.8 inches long. How many total inches of trim will he need to cut?

Answer 1

Let:

x = total inches of trim he needs to cut

n = Number of pieces he needs to cut

a = length of the pieces

so:

$\begin{gathered} x=an \\ x=6\times72.8 \\ x=436.8in \end{gathered}$