Leah bought two packages of special decorative trim for a craft project.
\One package contains of trim.
The second package contains of trim.
a.
\Write an expression to find the number of centimeters in .
.
Hence, .
The expression to find the number of centimeters in is
.
(Multiply)
Thus, there are centimeters in
.
b.
\Find the number of centimeters of trim in the two packages.
\One package contains of trim.
The second package contains of trim.
From part(a), .
One package contains of trim and another package contains
.
Find the sum.
\.
The total number of centimeters of trim in the two packages is .
c.
\Find how many packages of trim containing each will leah need to buy to have about the same amount of trim from a part b.
Find the number of centimeters in .
.
Hence, .
The expression to find the number of centimeters in is
.
(Multiply)
Thus, there are centimeters in
.
Explain:
\The amount of trim from part b is centimeters.
The number of packages of trim containing that Leah need to buy can be found by
dividing by
.
.
Leah need to buy about packages of
trim.
a. There are centimeters in
.
b. The total number of centimeters of trim in the two packages is .
c. Leah need to buy about packages of
trim.