Length Measurement Math Example 5

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Example 5

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A table is 48 inches long. A chair is 16 inches wide. How many chairs can line up along the table?

Solution

  1. 1
    Write the division: \(48 \div 16 = ?\)
  2. 2
    \(16 \times 3 = 48\), so \(48 \div 16 = 3\).
  3. 3
    3 chairs can line up.

Answer

3 chairs
Dividing the total length by each chair's width tells us how many chairs fit.

About Length Measurement

Measuring how long something is using standard units (cm, m, in, ft) by finding the difference between start and end marks.

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Example 2 medium

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Example 3 medium

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Example 4 easy

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