Question

A picture 10 1/4 ft long is to be centered on a wall that is 14 1/2 ft long. How much space is there from the edge of the wall to the picture??? Solve the problem arithmetically!!!! Plz I will give you 100 points

Answer 1

2 1/8 ft

Explanation:

If it is centered, there is equal space between the picture and the wall on the left, and between the picture and the edge to its right. To equally distribute the distance, we divide by extra space by 2.

The picture covers 10 1/4 ft of the 14 1/2 ft. So the uncovered space is

14 1/2 - 10 1/4 = 14 2/4 - 10 1/4 = 4 1/4

4 1/4 /2 = 2 1/8