Question

5. Sheela measures a whiteboard with her handspan and finds that it is 28 handspans long. Her handspan
is 18.4 cm long. What is the length of the whiteboard?
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Answer 1

Given, Sheela measures the whiteboard with her handspan.

The whiteboard is 28 handspans long.

Her handspan is 18.4 cm long.

So, the length of the whiteboard would be 18.4 × 28

$18.4 \times 28 = 515.2$

Therefore, the length of the whiteboard is 515.2 cm

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given, Sheela measures the whiteboard with her handspan.

The whiteboard is 28 handspans long.

Her handspan is 18.4 cm long.

So, the length of the whiteboard is 18.4 × 28

18.4 \times 28 = 515.218.4×28=515.2

Therefore, the length of the whiteboard is 515.2 cm