Question

You want to place a towel bar that is 10 1⁄4 inches long in the center of a door that is 26 1⁄3 inches wide. How far should you place the bar from each edge of the door?

Answer 1

Answer:

u have to find out the area and the perimeter of the shape

Answer 2

Given:

The tower bar is 10 1/4 inches.

The width of the door is 26 1/3 inches.

To Find:

The bar from the edge of the door.

* Refer to the attached for a visual representation of the question.

Find the difference in the length of the bar and the width of the door:

$\text {Difference} = 26\dfrac{1}{3} - 10\dfrac{1}{4}$

$\text {Difference} = 26\dfrac{1 \times 4}{ 3 \times 4} - 10\dfrac{1 \times 3}{4 \times 3}$

$\text {Difference} = 26\dfrac{4}{12} - 10\dfrac{3}{12}$

$\text {Difference} = 16\dfrac{1}{12} \text { inches}$

Find the width from the edge of the door to the bar:

Both width from either sides are equal.

$\text{width each side} = 16\dfrac{1}{12} \div 2$

$\text{width each side} = \dfrac{193}{12} \times \dfrac{1}{2}$

$\text{width each side} = \dfrac{193}{24}$

$\text{width each side} = 8\dfrac{1}{24} \text { inches}$

Answer: The bar should be placed 8 1/24 inches away from the edge of the door.