Aconstruction worker is building a wall. the wall is 17.5 yds long. he needs to place a stud every 15 inches. the first stud has already been placed at one end of the wall. how many additional studs are needed, if the last stud will be placed at the other end of the wall? first fill in the blanks on the left side using the ratios shown. then write your answer.

The correct answers are:

Box-1:

Box-2:

Box-3:

Box-4: 42 studs

Explanation:

Given:

Wall is 17.5 yds long.

In 1 yard, there are 3 feet.

Therefore,

In Box-1, you should put .

In 1 foot, there are 12 inches.

Therefore,

In Box-2, you should put .

He needs to place 1 stud every 15 inches.

Therefore,

In Box-3, you should put .

Now multiple all the numbers, you will get the number of studs.

In Box-4, write 42 studs.

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2 over 5

step-by-step explanation:

the 2: 3 ratio is the length of the ac segment to the cb segment total length. this implies that the ratio between segment ac length and segment ab length is 2: 5. point c is 2/5 from a to b, so the required fraction is 2/5.