If you want to place a 9 3/4 inch towel bar in the center of a door that is 27 1/2 wide, how much space will be on each side of the towel bar?
Well 9 3/4 is 9.75 and 27 1/2 is 27.5 so if we take 27.5 and subtract 9.75 you get 17.75 and then all you have to do is 17.75/2 which is 8.875 so the answer would be 8.875 inches on either side
Answer:
\(8\frac{7}{8}\) inches
Step-by-step explanation:
The width of the door is = \(27\frac{1}{2}\) inches
The size of towel bar is = \(9\frac{3}{4}\) inches
you want to place towel bar in the center of a door.
\(27\frac{1}{2}\) - \(9\frac{3}{4}\)
= \(\frac{55}{2}\) - \(\frac{39}{4}\)
= \(\frac{110-39}{4}\)
= \(\frac{71}{4}\)
= \(17\frac{3}{4}\)
The total space of the \(17\frac{3}{4}\) inches was left
We will divide it by 2 to get each side space
\(17\frac{3}{4}\) ÷ 2
= \(\frac{71}{4}\) ÷ 2
= \(\frac{71}{4\times 2}\)
= \(\frac{71}{8}\)
= \(8\frac{7}{8}\) inches
\(8\frac{7}{8}\) inches space would be on each side of the towel bar.