Phillip places a marker every 16 feet along a 496 foot walkway. how many markers will he use

Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given the statement:

Phillip places a marker every 16 feet along a 496 foot walkway.

Determine how many markers will Phillip use.

Solution:

In order to determine how many markers will Phillip use, we simply divide 496 by 16 since every 16 feet, he will put a marker.

= 496 feet/16 feet

= 31 

Final answer:

Phillip will use 31 markers.