Question
A 4-foot piece of linen costs $10.08. What is the price per inch?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the price per inch, we first need to convert the length from feet to inches.
1 foot is equal to 12 inches, so a 4-foot piece of linen is:
\[
4 \, \text{feet} \times 12 \, \text{inches/foot} = 48 \, \text{inches}
\]
Next, we divide the total cost of the linen by the total length in inches:
\[
\text{Price per inch} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Total length in inches}} = \frac{10.08}{48}
\]
Now, we perform the division:
\[
\frac{10.08}{48} = 0.210
\]
Thus, the price per inch is approximately:
\[
\text{Price per inch} \approx 0.21 \, \text{dollars} \, \text{(or 21 cents)}
\]
So, the price per inch is \( \mathbf{0.21} \) dollars.
1 foot is equal to 12 inches, so a 4-foot piece of linen is:
\[
4 \, \text{feet} \times 12 \, \text{inches/foot} = 48 \, \text{inches}
\]
Next, we divide the total cost of the linen by the total length in inches:
\[
\text{Price per inch} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Total length in inches}} = \frac{10.08}{48}
\]
Now, we perform the division:
\[
\frac{10.08}{48} = 0.210
\]
Thus, the price per inch is approximately:
\[
\text{Price per inch} \approx 0.21 \, \text{dollars} \, \text{(or 21 cents)}
\]
So, the price per inch is \( \mathbf{0.21} \) dollars.