Question

Sarah is making poster by hand to advertise her school play, but her posters are not the same length as a standand sheet of paper (the width is the same, though). She has three and a half sheets of paper left over, which she says is enough to make two and one third posters. How many sheets of paper (and parts of a sheet) does each poster use?

Answer 1

(3 1/2) / (2 1/3)

(7/2) / (7/3) = 3/2 = 1 1/2

Answer 2

One side of a rectangular garden is to be against the house. There are 80 meters of fencing material available to enclose the other three sides of the garden. Find the dimensions that will give the maximum area.