Ebony wants to center a poster on a college dorm room wall. The poster is 3514

inches wide, and the wall is 6134
inches wide.First Ebony wants to get a rough idea of how many inches should be on each side of the poster. Round the dimensions to the nearest inch to quickly estimate how much space that will be. How many inches should that estimate be?
15 1/2
14 1/2
12 1/2
13 1/2
Now perform the exact calculation, and enter the number of inches on each side of the poster.
Inches on each side =

1 answer

15 1/2

Exact calculation: (61 3/4 - 35 1/4) / 2 = 26 1/2 / 2 = 13 1/4

So, the exact calculation shows that there should be approximately 13 1/4 inches on each side of the poster.