Merriam and Emmanuel assemble a new bookshelf. Its 1ft deep,4ft wide, and 8ft tall. They assemble it flat bit when they tip it up The shelf hits the ceiling. They can cut a little off the legs to make the bookshelf shorter. What is the least amount in inches they can cut off in order to be able to raise the bookshelf?

Answer 1

In order to find the least amount they can cut off the legs to raise the bookshelf, we need to determine the height of the bookshelf once it is standing upright.

The original height of the bookshelf is 8ft, which is equal to 8 * 12 = <<8*12=96>>96 inches.

Now let's consider the height of the ceiling. Since the shelf hits the ceiling when it is upright, the height of the ceiling is the maximum height the bookshelf can have.

In order to find the least amount they can cut off the legs, we need to subtract the height of the ceiling from the original height of the bookshelf:

96 inches - (height of the ceiling) = least amount they can cut off the legs

However, we don't have information about the height of the ceiling, so we cannot determine the exact least amount they can cut off the legs without knowing the height of the ceiling.