Ms. Gutierrez needs to order rope for her gym class of 32 students. Each student will receive a piece of rope that is 5 feet 8 inches long. What is the total length of rope Ms. Gutierrez needs to order for her class?

3 answers

8 inches = 8/12 = 2/3 foot
so we need

5 2/3 * 32 feet

17/3 * 32 = 544/3 = 181 1/3 feet

185.6

160 feet 8 inches