Katrin is making a poster for school elections. She draws a line 20.4 cm long across the poster board. She starts at one end of the line and makes a mark every 3.4 cm along it. She plans to write the letters of her name in the spaces between the marks. Will Katrin make enough spaces for each letter of her name to go in one space?

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Melissa Kline

Mathematics

30 June, 08:03

Katrin is making a poster for school elections. She draws a line 20.4 cm long across the poster board. She starts at one end of the line and makes a mark every 3.4 cm along it. She plans to write the letters of her name in the spaces between the marks. Will Katrin make enough spaces for each letter of her name to go in one space?

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Zaire Estes · Answer 1

Well, to find out how many times 20.4 can split into 3.4, you need to divide 20.4:3.4 and you will get 6, and Katrin (K-A-T-R-I-N) is 6 letters, so you have enough room, the answer is yes.