Jim has a 36 inch waist. He needs a piece of string 4 inches long. How long will the piece of string be?

Question

Jim has 5 pieces of string. He needs to choose the piece that will be able to go around his 36 inch waist. His belt broke, and his pants are falling down. The piece needs to be at least 4 inches longer than his waist so he can tie a knot in it, but can't be no more than 6 inches long so that the ends will not show from under his shirt. How long will the piece of string be?

Answer 1

If I'm reading this correctly, we need a piece of string

between 4 and 6 inches longer than his 36 inch waist.

 

36+4 ≤ string ≤ 36+6

 

40 ≤ string ≤ 42

 

The string chosen must be from 40 to 42 inches in length