Word Problem

Question

The top of a walking deck of a sail boat is 14 7/9 feet long. This is only 16/27 of the length of the boat. How long is the boat?

Answer 1

Multiply the deck's length by 27/16 to get overall length of the boat.

Answer 2

Hi Chris;

 

Let L = length of boat

 

14 7/9 = (16/27)L

 

L = (14 7/9)(27/16)

L= (133/9)(27/16)

L = (133(3))/16

L = 399/16

L = 24 15/16 feet long