Answer:
8 [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]in on each side
Step-by-step explanation:
If a door is 25[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] in wide and the towel bar is 8[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]in long, we can first subtract the length of the towel bar from the total width of the door to find out how many inches of space are remaining:
25[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] - 8[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] = 17
Since you want to center the towel bar on the door, you can divide the remaining space by two (2) to find how much space will be on each side:
17/2 = 8.5 inches on each side.
