0.37 meters of netting
Given:
Mrs. Nguyen used 1.48 meters of netting to make 4 identical mini hockey goals.
Question:
How much netting did she use per goal?
The Process:
We will solve the problem of conversion or in other words the ratio or proportion.
Option A: the conversion
Mrs. Nguyen used 1.48 meters of netting to make 4 identical mini hockey goals.
Then for every 1 goal, she needs 0.37 meters of netting.
Because [tex]\boxed{ \ 1 \ goal \times \frac{1.48 \ meters}{4 \ goals} = 0.37 \ meters \ of \ netting.}[/tex]
Option B: the ratio (or proportion)
In the ratio, we process as follows:
[tex]\boxed{ \ 4 \ goals : 1.48 \ meters \ of \ netting \ }[/tex]
Both are divided by 4.
[tex]\boxed{ \ 1 \ goals : 0.37 \ meters \ of \ netting \ }[/tex]
Thus, she uses 0.37 meters of netting per goal.
Alternative problem
How much netting did she use for 8 goals?
[tex]\boxed{ \ 8 \ goal \times \frac{1.48 \ meters}{4 \ goals} = \ ? \ }[/tex] meters of netting.
We cross out eight and four because they can be divided.
[tex]\boxed{ \ 2 \times 1.48 \ meters = 2.96 \ meters \ of \ netting. \ }[/tex]
She uses 2.96 meters of netting to make 8 identical mini hockey goals.
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