Chapter 11.3, Problem 5P

To determine

To calculate:

The number of steps builds by a carpenter

Answer to Problem 5P

The number of steps builds by a carpenter is $15$

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

  $d=3.3m$

Calculation:

Convert the given distance for the staircase between first floor to second floor into centimeter:

  $1m=100cm$

So, $d=3.3\times 100cm=330cm$

To get the total number of steps need to divide by the each step rises as:

  $\begin{array}{l}n=\frac{330}{22}\\ n=15\end{array}$