A living room wall is 13 feet long. How far from the corner would you have to the edge of a 3ft 6in shelf for it to be centered on the wall?

You start the shelf 4 ft. 9 in. from the wall.

Step-by-step explanation:

The game plan is to take the length of the shelf away from the length of the wall, and then divide the remaining part into two equal pieces.

13 ft.

-  3 ft. 6 in.

12 ft  12 in,

- 3ft    6 in

9 ft   6 in.

9 ft. 6 inches divided by 2 equals 4.5 ft, 3 in.

.5 ft * 12 inches = 6 inches

You start the shelf 4 ft. 9 in. from the wall.

7 ft 6 in means 7 1/2, because 6 in is 1/2 of a foot. 7 ft 8 in means 7 2/3 because 8 in is 2/3 of a foot. 23/3 = 7 2/3. 15/2 = 7 1/2.

23/3   *   15/2   = 57 1/2

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