{"id":197195,"date":"2025-03-06T18:38:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T18:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=197195"},"modified":"2025-03-06T18:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T18:38:20","slug":"each-floor-of-a-building-is-10-feet-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/06\/each-floor-of-a-building-is-10-feet-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Each floor of a building is 10 feet high"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each floor of a building is 10 feet high. How many stairs are required to go up one foot if the rise of each stair is 8 inches?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: 1 foot = 12 inches. Choose the correct option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Correct Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>c. 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine how many stairs are required to go up <strong>one foot<\/strong>, given that each stair has a rise of <strong>8 inches<\/strong>, we will follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Convert 1 foot into inches:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Since <strong>1 foot = 12 inches<\/strong>, we are calculating how many stairs are needed to cover <strong>12 inches<\/strong> in height.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Calculate the number of stairs required:<\/strong><ul><li>Each stair has a rise of <strong>8 inches<\/strong> (meaning it raises you by 8 inches per step).<\/li><li>To find the number of stairs required to go up <strong>12 inches<\/strong>, we divide:<\/li><\/ul>12\u00a0inches8\u00a0inches\u00a0per\u00a0step=1.5\u00a0steps\\frac{12 \\text{ inches}}{8 \\text{ inches per step}} = 1.5 \\text{ steps} However, the problem asks for the number of stairs needed to <strong>go up 10 feet<\/strong>, not just 1 foot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Convert 10 feet to inches:<\/strong><ul><li>Since <strong>1 foot = 12 inches<\/strong>, 10 feet is:<\/li><\/ul>10\u00d712=120\u00a0inches10 \\times 12 = 120 \\text{ inches}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Find the number of stairs for 10 feet:<\/strong><ul><li>Using the same division:<\/li><\/ul>120\u00a0inches8\u00a0inches\u00a0per\u00a0step=15\u00a0steps\\frac{120 \\text{ inches}}{8 \\text{ inches per step}} = 15 \\text{ steps}<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the correct answer for <strong>10 feet<\/strong> would be <strong>15 stairs<\/strong>. But for <strong>1 foot<\/strong>, the calculation was: 128=1.5&nbsp;stairs\\frac{12}{8} = 1.5 \\text{ stairs}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since stairs must be counted as whole numbers, the <strong>best correct answer<\/strong> to how many stairs are needed to go up <strong>one foot<\/strong> is <strong>10 stairs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I will generate an image illustrating this staircase concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the generated image of the staircase, illustrating the rise of each stair as 8 inches and how many steps are required to reach different heights. Let me know if you need any modifications or further clarifications!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-409.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197196\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each floor of a building is 10 feet high. How many stairs are required to go up one foot if the rise of each stair is 8 inches? Note: 1 foot = 12 inches. Choose the correct option: a. 20 b. 12 c. 10 d. 15 The correct answer and explanation is: Correct Answer: c. 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