{"id":215720,"date":"2025-05-17T15:26:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T15:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=215720"},"modified":"2025-05-17T15:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T15:26:16","slug":"to-complete-bookshelves-a-customer-at-your-store-needs-to-purchase-vertical-brackets-to-attach-to-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/17\/to-complete-bookshelves-a-customer-at-your-store-needs-to-purchase-vertical-brackets-to-attach-to-the-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"To complete bookshelves, a customer at your store needs to purchase vertical brackets to attach to the wall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To complete bookshelves, a customer at your store needs to purchase vertical brackets to attach to the wall. The customer wants the shelving to be 9 feet high and 10 feet long. The wall brackets come in 48-inch and 60-inch sections. The 48-inch sections cost $12.95; the 60-inch sections cost $16.95. The brackets should be 1 foot from each end and no more than 24 inches apart. What will be the total cost of the brackets, before tax?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A $89.70<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B $119.60<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C $129.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D $149.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OE $179.40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine the total cost of the brackets, let\u2019s break the problem down into manageable steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Determine the number of brackets needed<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>shelving is 10 feet long<\/strong>, and <strong>brackets should be placed 1 foot from each end<\/strong> and no more than <strong>24 inches (2 feet) apart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From each end, placing a bracket 1 foot in = the first bracket is at 1 ft and the last one is at 9 ft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That\u2019s a total distance of 8 feet to cover with evenly spaced brackets <strong>no more than 2 feet apart<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now determine how many <strong>additional<\/strong> brackets are needed <strong>between<\/strong> the 1-ft and 9-ft points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Divide the 8-foot span by the <strong>maximum allowed spacing<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>\\frac{8}{2} = 4<br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So we need <strong>4 brackets between<\/strong> the ones at the ends, <strong>plus the 2 end brackets<\/strong>, for a total of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>4 + 2 = 6 brackets<br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Determine the length of each bracket needed<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The customer wants the shelving to be <strong>9 feet high<\/strong>, and brackets must reach this full height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s convert the height to inches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>9 \\text{ feet} = 108 \\text{ inches}<br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now choose bracket sections to add up to <strong>108 inches<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 60-inch and 48-inch brackets can be combined: $$<br>60 + 48 = 108 \\text{ inches}<br>$$<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, <strong>each vertical bracket<\/strong> will consist of <strong>one 60-inch<\/strong> and <strong>one 48-inch<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Calculate total cost<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each bracket requires:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 \u00d7 60-inch section @ \\$16.95<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 \u00d7 48-inch section @ \\$12.95<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So the cost per <strong>bracket<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>16.95 + 12.95 = 29.90<br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for <strong>6 brackets<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>6 \u00d7 29.90 = 179.40<br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 <strong>Correct Answer: OE \\$179.40<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 vertical brackets needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each bracket is 108 inches tall (9 ft)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each bracket built using one 48&#8243; + one 60&#8243; section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total cost: <strong>\\$179.40 before tax<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To complete bookshelves, a customer at your store needs to purchase vertical brackets to attach to the wall. The customer wants the shelving to be 9 feet high and 10 feet long. The wall brackets come in 48-inch and 60-inch sections. The 48-inch sections cost $12.95; the 60-inch sections cost $16.95. 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