136. A young boy was asked to measure off and mark 6 ft. exactly on a sidewalk. All he had was a piece of rope and a shed that measured 5 ft. by 7 ft. Can you think of a way he might be able to accomplish this?
136. Here’s one way: He laid down the rope against the side of the shed that was 7 ft. long and marked the result. Then he took the 7 ft. section and laid it down against the 5 ft. side of the shed and marked that as well. He now had a 7 ft. piece of rope marked off into two pieces of 5 ft. and 2 ft. Then he laid down the 2 ft. section on the ground three times to mark off the 6 ft. he needed