PE Problem #69

9/10/2019

A theater has aisles serving its main seating area. One of the aisles has a stair 49 inches wide, with a wall and handrail on one side and fixed seating on the other. If the handrail has a center-line of 4 inches from the wall, what is the effective width of the stair?
a. 35.5 in.
b. 41.5 in.
c. 43 in.
d. 45 in.

Solution | Posted 09/11/19

3 Comments

9/10/2019 10:22:24 am

B, 41.5 inches.
49 - 4 - 3.5 = 41.5 in.

Amr

9/10/2019 10:39:14 am

b. 41.5 in.

9/10/2019 11:41:05 am

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