Path is 3 feet wide & is paved with square bricks that are 3 inches wide how many bricks wide is the path

First, you have to compare same unit of measurement for uniformity. Convert feet to inches, knowing that 1 foot is equal to 12 inches. 3*12 = 36 inches Each square brick is 3 inches wide. Divide the whole width of the path by the width of each brick to obtain the number of bricks: 36/3 = 12 Thus, there are 12 bricks in the path.