Todd has 17 inches of rope. This is 1/3 of the length of rope that he needs to tie his boat to a dock. How many inches of rope does he need to tie his boat to the dock. Show your work.

Answer:
length of rope = 51 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the length of the rope = x inches
[tex]\dfrac{1}{3}*x=17\\\\\\Multiply \ both \ sides \ by \ 3 \\\\x = 17*3\\[/tex]
x = 51