Question

Three tables are placed side by side. One table is 6 feet 3 inches wide, another is 3 feet 7 inches wide, and the third is 6 feet 6 inches wide. How wide are they combined?Write your answer in feet and inches. Use a number less than for 12 inches.

Answer 1

Total width of tables combined = 16 feet and 4 inches

Explanation:

Given:

Width of tables

1) 6 feet 3 inches

2) 3 feet 7 inches

3) 6 feet 6 inches

The tables are combined. We need to find the total width.

Total width of the tables combined = Sum of the widths of the tables

⇒
`6\ ft\ 3\ in+3\ ft\ 7\ in + 6\ ft\ 6\ in`

Adding feet and inches together.

⇒
`(6+3+6)\ ft +(3+7+6)\ in`

⇒
`15\ ft + 16\ in`

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`12\ in = 1\ ft` , we can split
`16\ in = 12\ in + 4\ in`

⇒
`15\ ft + 12\ in+4\ in`

⇒
`15\ ft + 1\ ft+4\ in`

⇒
`16\ ft\ and\ 4\ in`

Total width of tables combined = 16 feet and 4 inches