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The length of the bed is 9 feet and 6 inches. The sheet is made for a bed that is 79 inches. How short is the sheet?

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The sheet is 35 inches short of the bed.

User Sabuz
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Answer:

The sheet is 35 inches short

Explanation:

The problem seeks to test our idea on unit conversion

Step one

To tackle this let us convert foot to inches from the length of the bed

1foot =12 inches

9feet =x inches

x inches =9*12

x=108 inches

Step two

But the length of the bed is 9feet 6 inches long

Hence the length in inches we need to add the extra 6 inches

Which 108+6=

114 inches

Step three

Now the sheet used is 79 inches

What were they thinking you might want to ask?

Obviously 79 inches is way too short for the bed

By how much?

114-79=35 inches

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