Final answer:
After converting the bedroom and bed widths from inches to centimeters, the available space next to the bed is 25.4 cm, which is not sufficient for the chest drawer that is 73 cm wide.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine if a new chest drawer will fit next to Anita's bed, we must compare the available space in her bedroom with the dimensions of the chest. Anita's bedroom is 86 inches wide, and her bed is 76 inches wide. Since the measurements given for the chest are in centimeters, we first need to convert the width of Anita's bedroom and bed from inches to centimeters, because there are 2.54 centimeters in an inch.
The bedroom's width in centimeters is 86 inches × 2.54 cm/inch = 218.44 cm, and the bed's width in centimeters is 76 inches × 2.54 cm/inch = 193.04 cm.
To find the available space next to the bed, we subtract the bed's width from the bedroom's width: 218.44 cm - 193.04 cm = 25.4 cm.
The chest Anita wants to buy is 73 cm wide, which means it will not fit next to the bed because the available space is only 25.4 cm, and the chest requires more space than is available.