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At the local post office, Henry stacks boxes that are 7 inches

tall next to boxes that are 4 inches tall. What is the shortest
height, in inches, at which the two stacks will be the same height?

User Raghu Venmarathoor
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2 Answers

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14 votes

Answer:

3 boxes of 12″ =36 = 2 boxes of 18″

so shortest height at which the 2 stacks will be the same height =36 inches

Explanation:

User Ajit Satarkar
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10 votes
10 votes

Answer: 28 inches

multiply 7x4 and then it equals

28

User Gulfam
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