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The height of Maury’s room is 8.4 feet from the floor to the ceiling. Maury wants to install a ceiling fan that hangs 1.875 feet below the ceiling. If Maury is 6.6 feet tall, which explains whether Maury’s head will hit the fan?

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Answer: yes it would

Step-by-step explanation: because 8.4-1.875 is 6.525 and Maury is 6.6

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Answer:

Maury’s head will hit the fan because there are 6.525 feet between the floor and the fan, and 6.525 is less than 6.6.

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