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Xavier, barry, and thomas each put a fence up in their yard. xavier's fence is 62 inches long. barry's fence is 7 feet long. thomas' fence is 2 yards long. who put up the longest fence?

a. xavier
b. barry
c. thomas

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So we start by converting each unit to feet (you could convert to any unit as long as they’re the same, but I’m going to show u how to find out with feet conversion)

1 feet = 12 inches, so to convert Xaviers fence from inch to feet we divide
62 ÷ 12 = 5.2 feet long.

Since Barry’s fence is already in feet, we know it’s 7 feet long.

Thomas’s feet which is 2 yards will be converted to feet as well.
1 yard= 3 feet, so 2 x 3 = 6 feet long

Xavier: 5.2 feet
Barry: 7 feet
Thomas: 6 feet

Therefore, choice b. Barry (7 feet) is the longest fence.
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