Tubas, trombones and French horns are bass instruments. Fully stretched out, the length of a tuba is 18 feet. The length of a tr
ombone is 8 13/14, and the length of a French horn is 17 3/14. The tuba is how much longer than the French horn? And the French horn is how much longer than the trombone?
What I would do is convert the fractions to decimals (just personal preference) making the trombone 8.93 feet and the french horn 17.21 feet. The tuba would be 0.79 feet longer than the french horn, and the french horn would be 8.23 feet longer than the trombone. However, if you need the answer to remain a fraction, the tuba would be 11/14 feet longer than a french horn, and a french horn would be 8 3/14 feet longer than a trombone.
In the area formula, there are two dimensions that are multiplied, base and height. So, the units are also multiplied. Inches times inches is inches squared. Also, area is a measurement that counts how many squares fit inside of a shape, so it makes sense that the units are described as squared.
