Question

Three tables are placed side by side. One table is 4 feet 6 inches wide, another is 3 feet 9 inches wide, and the third is 4 feet 11 inches wide. How wide are they combined? Write your answer in feet and inches. Use a number less than 12 for inches.

Answer 1

4 ft    6 in
3 ft   9 in
4 ft  11 in
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11 ft  26 in

there are 12 inches in 1 ft.....so 26 inches = (26/12) = 2 ft 2 inches

11 ft + 2 ft 2 in = 13 ft 2 in <===