Jaylen's bed is six feet long and his desk is three feet long. He wants to leave a two-foot space between his bed and desk. If t

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Jaylen's bed is six feet long and his desk is three feet long. He wants to leave a two-foot space between his bed and desk. If t

here are 125 inches available along the wall, is there enough room for Jaylen to fit his bed and desk? Justify your reasoning using words, numbers, or pictures.

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rewona [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-12T13:27:31+03:00

Answer: Not possible

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The length of Jaylen's bed is $6\ ft\approx 72\ in.$

The length of his desk is $3\ ft\approx 36\ in.$

The total length along the wall is $125\ in.$

Jaylen wants $2\ ft \approx 24\ in.$ gap between bed and desk

the combined length of bed and desk is

$\Rightarrow 72+36=108\ in.$

The remaining length after placing the bed and desk is

$\Rightarrow 125-108=17\ in.$

As the remaining length is less than the required length

Therefore, it is not possible to leave a gap of two-foot between the bed and desk