Question

Three boxes are stacked one on top of the other. One box is 5 feet 9 inches tall one is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and one is 2 feet 7 inches tall. How high is the stack?

Answer 1

Answer:

Height of stack = 14 feet and 3 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Height of boxes are given as following:

1) 5 feet 9 inches

2) 5 feet 12 inches

3) 2 feet 7 inches

The boxes are stacked together one on top of each other.

So height of stack = sum of heights of all the boxes

⇒ $(5+5+2)\ feet + (9+7+11)/ inches$

⇒ $12\ feet + 27\ inches$

We know that [$1\ feet =12\ inches$]

So, we to convert inches to feet we divide by 12 and write the remainder in inches.

⇒ $12\ feet + \frac{27\ inches}{12}$

So, the quotient of $\frac{27\ inches}{12}$ would be =2 feet and remainder =3 inches

We have,

⇒ $12\ feet + 2\ feet + 3\ inches$

⇒ $14\ feet \ and\ 3\ inches$

So, height of stack = 14 feet and 3 inches