Question

Ranjit wants to measure the length of a table, but has no ruler or
tape measure. Using what he has at hand, he finds that the table is
about as long as 6 unsharpened pencils laid tip to tip. If each
unsharpened pencil measures 18 centimeters in length, what is the
length of the table, in centimeters?

Answer 1

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Answer:

  108 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

6 pencil-lengths will be ...

  6 × 18 cm = 108 cm

The length of the table is 108 cm.

Answer 2

Answer:

 108 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

6 pencil-lengths will be  

6 × 18 cm = 108 cm

The length of the table is 108 cm