2 inches longer than 3 feet is

Question

How long is 2 inches more than 3 feet. Is it 38.

Answer 1

2 inches longer than 3 feet is is known as 3 ft 2 in or (to an architect) 3'2" which, when converted to inches, is a total of 38 in (38").

 

Note how each mention of these measurements includes two parts: a number, and a kind of units.