In the words happy birthday each letter is 3/4 long. what is the length needed to spell out happy birthday.

Question

Janis making asign for her sisters birthday. The sign says HAPPY BIRTHDAY in all capital letters. If each letter is 3/4 inches long, claculate the length needed to spell out HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

Answer 1

happy = 5

birthday = 8

plus a space before h, a space between y and b, and a space after y = 3

5 + 8 + 3 = 16

16 x 3/4 = 12 inches