Two dressers are placed side by side. One dresser is 3 feet 9 inches wide, and the other is 2 feet 8 inches wide. Together, how wide are they?

Answer 1

Hi Aerial,

Two dressers are placed side by side.

One dresser is 3 feet 9 inches wide,

and the other is 2 feet 8 inches wide.

Together, how wide are they?

Given:

Dresser 1: 3ft 9 inches wide

Dresser 2: 2ft 8 inches wide

Find: How wide are they together

Since the two dressers are side by side, to find how wide they are together, you would add their widths.

3ft 9 inches

+ 2ft 8 inches

_______________

5ft 17inches

12 inches are equal to 1 foot

so the 17 inches can be changed to

12 inches + 5 inches

1 ft 5 inches

So you have 5ft + 1ft + 5 inches

6ft 5 inches.

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