Question

Randy is making a xylophone. So far, he has bars that are 1.75, 1 and 7 over 12 feet, and 1 and 2 over 3 feet. What is the length of the longest bar?

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Answer 1

Length of first bar = 1.75.

Length of second bar =
`1(7)/(12)`

Length of third bar =
`1(2)/(3)`.

Let us convert
`1(7)/(12) \ and \ 1(2)/(3) \ in \ decimals.`

`(7)/(12)=0.5833`

Therefore,
`1(7)/(12) = 1.5833`

`1(2)/(3) = 1.667`

We can see that 1.75 is the longest out of 1.5833 and 1.667.

Therefore, length of longest bar is 1.75 feet.