Question

Lia cut a long piece of string into 2 pieces.one piece of the string is 24 inches long,and the other piece of the string is 12 inches long.how many feet long. How many feet long was the piece of string before lia cut it

Answer 1

The length of the string before being cut is the sum of the lengths of the two pieces

Hence,

the original length before cutting = 24inches + 12inches = 36 inches