Question

Three boxes are stacked one on top of the other. One box is 4 feet 8 inches tall, one is 3 feet 10 inches tall, and one is 2 feet 7 inches tall. How high is the stack?

Write your answer in feet and inches. Use a number less than 12 for inches.

Answer 1

11 feet 1 inches high. Add up all the feet, 4 + 3 + 2 = 9 feet. Add up all the inches 8 + 10 + 7= 25. If 12 inches are in a foot, there’s 2 feet in 25 with a remainder of 1 inch. Add 9 feet + 2 feet= 11 feet and 1” which is the remainder of the 25”.