Question

Patrick laid a pencil and a candle end-to-end. The pencil is 15.80 centimeters long, the candle is 0.303 yards long. There are 30.48 centimeters in a foot. How many inches long are the two items placed end-to-end?
a.
0.48 in
b.
16.10 in
c.
17.13 in
d.
43.51 in

Answer 1

Convert each to inches. The pencil is 15.80 cm; 1 in = 2.54 cm, so pencil = 15.80/2.54 ≈ 6.220 in. The candle is 0.303 yd = 0.303·36 = 10.908 in. Sum ≈ 6.220 + 10.908 = 17.13 in.

Answer: c.