Asked by jeff

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



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C

Work: 15.80 cm ÷ 2.54 cm/in = 6.22047 in. 0.303 yd × 36 in/yd = 10.908 in. Sum = 6.22047 + 10.908 ≈ 17.13 in.