The total amount of piping required is the sum of the three lengths:
$latex \sqrt{8} + \sqrt{18} + \sqrt{32} = 2.83 + 3.46 + 5.66 = 12.95$ feet.
So, 12.95 feet of piping is required in total.
A builder needs three pipes of different lengths. The pipes are feet long, feet long, and feet long.
How many feet of piping is required in all? (Hint: Try dividing each radicand by 6.)
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