Each suitcase is 14 1/6

inches tall. Your plan is to stack all four suitcases on top of one another in your trunk. If your trunk is only 50 inches high, will you have enough room?(2 points)
Responses

Yes, the height of all the suitcases is 48/23
inches.
Yes, the height of all the suitcases is 48 and 2 thirds inches.

No, the height of all the suitcases is 56 23
inches.
No, the height of all the suitcases is 56 23
inches.

No, the height of all the suitcases is 52 23
inches.
No, the height of all the suitcases is 52 23
inches.

No, the height of all the suitcases is 56 56
inches.

1 answer

To determine if four suitcases, each measuring \(14 \frac{1}{6}\) inches tall, will fit in a trunk that is 50 inches high, we first need to calculate the total height of the four suitcases.

  1. Calculate the height of four suitcases:

    \[ 4 \times 14 \frac{1}{6} = 4 \times \left(14 + \frac{1}{6}\right) = 4 \times 14 + 4 \times \frac{1}{6} \]

    \[ = 56 + \frac{4}{6} = 56 + \frac{2}{3} \]

    \[ = 56 \frac{2}{3} \text{ inches} \]

  2. Compare the total height with the trunk height:

    • The total height of the four suitcases is \(56 \frac{2}{3}\) inches.
    • The height of the trunk is 50 inches.

Since \(56 \frac{2}{3}\) inches is greater than 50 inches, you will not have enough room in the trunk.

The correct response is:

No, the height of all the suitcases is 56 \( \frac{2}{3} \) inches.