Stan cut two pieces of crown molding for his family room that were 8 feet 7 inches and 12 feet 11 inches. what was the total length of the molding?

The total length of the molding is 21 feet and 6 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

* Lets explain how to solve the problem

- The length of the two pieces are 8 feet 7 inches and 12 feet 11 inches

- Each foot has 12 inches

- Lets change the lengths of the two pieces to inch

# First piece 8 feet 7 inches

∵ 1 foot = 12 inches

∴ 8 feet 7 inches = 8 × 12 + 7

∴ 8 feet 7 inches = 96 + 7

∴ 8 feet 7 inches = 103 inches

# Second piece 12 feet 11 inches

∵ 1 foot = 12 inches

∴ 8 feet 7 inches = 12 × 12 + 11

∴ 8 feet 7 inches = 144 + 11

∴ 8 feet 7 inches = 155 inches

- To find the total length add the two answers

∴ The total length of the molding = 103 + 155 = 258 inches

- Divide the answer by 12 to change it to feet

∵ 258 ÷ 12 = 21.5 feet

- To change it to feet and inch multiply 0.5 feet by 12

∵ 0.5 × 12 = 6 inches

∴ The total length of the molding is 21 feet and 6 inches

ian gonna lie that is way to much

the correct option is 2.

step-by-step explanation:

according to the given information triangle abc is a right angle triangle with right angle at a. segment ab is 5 and segment ac is 7. point d is on segment bc and angles adb and adc are right angles.

it is given that triangles abd, cad, and cba are similar.

two triangles are similar if their corresponding sides are proportional.

in triangle cba, using pythagoras theorem

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triangle abd and cba are similar,

                            (2)

triangle cad and cba are similar,

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using (1), (2) and (3), we get

hence proved.

therefore option 2 is correct.