Darian is buying an entertainment center for his living room wall. The tag on his first choice shows that the furniture is 54 inches wide and 84 inches high. Darian has a space for it that is 3.5 feet wide and 9 feet high. Will his first choice fit? Explain.

Question

Darian is buying an entertainment center for his living room wall. The tag on his first choice shows that the furniture is 54  inches wide and 84 inches high. Darian has a space for it that is 3.5 feet wide and 9 feet high. Will his first choice fit? Explain.

anonymous · Answer

NO, 
1 foot = 12 in

He has a space of : width= 3.5 (12) = 42 in
and height= 90(12) = 108 in

He has more than enough for the height but not enough for the width