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Measurement & Data - Statistics & Probability 176-188

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Lesson 4: Length word problems
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Measurement & Data - Statistics & Probability 176-188
Measurement and data
Length word problems
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Length word problems

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Problem

Otta, Elias, and Hans measured the lengths of their ladders.
FriendLadder length
Otta23, start text, space, m, end text
Elias47, start text, space, m, end text
Hans29, start text, space, m, end text
What is the length of Elias and Hans' ladders combined?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
start text, m, end text
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