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A warehouse worker is stacking identical shipping boxes. Each box is exactly 1616 inches tall. If the worker creates a single stack of 33 boxes, what is the total height of the stack in feet?

Answer: 4 feet

Answer

4 feet
The total height of the stack in inches is found by multiplying 1616 inches by 33, yielding 4848 inches. Because there are 1212 inches in 11 foot, dividing 4848 by 1212 gives the correct measurement of 44 feet.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Calculate the total height in inches.
16×3=4816 \times 3 = 48 inches
To find the combined height of all 3 boxes before converting units.
2
Convert the total height from inches to feet.
48÷12=448 \div 12 = 4 feet
The question asks for the final height in feet, and there are 12 inches in a foot.

Key Concept

Converting US customary linear measurements (inches to feet).
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