SOLUTION: Help me solve this: Joni wants to ship a baseball bat. The bat is 2.75 feet long. Joni has three boxes. The dimensions of each box are given below. Which box could Joni use to s

Question 750848: Help me solve this:
Joni wants to ship a baseball bat. The bat is 2.75 feet long. Joni has three boxes. The dimensions of each box are given below. Which box could Joni use to ship the bat?
A. 0.5 ft, 1.0 ft, 2.5 ft.
B. 1.0 ft, 1.0 ft, 2.0 ft.
C. 1.0 ft, 2.0 ft, 2.0 ft.
D. 1.5 ft, 1.5 ft, 1.5 ft.
I don't understand the measurements. Which number is measuring what? And how do I figure this out?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The dimensions of a box are given as
length by width by height
our bat is 2.75 feet long
looks like Joni has four boxes (A, B, C, D) and not one of them is long enough
we could cut the bat in half LOL

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