<PRE><B>Question 731749</B>
to make a long garden hose leona connected three shorter hoses together if each of the shorter hoses measures 24feet 9 inches what is the length of the combined hose? 
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24&#39; 9&quot; * 3 = 72&#39; 27&quot; = 74&#39; 3&quot;
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Or,
24&#39; 9&quot; = 24.75 ft
24.75*3 = 74.25&#39; = 74&#39; 3&quot;
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PS  English units suck, the English don&#39;t use them any more.
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