Reduce to lowest terms

Answer:
4 ft 5 in
Step-by-step explanation:
Adding:
[tex]2\ ft\ 8\ in[/tex]
+ [tex]1\ ft\ 9\ in[/tex]
We get [tex]3\ ft\ and\ 17\ in[/tex].
[tex]17\ in[/tex] can be further converted to [tex]ft\ and\ in[/tex]
As [tex]12\ in = 1\ ft[/tex]
∴[tex]17\ in =12\ in + 5\ in=1\ ft + 5\ in[/tex]
∴ Reduced form is = [tex]3\ ft\ +1\ ft + 5\ in=4\ ft\ 5\ in[/tex]