Question

Six office desks that are 7 1/12 feet long are to be placed together on a wall that is 42 7/12 feet long. Will they fit on the wall?

Answer 1

Six office desks that are 7 1/12 feet long

So, the length of the six desks will be:

$6\times7\frac{1}{12}=6\times\frac{85}{12}=\frac{85}{2}=42\frac{1}{2}$

The length of the wall = 42 7/12