Jeff has a beagle that is 2 feet,6 inches long.The longest lizard was 13 feet,1 inch longer than Jeff's beagle.How long was the longest lizard ever discovered?

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Answer:

15 feet and 7 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

13 feet and 1 inch plus 2 feet and 6 inches equals 15 feet and 7 inches

Answer:

The length of the lizard is 187 inches

Solution:

It is given that Jeff’s beagle is 2 feet 6 inches long.

Le the length of the longest lizard be x.

We first convert 2 feet 6 inches into inches.

We know,

1 feet =12 inch  

2 feet = 12 [tex]\times[/tex] 2 = 24 inch

2 feet 6 inches = 24 + 6 = 30 inches

Similarly,

13 feet = 13 [tex]\times[/tex] 12 = 156 inches.

13 feet 1 inch = 156 +1 = 157 inches

According to question the longest lizard is 13 feet 1 inch or 157 inch longer than Jeff’s beagle.

Length of the lizard = 157 +30 = 187 inch