You measured the width of your front door to be 3 feet and 2 inches. the chair you are trying to get through the door measured to be 20 inches wide. how much wider is the door than the chair?
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The door is 1 foot 6 inches wider than the chair.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

The width of your front door to be 3 feet and 2 inches.

The chair you are trying to get through the door measured to be 20 inches wide.

So, to find how much wider is the door than the chair.

Width of the chair = 20 inches.

Width of door = 3 feet and 2 inches.

Now, we convert 3 feet and 2 inches into inches by multiplying:

1 foot = 12 inches.

Thus,3 feet and 2 inches are:

Now, to get how wide is the door than the chair:

We subtract their width:

Width of door - width of chair = the door wider than chair.

So, the door is 18 inches wider than chair.

Then, we convert 18 inches into feet and inches by dividing:

Therefore, the door is 1 foot 6 inches wider than the chair.

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