After Wesley had stacked up 12 chairs in the school field after a conference, he noticed 3 things. Firstly, each of the chairs was stacked the same height above the other. Secondly, the foot of the fourth chair was 41.4 cm above that of the first. Thirdly, the chairs reached a height of 227.1 cm. What is the height of each chair?
Number of chairs that contributed to the height of 41.4 cm above the first chair
= 4 - 1
= 3

Height increase with each additional stacked chair
= 41.4 ÷ 3
= 13.8 cm

Number of chairs stacked on top of the first chair
= 12 - 1
= 11

Height increase of 11 additional stacked chairs
= 11 x 13.8
= 151.8 cm

Height of one chair
= 227.1 - 151.8
= 75.3 cm

Answer(s): 75.3 cm