[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{ Given that the diameter of the handle of 1 bat }=1\frac{3}{4}\text{ inches} \\ \text{The length of diameter of 8 of the handles of the bat will be 8 times } \\ \text{the length of the diameter of 1 handle} \\ =\text{ 8 x 1}\frac{3}{4} \\ =8\text{ x }\frac{7}{4} \\ =14\text{ inches} \end{gathered}[/tex]
The answer is 14 inches