Question #e7a53

2 Answers
Jul 3, 2017

#11# inches

Explanation:

#1# foot is defined as being equal to #12# inches.

So #3# #"ft"# #7# #"in."# is equal to #12 times 3 + 7 = 36 + 7 = 43# inches.

Now, #43# #"inches" div 4 = 10.75# #"inches"#

In this case, the numbers after the decimal place are above #5#.

So we round up:

#43# #"inches" div 4 approx 11# #"inches"#

Jul 4, 2017

The answer is #11# inches.

Explanation:

We first convert the length into inches.

One foot is #12# inches, so #3# feet will be:

#3xx12=36# inches.

Since the total length is #3# ft #7# in, the full length in inches is:

#36+7=43#

Now we divide this length by #4#.

#43-:4=10.75#

When the number after the decimal is anything from #5# to #9#, we round up the number before the decimal by #1#.

Hence #10.75 ~~11#

The answer is #11# inches.