How do we find length in feet, if we are given length in inches?

1 Answer
Dec 10, 2016

There are #12# inches in a feet. So if you are given a length in inches, just divide it by #12#, to get it in feets.

Explanation:

There are #12# inches in a feet. So if you are given a length in inches, just divide it by #12#, to get it in feets.

For example if length is #87# inches, dividing #87# by #12#, as it is #87=12×7+3#, it gives us quotient as #7# and remainder as #3#. Hence, it is #7# feet and #3# inches.