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.