Inches to Feet Conversion: Three Methods

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   Inches are the place to begin. Don't forget to jot down or plug this figure into your calculator. Make sure to note the unit of measurement as "inches" if you record it. "

   • Now, let's take a look at a sample problem. The first step in converting a girl's height in inches to feet is to write down the number 70.

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   Subtract 12 from this sum. [2] How many times can 12 be squeezed into your measurement in inches? If you measure the length of something exactly so many times, you'll get a whole number as an answer. A decimal, fraction, or mixed number will result if the value is not a perfect multiple of your inches.

   • To illustrate, if we divide 70 inches by 12, we get 5 83 As an alternative notation, we can write this as 5 remainder 10 or 5 and 10/12 (5 and 5/6) Details on remainders are provided below.

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   Be sure to include the appropriate footnotes in your response. You've just been given the correct answer in terms of feet. Put the word "feet" in front of it. If this is for school, and you fail to include the label, you may receive fewer points.

   • The number we got back was 5. Instead of writing 83, we would use 5 83 feet Five years old, the girl. One who is 83 feet in height

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   Multiply by 12 to convert back to inches. [3] Multiply your feet measurement by 12 to convert it to inches. [4] Since multiplying is equivalent to dividing in reverse, you'll get back the same amount of inches you started with.

   • As an illustration, let's say that 5 An 83-inch cube multiplied by a 12-inch circle yields a The inches we started with were these.

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   Decimals and fractions require the same operations. It's not always a whole number when referring to inches. [5] Follow the same steps outlined above if your inch measurement only appears as a fraction or decimal. For more information on how to divide decimals and fractions, check out the relevant articles on WikiHow.

   • Let's apply this to a sample issue to illustrate the process. 15 feet? We'll figure it out. Inches of 4 inches and 15 and 2/5 inches are Number-wise, these are the same even if they are not written that way.
   • 15 (decimal) 4 / 12 = 1 28 feet
   • Inches: 15 + 2/5 = (75 + 2/5), or 77 2/5 1 and 17/60 feet is equal to 77/5 inches (12 inches minus 5 inches) multiplied by 1/12 (twelve months).

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   Just divide the inches by 12 to get the fraction. It is common practice to write foot measurements as a combination of feet and inches rather than as fractions or decimals. A person could be "five feet, nine inches tall," for instance. [6] The "feet and inches" measurements are simple to obtain. To begin, divide the total by 12.

   • In this portion, we will determine how many feet 28 inches is. As a first step, let's divide 28 by 12. 28 / 12 = 2 33

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   Learn the missing piece If you divide a number and the pieces don't quite "fit," you'll end up with a remainder. The term for this is "remainder." If you divide 16 by 5, for instance, you'll find that 5 almost fits in all three places. One is still "extra." That's why we get 3 remainder (1 for "R") when we divide 16 by 5: Find the quotient in your division problem. [7]

   • Using our sample, we see that 12 can be divided into 28 twice with some leftover. 12 × 2 = 24 Because 24 is 4 less than 28, the difference is 4. To record our agreement, we might record the number 2. 33, as 2 R 4

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   Consider the whole number to be feet and the remainder to be inches. Getting a "feet and inches" measurement is simple once you know the whole number answer and its remainder. The sum of your digits is equal to the distance you have traveled in feet. Inches is the sum you get when you divide by your original number. For example: "x feet, y inches" would be an acceptable written response. "

   • The solution to our example problem was found to be 2 R 4. We have two feet in our solution because 2 is a whole number. Knowing that 4 is the remainder, we can determine that we have 4 inches. In this case, the correct answer is 2 yards, 4 inches

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   Multiply the feet by 12 and then add the inches to get back to feet and inches. It's a little more challenging than usual to convert back to inches when working with these types of measurements. To do this, divide the total feet by 12 to get started. The result will be an exact measurement in inches. Simply add the other set of inches to this one to get a metric-only result.

   • Multiplying 2' by 12' is the first step in our illustration. 24 inches is 2 x 12 inches. It's 28 inches long when you add those 4 inches to it. That was our first, official measurement in inches.

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