Question

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

Answer 1

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 the length is $87$ inches, dividing $87$ by $12$, as it is $87=12\times 7+3$, it gives us quotient as $7$ and remainder as $3$. Hence, it is $7$ feet and $3$ inches.