Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 1 - Section 1.9 - The U.S. System of Weights and Measures - Exercises - Page 54: 38

Answer

a) $18\frac{1}{2}$ ft b) $6\frac{1}{6}$ yd

Work Step by Step

$72in+68in+82in=222in$ $222in\times\frac{1ft}{12in}=\frac{222}{12}ft=18\frac{6}{12}ft=18\frac{1}{2}ft$ $222in\times\frac{1yd}{36in}=6\frac{6}{36}yd=6\frac{1}{6}yd$
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