Louisa wants to purchase some expensive trim for a picture frame. The price is given as $1 per inch. She only needs to buy 9 inches of the trim. How many of the trim will she buy?

a. 1 foot
b. .75 foot
c. .5 foot
d. .25 foot

Question

Louisa wants to purchase some expensive trim for a picture frame.  The price is given as $1 per inch.  She only needs to buy 9 inches of the trim.   How many of the trim will she buy?

a.  1 foot
b.  .75 foot
c.  .5 foot
d.  .25 foot

anonymous · Answer

feet and inches! why must America do this to me. 12 inches in a foot, she needs 9 inches so that's less than 1 foot but it's more than half a foot which is 6 inches.