Question

Help in conversion

1800lb/ft into lb/in

Answer 1

Would I just multiply by 12?

Answer 2

Or instead I could keep the units in feet and just use .5 if something is 6 inches right?

Answer 3

1 ft = 12 inches so yes!

Answer 4

u must divide

Answer 5

because if you get 1800lb/ft then for 1/12th of the feet how much would you have

Answer 6

1800*(1/12)=150

Answer 7

ya

Answer 8

1 lb/ft=0.0833 lb/in
1800 lb/ft = 0.0833*1800 lb/in
1800 lb/ft = 150 lb/in

Answer 9

make sense right...

Answer 10

Ok. But If I wanted to keep the units in feet, could I convert the inches into ft by using (#of inches/12)?

Answer 11

1800lb/ft into lb/in

1800 lb/ft * 1 ft/12 in = 150 lb/in

Answer 12

write your unit conversions as fractions, and make sure the units cancel out properly.

Answer 13

Ok Thanks everyone