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OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

help

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

@hartnn

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

so the length is 4ft the width is 3.5ft do i do 4 x 3.5 = 14ft2?

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

Is this correct?!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What are you looking for?

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

the area.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh of a rectangle?

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

yah.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Than you're correct :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ft^2

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

wait i mean like do i have to do .5 x 12?

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

12 = 12 inches

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

12 inches = 1 ft

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't quite understand what you're asking?

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

yeah... umm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes 12 inches = 1 foot

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

I'll give you an example i'm 70 inches tall if i do 70 / 12 = 5.83ft

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

that .83 doesn't mean i'm 5 ft 8..

hartnn (hartnn):

you want to convert your answer to inches^2 ?

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

nono lol, i wanna know if I'm doing it right |dw:1399599276626:dw|

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

if i wanna find the area do i have to do like .5 x 12 ?

hartnn (hartnn):

then 14ft^2 is correct, why even bring inches into picture ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No it's already in feet, just leave it as it is.

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

wait let me upload something

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

for the 11'3" i turn it into 11.3?

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

or do 3/12 and turn it into 11.25?

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

the .3

hartnn (hartnn):

no that " means inches so you need to convert it into fee

hartnn (hartnn):

*feets

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the 10' you have to convert

OpenStudy (anonymous):

err 90" and 30"

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

lol i'm talking about the 11' 3".

hartnn (hartnn):

11' 3" means 11 foot 3 inches

OpenStudy (anonymous):

11'3" = 11.25 feet

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

yah, so how i would write it like 11.3?

hartnn (hartnn):

so, ti bring everything in one units you need to convert that 3 inches to foot finally 11.25 foot is correct

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

ah... so i would have to convert the 3.5 (the .5 part to ft)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If that's what you meant, yes :)

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

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hartnn (hartnn):

no is it 3.5 ft o or 3' 5" ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If it's 3.5ft you leave it, because it's already in feet lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hahaaaa

hartnn (hartnn):

3.5 ft is already in foot no need to convert anything 3'5" is not in foot

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think you're overthinking this Mindblast3r.

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

ahh.. yeah @batman i was thinking the same thing lol. but um

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

what does the .5 represent?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's also in feet

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

3.5 ft (the .5ft)

hartnn (hartnn):

.5 represents .5 foot thats it (or 6")

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

wait so like i got 3.5 by 42 / 12 = 3.5ft

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

does this mean i convert .5 into ft? or it's already foot?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

42 inches = 3.5 ft yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's already in ft lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Look at the units, if it was in inches, it would say 3'6"

hartnn (hartnn):

if you see a sign " or if it is explicitly written "inches" only then its in inches else its in foot

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But in your question it's strictly ft.

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

but like.. i'm 70 inches tall for example if i do 70 / 12 = 5.83

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

70 inches is 5'10"

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

but it shows 70 / 12 = 5.83

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you're 5.83 ft

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

if you do .83 x 12 = 9.96

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and you're also 5 feet 10 inches :)

hartnn (hartnn):

thats because you have explicitly written 70 "INCHES" thats why 70 is in inches and u need to convert it to ft

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

yah. i did 70 divided by 12 = 5.83

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's because you're strictly converting inches to ft there.

OpenStudy (mindblast3r):

.83 is?? 83% of a ft?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

.83 is ft

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