A nurse measures the height of a patient as 53 in. Convert this measurement to feet and inches.
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A nurse measures the height of a patient as 53 in. Convert this measurement to feet and inches.
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anonymous · Answer

Can you tell me how many inches are in a foot?

anonymous · Answer

36

anonymous · Answer

no sorry 12

anonymous · Answer

Yep, 12 is correct. So how many times does 12 go into 53?

anonymous · Answer

636

anonymous · Answer

You think 12*636 is less than 53?

anonymous · Answer

4.416

anonymous · Answer

Yeah, so there are 4 feet and the remainder is how many inches there are. Can you work out the answer now?

anonymous · Answer

4 feet 42 inches

anonymous · Answer

The remainder will be between 1 and 11. We know your answer is wrong because 4*12+42=90 inches, not 53.

mayankdevnani · Answer

@harz360  understood how to solve it ??

mayankdevnani · Answer

if any questions,please reply !

anonymous · Answer

no i dont understand it

mayankdevnani · Answer

don't worry !!

mayankdevnani · Answer

first tell me how many inches are there in a foot ?

anonymous · Answer

12

mayankdevnani · Answer

good !

mayankdevnani · Answer

we have to measure 53 inches in a foot and we know that 1foot=12 inch

mayankdevnani · Answer

$$\large \bf 1 ~foot=12~inches$$
$$\large \bf 1~inch=\frac{1}{12}~foot$$
so, $$\large \bf 53~inches=\frac{1}{12} \times 53=\frac{53}{12}$$

mayankdevnani · Answer

when we divide it,we get
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