What do I do with the 6 that is left in this problem?

17 feet and 9 inches + 8 feet and 9 inches.
I got 26 feet and 6 inches how do i convert the 6 inches into like a decimal ???

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What do I do with the 6 that is left in this problem? 

17 feet and 9 inches + 8 feet and 9 inches. 
  I got 26 feet and 6 inches how do i convert the 6 inches into like a decimal ???

baru · Answer

12inches = 1 feet


so

6 inches =0.5 feet

90890908967777878888 · Answer

26.5 feet (26 feet 6 inches)
@baru  thats wrong

jazzyluvsu123 · Answer

But how would i convert that to .5 ? Do i need to divide? if so what do i divide it by?

anonymous · Answer

Well you can't really divide to get it but you can turn it to a fraction like 6/12 and turn the fraction into a decimal

baru · Answer

its
 (inches)/12

so in your case 6/12
=0.5

anonymous · Answer

Medal and don't forget to close the question

90890908967777878888 · Answer

oh i though worng srry

jazzyluvsu123 · Answer

OOO i get it like this ?|dw:1447093792281:dw|