Question

An archaeologist found a fossil that has a length of 459.89 in.Use the table of facts to find the length of the fossil in feet.Round your answer to the nearest tenth.Conversion facts for length12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)3 feet (ft) = 1 yard (yd)36 inches (in) = 1 yard (yd)5280 feet (ft) = 1 mile (mi)1760 yards (yd) = 1 mile (mi)-0 1ftХ??

Answer 1

Answer: 38.3ft

We need to convert 459.89 inches into feet. Given that 12 inches is equal to 1 foot, we can solve this by dividing the length by 12

$459.89in\times\frac{1ft}{12in}$

*Cancel the inches sign leaving us with ft

$459.89\times\frac{1ft}{12}=\frac{459.89}{12}ft=38.32\approx38.3$

Therefore 459.89 inches is equal to 38.3 feet.