A decimal is a way of representing a number in such a way that the place value of any digit is ten times the place value of the digit to its right. It has nothing to to with units of measurement.
3 feet, 3.677 feet, 3.99101 inches, 12 inches, 0.00345 inches are all decimal representations of lengths.
- Leave the feet as is. - Divide the number of inches by 12. - Tack the decimal quotient onto the number of feet.
63.75 feet
Square inches x 0.00694 = square feet
0.416666 repeating feet
0.75 feet.
To decimal what? To convert to decimal inches: multiply the feet by 12 (as there are 12 inches in 1 foot) and add to the inches to get the whole number before the decimal point; now divide the numerator of the fraction of inches by the denominator of the fraction to get the part after the decimal point. To convert to decimal feet: divide the numerator of the fraction of inches by the denominator and add to the inches to get the mixed number of inches into decimal format. As there are 12 inches in a foot, divide this by 12 and add to the number of feet to get the result as a decimal fraction of feet.
- Leave the feet as is. - Divide the number of inches by 12. - Tack the decimal quotient onto the number of feet.
63.75 feet
Square inches x 0.00694 = square feet
If you are reporting the measure in inches then on the whole number side, if you are reporting in feet (or bigger), then on the decimal side - but you need to convert to the appropriate decimal fraction. For example, 70 inches = 5 feet 10 inches is NOT 5.10 feet but 5+10/12 feet = 5.833... feet.
0.416666 repeating feet
0.25 feet
0.75 feet.
2 feet 6.71 inches... rounded to two decimal places.
3.333 feet, with the decimal repeating
It is 11.33... recurring (feet).
There is 1 foot and 2 inches in 14 inches or 1 and 2/12 feet which is 1 and 1/6 feet = 1.1666 feet in decimal