How do you turn feet to a decimal?

Answer 1

We're going to do the same thing. Let's figure out how many feet

10 5/8 inches is and then add 16 to that number.

Before we can convert 10 5/8 to feet, we have to have it as a decimal

representation. Note that 10 5/8 is really just saying 10 + 5/8.

Right? So let's divide out 5/8. I get .625.

So 10 5/8 is the same as 10.625 Now we can divide this by 12 the way

we did previously with a more simple problem. 10.625/12 = .88541667

feet. So 10 and 5/8 inches is .88541667 feet.

Now we add this to 16 feet and get the grand total:

16.88541667 feet