Question

Quante’ had 15.3 feet of fishing line. He cut off a piece and had 3.2 inches left. How long was the piece he cut off?

Answer 1

180.4 inches (15.033 feet)

Explanation:

To solve this, we convert 15.3 feet to inches. We do this by multiplying 15.3 by 12. This gets us 183.6. Now, we subtract 3.2 from 183.6. This gets us 180.4. That means the piece cut off of 180.4 inches long. To convert this to feet, we divide by 12. That gets us 15.033. That means the piece cut off is 180.4 inches long, or 15.033 feet long.