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Express 8 inches as a fraction of 3 feet in lowest terms

User Jhojan
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3 ft* 12 inches in a ft= 36 inches total

8/36= 2/9

Final answer: 2/9
User Tyil
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3 feet = 36 inches

so the fraction is 8/36

36/4 = 9

8/4=2

so 8/36 reduces to 2/9

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