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Hello, could you please help me solve this problem and show my work.

Hello, could you please help me solve this problem and show my work.-example-1
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Firstly, note that 1 feet = 12 inches

Therefore,


\begin{gathered} 2feet=2*12inches \\ =24\text{ inches} \end{gathered}

Hence,


(1)/(3)\text{ of 2 f}eet\text{ = }(1)/(3)\text{ of 24 inches}

Therefore, it is solved as


(1)/(3)*24=8

The answer is 8 inches.

User Franta Kocourek
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