Question

A water pipe is 4 7/12 feet beneath the surface of the road. What is the elevation of the pipe, in feet, expressed as a decimal?

Answer 1

4.5833feet

Explanation:

Given the elevation of a water pipe as 4 7/12 feet

Expressing as decimal

4 7/12

= 4 + 7/12

= 4 + 0.5833

= 4.5833

Hence the elevation of the pipe expressed as a decimal is 4.5833feet