Question

The ratio between inches and feet is always 12 to 1. In math class, Jada measured the length of the whiteboard. She found that it is 6 feet long.

How many inches long is the whiteboard?
inches

Answer 1

72 inches

Explanation:

12 inches : 1 feet that is

`(12(inches))/(1(feet))`

then if 6 feet

`(12(inches))/(1(feet)) * 6(feet) = 72(inches)`