Question

you use a pair of shoes to measure a distancence. The shoes are 10 3/4 inches ling. The distance is equal to the length of 12 of the shoes. What is the distance?​

Answer 1

To find the distance, you multiply the length of one shoe, 10 3/4 inches, by the number of shoes, 12. This gives 129 inches, which is equivalent to 10 feet 9 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the distance measured using the shoes, we would multiply the length of one shoe by the number of shoes used. With each shoe being 10 3/4 inches long and the distance being the length of 12 shoes, we perform the multiplication:

10 3/4 inches × 12 = (10 + 3/4) inches × 12

To make the multiplication easier, convert the mixed number to an improper fraction:

10 3/4 = (10 × 4 + 3) / 4 = (40 + 3) / 4 = 43/4

Now multiply:

(43/4) inches × 12 = 43 × 3 = 129 inches

Since 12 inches make 1 foot, you can convert 129 inches to feet:

129 inches × (1 foot / 12 inches) = 129/12 feet = 10 feet 9 inches.

Therefore, the distance equals 10 feet 9 inches.