Question

A plumber had a pipe that was 2 yards2 , start text, space, y, a, r, d, s, end text long. He cut 18 inches, start text, space, i, n, c, h, e, s, ends text off the end of the pipe.

How many feet long was the pipe after the plumber cut it? how feet.....

Answer 1

Two yards is equal to six feet, so the pipe was originally six feet long.

To determine the length of the pipe after cutting 18 inches, we need to subtract 18 inches from 6 feet.

First, we need to convert 6 feet to inches:

6 feet x 12 inches/foot = 72 inches

Now we can subtract 18 inches:

72 inches - 18 inches = 54 inches

Finally, we can convert 54 inches back to feet:

54 inches ÷ 12 inches/foot = 4.5 feet

Therefore, the pipe was 4.5 feet long after the plumber cut off 18 inches.