Question

Julio is planting a tree. He needs to dig a hole that is 2 feet deep. He has already dug a hole that is 1 ¼ feet deep. How many more inches does Julio need to dig to make sure the hole is deep enough?

Answer 1

9 inches

Explanation:

A foot is 12 inches long. To find a fourth of a foot, divide 12 by four to get 3. This means that Julio has already dug a hole one foot and three inches deep. To make his hole two feet deep, he will need to dig the other 3/4 of the foot. To find 3/4 of a foot, take 1/4 of a foot (3 inches) and multiply by 3 (9 inches).
Julio will have to dig 9 more inches.