Question

there are twelve inches in one foot,creating the equation y=12x. if a door frame is 6.5 feet tall,how many inches tall is it

Answer 1

Let's begin by listing out the information given to us:

`\begin{gathered} 12in=1ft \\ y=12x \end{gathered}`

The height of the door frame is 6.5 feet. To convert to inches, we have:

`\begin{gathered} y=12(6.5)=78inches \\ y=78inches \end{gathered}`