Question

Jada said:

To convert inches to feet, I should divide by 12.
The board has an area of 48 in x 60 in = 2,880 in?.
If I divide the area by 12, I can find out the area in square feet.
So the area of the board is 2,880 = 12 = 240 ft.
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What went wrong with Jada's reasoning? Explain.

Answer 1

When you multiply 48 in × 60in, the answer will be in square inches.

Therefore dividing by 12 will not give the answer as it is 12 Inches that equals a feet not square inches.