Answer:
18 inches
Explanation:
1 ft = 12 in
6 ft = ? in
Set up an equation to convert 6 feet into inches
Variable x = number of inches
1 ft/12 in = 6ft/x in
Cross multiply (feel free to ignore units for now so it doesn't get in the way of your calculations)
1 × x = 12 × 6
1x = 72
x = 72 inches
6 feet = 72 inches so replace 6 feet with 72 inches
Now let's find 1/4 of 72 inches
Set up another equation to solve
Variable y = a fourth of seventy two inches
1/4 = y/72
Cross multiply
1 × 72 = 4 × y
72 = 4y
Divide both sides by 4 to isolate variable y
72 ÷ 4 = 4y ÷ 4
18 = 1y
18 = y