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Ben can jump rope forward, backward, and crossways! An eight-foot rope is too long for his height, so he shortened the rope by nine inches. How long is his jump rope now?​

User Olevegard
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Answer:

87 inches

or

7.25 feet

Explanation:

1 foot = 12

8 foot = 96 inches

96 - 9 = 87

87 inches

or

7.25 foot

User Pulkit Sharma
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