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A fence is 7 foot 6 inches high 1 foot=12 inches what is the height of the fence in centimetres

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Given parameters:

Height of fence = 7 foot 6 inches

Unknown:

Height of fence in centimetres = ?

Also, 1 foot = 12 inches

This is a conversion problem. We are to take this height dimension to centimetres from the given values.

7 foot 6 inches;

We first convert the inches to foot;

12 inches = 1 foot

6 inches =
(6)/(12) = 0.5foot

Now, the given height in foot = 7 foot + 0.5 foot = 7.5foot

We then take this amount and convert to centimetre;

1 foot = 30.5 cm

7.5 foot = (30.5 x 7.5)cm = 228.75cm

The height is therefore, 228.75cm

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