Write the ratio 28 inches to 8 feet as a fraction in simplest form. Use pencil and paper. Explain why you get the same result whether you convert feet to inches

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Answer 1

28 in/8ft  = 28 in/(8 ft x 12 in/ft) = 28/ 96 = 7/24  That's in inches.

 

28 in/8 ft = 2.33 ft/8ft = 0.29ft/1ft = 7/24  That's in ft.

 

As long as conversion factors are true and equal to one, you can use them mathematically to obtain a conversion.