Converting Feet to Inches and Inches to Feet

Converting between feet and inches

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We use feet and inches to measure length or height!

THERE ARE 12 INCHES IN 1 FOOT

If there are 12 inches in one foot we need to know the multiples of 12.

12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144....

How tall are you?

Chances are your height is a combination of feet and inches, like 5 feet 6 inches or 6 feet 1 inch.

My height is 68 inches. But it is easier to say 5 feet 8 inches.

The 8 inches just means that after we divided by 12, there were inches remaining that couldn't make up one more whole foot.

To find length or height that is expressed in only inches we first take that number of feet and divide it by 12.

Let's say someone is 74 inches tall. Use the 12 times table on the right to see how close you can get to 74 without going over.

The number of feet would be 6. The leftover inches would make up 2.

Therefore, this person is 6 feet 2 inches tall.

We can abbreviate the feet and inches with these marks.

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Multiple Choice

How many feet are in 48 inches?

• 2 feet

• 4 feet

• 5 feet

Multiple Choice

How many feet and inches are in 85 inches?

• 6 feet 12 inches

• 7 feet 0 inches

• 7 feet 1 inch

• 6 feet 1 inch

Multiple Choice

How many feet and inches are in 103 inches?

• 8 feet 1 inch

• 8 feet 7 inches

• 7 feet 8 inches

• 6 feet 7 inches

If we have the number of feet we can find out how many inches that is.

Simply multiply the number of feet by 12.

I have 13 feet of yarn. How many inches of yarn do I have?

What if I have 7 feet 4 inches? How many total inches do I have?

Multiple Choice

How many total inches are there in 9 feet 3 inches?

• 111 inches

• 108 inches

• 103 inches

• 109 inches

Multiple Choice

How many total inches are there in 10 feet 6 inches?

• 120 inches

• 126 inches

• 132 inches

• 100 inches