Convert 66 inches to feet Step by Step

Step by step

The question

Question: change 66 inches into feet.

66 in = ? ft

1 Find the link

1 foot is 12 inches.

1 ft = 12 in

2 Make the unit fraction

We want feet, so feet go on top.

We have inches, so inches go at the bottom.

Top and bottom are the same amount.

So the fraction is 1, and times 1 keeps the size.

1 ft12 in = 1

Careful!

Not upside down.

Then the inches would not cross out.

Careful: not 66 in × 12 in1 ft ✗

3 Multiply

We multiply 66 inches by the fraction.

66 in = 66 in × 1 ft12 in

Inches on top and at the bottom cancel, like numbers.

Cross them out.

Feet are left.

What is left: 66, divided by 12.

= 6612 ft

66 divided by 12 is 5.5.

So 66 inches is 5.5 feet.

= 5.5 ft

4 Check

Does it make sense?

Feet are bigger than inches.

So we need fewer of them.

5.5 is less than 66.

Yes.

ft bigger than in → fewer: 5.5 < 66

And back the other way: 5.5 times 12 = 66.

We get 66 inches again.

So the answer is right!

back: 5.5 × 12 = 66

Let's look back.

First: find the link.

Then: make the unit fraction.

Then: multiply.

Last: check.

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