To express 5.875 feet as a fraction, you need to convert it into an improper fraction.
There are 12 inches in 1 foot. So, 5 feet would be 5*12 = 60 inches.
Since 1 foot is equal to 12 inches, we can calculate the remaining 0.875 feet in inches as well: 0.875 * 12 = 10.5 inches.
Therefore, Sarah needs a total of 60 + 10.5 = 70.5 inches of wood.
To express 70.5 inches as a fraction, we divide 70.5 by 1 to get: 70.5/1.
The fraction form of 5.875 feet is 70.5/1.
sarah is building a table with her mom as a weekend project she needs 5.875 feet of wood. what is this amount as a fraction?
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