15. Write down your height in feet and inches): a. Determine your height in inches.
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b. Determine your height in centimeters.
c. Determine your height in yards.

example 5foot 5in

a)65

b)165.1

c) 1.83

Explanation:

a) multiply the amount of feet by 12. thats 60. then add the extra 5 inches. 65 inches in total.

b) multiply your previous answer by 2.54. (there are 2.54 centimeters for every inch) the answer is 165.1

c) a yard is three feet. divide 5foot 5 by 3.

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