I need help with this question... Find the area of a rectangular garden whose length is 8 feet and whose width is 72 inches.
Change 72 inches into feet:
72/12 = 6 ft
6 X 8 = 48 square feet
Thanks Rory
To find the area of a rectangular garden, you need to multiply the length by the width. However, there is a conversion needed in this case because the width is given in inches while the length is given in feet.
First, let's convert the width from inches to feet. Since there are 12 inches in a foot, we can divide the width, which is 72 inches, by 12 to get the width in feet:
72 inches ÷ 12 inches/foot = 6 feet
So, the width of the garden is 6 feet.
Now, we can find the area by multiplying the length and width:
8 feet × 6 feet = 48 square feet
Therefore, the area of the rectangular garden is 48 square feet.