A roll of fabric was 132 inches long. A customer bought 3 feet of the fabric. How many feet of fabric were remaining?
1 foot = 12 inches
132 / 12 = 11 feet
Right.
8 is the answer
To find out how many feet of fabric were remaining, you need to subtract the length of fabric bought by the customer from the total length of the roll.
First, you need to convert the length of the roll from inches to feet, as the length bought by the customer is given in feet.
Since there are 12 inches in 1 foot, divide the length of the roll (132 inches) by 12 to convert it to feet:
132 inches / 12 = 11 feet
Now, subtract the length bought by the customer (3 feet) from the total length of the roll (11 feet):
11 feet - 3 feet = 8 feet
So, there were 8 feet of fabric remaining.