Question

How many inches are in 10 feet using conversion factor? Show all of your work.

Answer 1

1 foot = 12 inches

What do you think you should do with these two numbers?
add?
subtract?
multiply?
divide?

Answer 2

Multiply?

Answer 3

Right. Multiply.

Answer 4

Is this how you do it? 10 ft. / 1 x 12 in.

Answer 5

10 * 12 = _______ inches

Answer 6

1440?

Answer 7

No. 10 times 12 is not 1440.

Answer 8

10 ft. / 1 x 12 in. / 1 ft. = 120 in. Is that right?

Answer 9

120 is right.

Answer 10

Did I do the equation using conversion factor right?