Math Checkup: Convert Decimal Feet to Feet and Inches
Converting decimal feet to feet and inches is essential for taking measurements once you have calculated a length. (You can’t measure 4.563’ on your tape!) In this process, you will need to remember how to:
- Round to the nearest whole number (for example, 7.8 gets rounded to 8 and 9.3 gets rounded down to 9.)
- Reduce fractions (for example, 8/16 is reduced to 1/2.)
Example Convert Decimal Feet to Feet and Inches
Convert 8.8734 feet to feet and inches.
| What I am calculating… | What my calculator reads… | What I am writing… | What I am thinking… |
| Write down the whole number of feet because it needs no further calculation. | |||
| .8734 x 12 = | 10.4808 | Multiply the decimal portion of a foot by 12 so it converts to inches. | |
| Write down the whole number of inches. | |||
| – 10 = | 0.4808 | Subtract the whole number of inches off the calculator so I only have a decimal. | |
| X 16 = | 7.6928 | Multiply the decimal number by 16 to get the number of 16ths. | |
| My calculator reads a decimal number of 16ths, but this can’t be read on a ruler, so I round to the nearest whole number of 16ths. 7.6928 rounds to 8. | |||
| I need to reduce the fraction. |
Examples Convert Decimal Feet to Feet and Inches
Convert from decimal feet to feet and inches:
Convert from Decimal Feet to Feet and Inches Exercise Set