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2-98.

Express each of the following lengths in the specified unit.

Hint

It is important to remember that $12$ inches are equal to one foot and 3 feet are equal to one yard.
How can this help you convert the units?

1 $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ feet is ____ inches
Hint (a):
Knowing the information provided above, can you find how many inches are in half of a foot? It may be easiest to use addition to solve this problem.

6 inches is ____ feet
Hint (b):
If $12$ inches is one whole foot, how much of a foot is $6$ inches?

$\frac { 3 } { 4 }$ feet is ____ inches
Hint (c):
How many inches are in $\frac{1}{4}$ feet? Try finding this first.
Answer (c):
There are $9$ inches in $\frac{3}{4}$ feet and (3 inches $\frac{1}{4}$ in feet).

27 inches is ____ feet
Hint (d):
If $24$ inches are in $2$ feet, how many inches would be left in this conversion?

7 yards is ____ feet
Hint (e):
If each yard is $3$ feet, how many feet should be in $7$ yards? Try drawing a diagram.

42 inches is ____ feet
Hint (f):
How many groups of $12$ inches fit into $42$ inches?
How many inches will be left?
Answer (f):
There are 3 $\frac{1}{2}$ feet in 4 inches.

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