Question

A team of geologists are observing a sinkhole in a remote area. When they arrive at the scene, the hole was 2 feet deep. Three days later, the hole sank 8 inches further. How deep was the sink hole three days later? Answer the question first in inches, and then in feet.

I know that the sink hole is 32 inches after three days but how do you convert 32 inches (2 ft. 8 inches) to feet as a fraction?

Answer 1

32 inches or
`2(2)/(3)` feet

Explanation:

1 foot = 12 inches

2 feet = 24 inches

Initially, the hole was 2 feet deep, after 3 days, the hole sank 8 inches further, so after 3 days, the hole was 2 feet 8 inches deep.

2 feet 8 inches = 24 inches + 8 inches = 32 inches

Now,

1 inch
`=(1)/(12)` foot

Then

32 inches
`=(32)/(12)=(8)/(3)=2(2)/(3)` inches