Question

Bob the builder has 3 feet of rope. He cut off 18 inches of the rope to tie a gate together. What

percent of the rope did he use? (Hint: 1 foot = 12 inches)​

Answer 1

50%

Explanation:

Convert feet to inches.

3 ft × (12 in/ft) = 36 in

Find the percentage:

18 in / 36 in × 100% = 50%

Answer 2

Answer: Bob used 50% of rope

Explanation:

Let's begin by converting inches to feet

if

1foot =12inches

X foot =18 inches

Crosss multiplying we have

X foot =18/12

X=1.5 feet

18 inches is 1.5feet

We can also say Bob the builder used 1.5feet of 3 feet of rope

To get the percentage

1.5/3*100=

0.5*100=50%