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Multiplying a Mixed Length Measurement
To find the total length of four planks of wood that are each feet inches long, multiply each unit by and then simplify:
- Multiply the inches: inches.
- Multiply the feet: feet.
- Intermediate result: feet inches.
- Convert the excess inches: Since foot inches, divide remainder , so inches foot inches.
- Combine the feet: feet.
The total length is feet inches. This example extends mixed-unit arithmetic to multiplication: multiply each unit component by the whole-number factor separately, then carry over whenever the smaller unit reaches or exceeds one full larger unit ( inches per foot).
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