Okay, so check it, today I tackled a super basic but kinda important conversion: 118 inches to feet. Sounds easy, right? Well, sometimes my brain just needs a little nudge. Here’s how it went down.
First off, I knew I needed the magic number. And that magic number is 12. Why 12? Because there are 12 inches in one foot. I remember learning that back in like, elementary school, but you know, the brain gets rusty.
Next, I grabbed my phone. Yep, straight to the calculator app. I thought about doing it in my head, but honestly, it was a long day and I wanted to get it right the first time. No room for error!
Then came the simple part. I punched in 118 (the number of inches I needed to convert) and divided it by 12 (the number of inches in a foot). So, 118 / 12.
The calculator spat out the answer: 9.83333333333. Okay, cool. So, 118 inches is roughly 9.83 feet. I usually round to two decimal places. It’s good enough for government work, as they say.
But wait, I wasn’t done yet. I wanted to be double sure. So, I did the opposite calculation. I took 9.83 feet and multiplied it by 12 inches per foot. 9.83 12 = 117.96. Pretty darn close to 118! That confirmed it for me.
So, yeah, that’s how I converted 118 inches to feet. Nothing earth-shattering, but a good little exercise for the brain. Plus, now I have a documented record if I ever forget again. You never know!
In short:
- Remembered the conversion factor: 12 inches = 1 foot
- Divided the inches by 12: 118 / 12 = 9.8333…
- Rounded to two decimal places: 9.83 feet
- Double-checked by multiplying: 9.83 12 = ~118
Nailed it! Now, what’s next on the to-do list?
