How do you convert 96 feet to inches?

##1152" inches"##

##color(blue)("Using ratio method")##

Known that 1 foot = 12 inches

##("inches")/("feet") -> 12/1 -= ("inches")/96##

##color(green)([12/1color(red)(xx1)]" "=" "[12/1color(red)(xx96/96)]" "=" "1152/96## ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ##color(blue)("Using shortcut method")##

##color(brown)("Once you get used to this method you will jump steps")####color(brown)("and become much faster in your calculations")##

##("inches")/("feet") -> 12/1 -= ("inches")/96 larr" starting point is still ratio"##

##12/1="inches"xx1/96##

Multiply both sides by 96

##12/1xx96="inches"xx96/96##

But ##96/96=1##

##12/1xx96="inches"##

##"inches" = 1152"##