What is 5 feet 9 inches as a decimal?

It is a two-step process to convert 5 feet 9 inches to decimal. First, we make it all inches as follows:

+ (5 feet x 12) = 60 inches
+ 9 inches
= 69 total inches

Second, we divide the total number of inches by 12 to get the answer as follows:

69 / 12 = 5.75 feet

The reason we first multiply and then divide by 12 above is because there are 12 inches in a foot. Also, answers are rounded to nearest 2 decimals if necessary.

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