What is the taper per foot for a 7.5 long taper with a value of 0.056 as the taper per inch?

What is the taper per foot for a 7.5 long taper with a value of 0.056 as the taper per inch?

• A. 0.0890
• B. 0.0896
• C. 0.0930
• D. 0.0855

Answer: (B)

To determine the taper per foot for a taper that is 7.5 inches long with a taper value of 0.056 inches per inch, it's important to convert the measurements correctly. First, we need to understand that there are 12 inches in a foot. Since the taper is measured in inches and we want the taper per foot, we need to multiply the taper per inch by the total number of inches in 7.5 inches and then scale that to a full foot. 1. Multiply the taper per inch (0.056) by 7.5 inches: \( 0.056 \text{ inches/inch} \times 7.5 \text{ inches} = 0.42 \text{ inches} \). 2. To find the taper per foot, we then scale this value to the standard foot measurement by converting the taper back to a per foot basis. Since we calculated for a 7.5-inch section, we need to adjust this to a full 12-inch foot. 3. Now we can convert this to taper per foot by dividing it by the length in feet: - There are 7.5 inches in the taper calculation, and we want to find out how

To determine the taper per foot for a taper that is 7.5 inches long with a taper value of 0.056 inches per inch, it's important to convert the measurements correctly.

First, we need to understand that there are 12 inches in a foot. Since the taper is measured in inches and we want the taper per foot, we need to multiply the taper per inch by the total number of inches in 7.5 inches and then scale that to a full foot.

1. Multiply the taper per inch (0.056) by 7.5 inches:

( 0.056 \text{ inches/inch} \times 7.5 \text{ inches} = 0.42 \text{ inches} ).

2. To find the taper per foot, we then scale this value to the standard foot measurement by converting the taper back to a per foot basis. Since we calculated for a 7.5-inch section, we need to adjust this to a full 12-inch foot.

3. Now we can convert this to taper per foot by dividing it by the length in feet:

• There are 7.5 inches in the taper calculation, and we want to find out how