Chapter 3, Problem 7PE

Explanation of Solution

Program code:

InchConversion.java

//import the packages

import java.util.Scanner;

//define a class InchConversion

public class InchConversion

{

//define main() method

public static void main(String[] args)

{

//create the object of Scanner class

Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);

//prompt the user to enter the inches

System.out.print("Enter number of inches: ");

//scan for the input

int inches = in.nextInt();

//call the static methods

convertToFeet(inches);

convertToYards(inches);

}

//define the method convertToFeet()

public static void convertToFeet(int inches)

{

//convert the inches to feets and print on the screen

System.out.println(inches + " inches is " + (inches/12.0) + " feets.");

}

//define the method convertToYards()

public static void convertToYards(int inches)

{

//convert the inches to yards and print on the screen

System.out...