How do I do imperial to metric conversions?! Metric to imperial is easy but I don't know how to do it the other way around!!! Please help me!
a) 6yd to meters
b) 3mi to kilometers
c) 80in to meters
d) 3.8ft to meters
e) 5'3" to meters (" is foot right?)
f) 0.4mi to meters
**Can you go over at least three questions so that I get the hang of it? And please do (e) it looks really confusing! :(
In 1959 the inch was internationally defined in terms of the centimetre
1 inch = 2.54 centimetres
So if you want any precision you have to go back to that basic definition.
c)
80 in = 80(2.54) cm
= 203.2 cm
= 2.032 metres
once you have converted to any of the metric units, the rest is easy, all you have to do is move the decimal for the different units
f)
.4 miles
= .4(5280)(12) inches
= 25344 inches
= 64373.76 centimetres
= 643.7376 metres
d)
3.8 ft
= 3.8(12) inches
= 45.6 inches
= 115.824 cm
= 1.15824 m
or appr 1.16 metres
The logical thing to do of course is not to convert at all, but rather stay within one system, preferably the metric system
Personally, I grew up in Germany with the metric system, had to convert to imperial when I came to Canada as a teenager, but then when Canada became metric in 1972 , it was easy again to be in metric.
Sure, I can help you with each of the questions and explain the process. Let's start with question (e) first, which involves converting 5 feet 3 inches to meters.
To convert feet and inches to meters, you need to follow these steps:
1. Convert feet to meters.
2. Convert inches to meters.
3. Add the two converted measurements together to get the final result in meters.
For question (e) specifically, we have 5 feet and 3 inches. Let's start with converting feet to meters.
1. To convert feet to meters, you need to know the conversion factor. 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters.
So, to convert 5 feet to meters, you multiply the value by the conversion factor:
5 ft * 0.3048 m/ft = 1.524 m
Now, let's move on to converting inches to meters.
2. To convert inches to meters, you also need to know the conversion factor. 1 inch is equal to 0.0254 meters.
So, to convert 3 inches to meters, you multiply the value by the conversion factor:
3 in * 0.0254 m/in = 0.0762 m
Now, we add the two converted measurements together to get the final result in meters.
1.524 m + 0.0762 m = 1.6002 m
Therefore, 5 feet 3 inches is approximately equal to 1.6002 meters.
If you have any further questions or if something is still unclear, please let me know!