Use the ratio 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters Jeff is 183 centimeters tall how many feet tall is he round to the nearest whole number
To find out how many feet tall Jeff is, we need to divide his height in centimeters by the conversion ratio.
183 centimeters ÷ 30.48 centimeters/foot = 5.98 feet
Rounding to the nearest whole number, Jeff is approximately 6 feet tall.
To find out how many feet tall Jeff is, we can use the given ratio of 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters.
Step 1: Divide Jeff's height in centimeters by the conversion factor (30.48 cm/foot):
183 cm / 30.48 cm/foot = 6 feet
Step 2: Round the result to the nearest whole number since we are required to round to the nearest whole number.
Therefore, Jeff is approximately 6 feet tall.
To convert centimeters to feet using the given ratio, you need to divide the number of centimeters by 30.48.
Let's do the calculation:
183 centimeters ÷ 30.48 centimeters/foot = 6.00328 feet
To round this to the nearest whole number, you can either round up or down depending on the decimal value. Since 0.00328 is less than 0.5, we round down.
Therefore, Jeff is approximately 6 feet tall.