convert 5 feet 2 inches into metre in step wise
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Explanation:
Decimal feet of 2 inches = (2 inches)(1 foot / 12 inches)
= 2 inch feet / 12 inches
Since units of inches are on both the top and bottom of the fraction, once we do the division, this reduces to:
= 0.167 feet
The second step is to add to whole feet. James' robot was a little bit taller than 5 feet, and in Step 1, we figured out exactly how much taller. Now we have to add that decimal feet form of 2 inches to the 5 feet. This will give us the total height of his robot in decimal feet.
5 + 0.167 = 5.167 feet
Easy, right? Let's keep going.
The third step is a little trickier: find feet to meters conversion factor. This is tricky for James because he doesn't know the conversion factor going from feet to meters. Going from inches to feet was easy - everybody knows 12 inches are in 1 foot, but how does James find this conversion factor going from feet to meters? Luckily, he remembers his science book has some conversion tables in it. Once he finds the book and the conversion factor table, he quickly discovers that the conversion factor going from feet to meters is:
(1 meter / 3.281 feet)
The fourth and final step is to convert decimal feet to meters. Once James has the conversion factor, the rest of the problem is easy: all he has to do is take his decimal feet height for his robot and multiply it by the conversion factor for feet to meters.
Meters in 5.167 feet = (5.167 feet) (1 meter / 3.281 feet)