Question

Write $1.65\,m$ in feet and inches.

Answer 1

In the metric system, Meter, feet and inches are all distance measurements. Here we use the concept of the conversion of units. We Know that $1\;m=3.33\; ft$ and also know that $1\ m=39.3701\ inches$. By knowing these we can solve the given problem by unitary method.

Complete answer:
Given, $1.65\,m$.
We know that $1\;m=3.33\; ft$
That is one meter is equal to 3.33 feet.
Then 1.65 meter is equal to ___
$=\dfrac{3.33\times 1.65}{1}$
$=5.4945ft$
That is 1.65 meter is equal to 5.495 feet.
Similarly, we know that $1\ m=39.3701\ inches$
That is 1 meter is equal to 36 inches.
Then 1.65 meter is equal to _____
$=\dfrac{1.65\times 39.3701}{1}$
$=64.9607\,inches$
That is 1.65 meter is equal to 64.9607 inches.
Additional information:
Some standard unit conversions are listed below.
One kilometre is equal to 1000 meter. That is $1\,km=1000\,m$
One meter is equal to 100 centimetres. That is $1m=100cm$
One centimetre is equal to 10 millimetres. That is $1cm=10mm$

Note:
Conversion of units is very important, while solving problems in measurement all the units should be the same. Always remember that to convert a bigger unit to a smaller unit we have to apply multiplication on the given unit. and to convert a smaller unit to a bigger unit, we have to apply division on the given unit.