Question

1 meter is equal to how many feet.

Answer 1

Hint: Here this question belongs to the conversion topic, that is we have to convert the unit from one form to another. Here we have to convert the unit metre to the unit feet. First we determine the value of one feet in terms of centimeters and then we convert it to the meter. so we use multiplication operations and find the solution.

Complete step by step solution:
The basic unit of length (or distance) in the Metric System. A unit of length (or distance) in US units equal to 12 inches. The meter is abbreviated as m and the feet is abbreviated as ft.
As we know that one meter is equal to 100 centimetres.
\[ \Rightarrow 1m = 100cm\]
The value of one feet is equal to 12 inches.
\[ \Rightarrow 1ft = 12\,inches\]
The value of 1 inch is equal to 2.5 centimetres
\[ \Rightarrow 1\,inch = 2.5cm\]
So first we determine the value of feet in terms of centimetres. So we have
 \[ \Rightarrow 1ft = 12\, \times 2.5\,cm\]
On multiplying 12 and 2.5 we have
\[ \Rightarrow 1ft = 30cm\]
Now we will convert the 30 cm into the metre.
\[ \Rightarrow 1ft = \dfrac{{30}}{{100}}m\]
Take 100 to LHS we have
\[ \Rightarrow 100ft = 30m\]
On dividing by 30 on the both sides we have
\[ \Rightarrow \dfrac{{100}}{{30}}ft = \dfrac{{30}}{{30}}m\]
On simplifying we have
\[ \Rightarrow 3.33\;ft = 1\;m\]
Hence, we have converted the metre into feet.
Therefore \[1\;m = 3.33\;ft\]
So, the correct answer is “ \[1\;m = 3.33\;ft\]”.

Note: The measurement of metre is greater than the measurement of foot, and the measurement of feet or foot is greater than the measurement of centimetres. While converting the unit of a quantity from one form to another form we have a standard value. By multiplying or dividing we can convert the unit of the quantity. We have a different system of measurement of a quantity.