What is 52 inches in meters?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-13T15:11:06

1.321 meters

1 inch= 0.0254 meters
multiply 52 by 0.0254
=1.321 meters

Answer 2 · 2016-12-13T15:26:10

$52" inches "= 1.321" metres to 3 decimal places"$

$color(red)("This is where the shortcut method comes from")$

If my memory serves me correctly

1 metre = $3"ft "3 3/8" inches" ->39.375" inches"$

$color(red)("Using ratio")$

$("metres")/("inches")->1/39.375 = ("answer")/52$

To change 39.375 to 52 we do $39.375xx52/39.375$

To maintain the correct proportions in a ratio what we do to the bottom we also do to the top (for multiply and divide)

$("metres")/("inches")->(color(red)(1xx52/39.375))/(cancel(39.375)xx52/(cancel(39.375))) = ("answer")/52$

So the answer is: $" "color(red)(52/39.375 = 1.32063....."$

So $52" inches "= 1.321" metres to 3 decimal places"$