Question

Find the value of x?
x metres=118.1103 inches
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 3.5

Answer 1

Hint: First, we must know the following conversion which stated the relationship between the metres and inches as $1m=39.37 \text{inches}$. Then, we proceed to the question for solving it but there we get to know that the required conversion is just opposite of the above mentioned conversion as $1 \text{inches}=0.0254m$. Then, for the value of the 118.1103 inches in metres, we must multiply the given number with the value found above as 0.0254, we get the final result.

Complete step-by-step answer:
In this question, we are supposed to find the converted value of metres in inches.
So, before proceeding for this , we must know the following conversion which stated the relationship between the metres and inches as:
$1m=39.37 \text{inches}$
Then, we proceed to the question for solving it but there we get to know that the required conversion is just opposite of the above mentioned conversion.
So, to calculate the reverse of the above relationship, we have:
$1 \text{inches}=\dfrac{1}{39.37}m$
So, the required conversion formula for our question is as:
$1inches=0.0254m$
Then, for getting the value of the 118.1103 inches in metres, we must multiply the given number with the value found above as 0.0254.
Now, by performing the above stated procedure, we get the value as:
$118.1103 \text{inches}=0.0254\times 118.1103m$
Now, by multiplying in the above expression, we get the value as:
$118.1103 \text{inches}=3m$
So, the conversion of 118.1103 inches in metres is 3m.
Hence, option (b) is correct.

Note: Now, to solve these types of questions we need to know some of the basic conversions beforehand so that we can easily proceed in these types of questions. Then, some of the basic conversions are:
$\begin{align}
  & 1m=39.37inches \\
 & 1inches=0.0254m \\
\end{align}$