Question

How many meters are 32 feet?

Answer 1

Hint: The meter and foot are units of measurement of length. They are used in daily life for various purposes. Both of them can be used to calculate the length depending on the purpose. We can also convert one unit of measurement to another unit of measurement according to our convenience.

Complete step by step answer:
We know that both foot and meter are units of measurement of length. We know the conversion formula from meter to foot as 1-foot equals 0.305 meters. We will use this relation to convert the given length in meter to length in foot.
Given length is 32 feet, as 1-foot equals 0.305 meters. To convert the given length in meter, we have to multiply it by the given length, as follow
$$\begin{array}{rl}& \Rightarrow 32feet=32\times 0.305meter\\ & \Rightarrow 32feet=\text{9}\text{.754meters}\end{array}$$
Hence, there are 9.754 meters in the 32 feet.

Note:
We can also find the conversion formula for meter to foot using the above relationship. As follows,
We know that 1-foot equals 0.305 feet hence, $$\text{1foot=0}\text{.305meter}$$. We want the conversion formula for meter to foot, hence we have to make the 1-meter on one side of the above relation. Dividing both sides of the above conversion formula by 0.305, we get
$$\Rightarrow {\displaystyle \frac{\text{1foot}}{\text{0}\text{.305}}}\text{=}{\displaystyle \frac{\text{0}\text{.305meter}}{\text{0}\text{.305}}}$$
As units do not take part in the division of constants, the above equation can also be written as,
$$\Rightarrow {\displaystyle \frac{\text{1}}{\text{0}\text{.305}}}\text{foot=}{\displaystyle \frac{\text{0}\text{.305}}{\text{0}\text{.305}}}\text{meter}$$
$$\Rightarrow 3.281feet\approx 1meter$$
Flipping the sides of the above conversion formula, we get
$$\Rightarrow 1meter\approx 3.281feet$$
Thus, we get the conversion formula for meter to foot/feet.