Question

Complete the following statements.A table is 78 inches long. Therefore:The table is  cm long.The table is  feet long.Shane is 6.1 feet tall. Therefore:Shane is  inches tall.Shane is  meters tall.

Answer 1

Answer:

The table is 200 cm long.

The table is 6.5 feet long.

Shane is 73.2 inches tall.

Shane is 1.8605 meters tall.

Explanation:

We first need to convert 78 inches to centimeters, so using the equivalence of 1 cm = 0.39 in, we get that 78 in are equivalent to:

$78\text{ in }\times\frac{1\text{ cm}}{0.39\text{ in}}=200\text{ cm}$

In the same way, we can use the equivalences as proportions and calculate the number of feet equivalent to 78 inches as:

$78\text{ in }\times\frac{1\text{ ft}}{12\text{ in}}=6.5\text{ ft}$

Then, 6.1 feet is equivalent to:

$6.1\text{ ft}\times\frac{12\text{ in}}{1\text{ ft}}=73.2\text{ in}$$6.1\text{ ft }\times\frac{0.305\text{ meters}}{1\text{ ft}}=1.8605\text{ meters}$

So, the answers are:

The table is 200 cm long.

The table is 6.5 feet long.

Shane is 73.2 inches tall.

Shane is 1.8605 meters tall.