Question

Question
Use the ratio 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters. Jeff is 183 centimeters tall. How many feet tall is he? Round to the nearest whole number.(1 point)

Answer 1

To convert Jeff's height from centimeters to feet, we can use the ratio given:

1 foot = 30.48 centimeters.

To find out how many feet tall Jeff is, we divide his height in centimeters by the number of centimeters in a foot:

\[
\text{Height in feet} = \frac{\text{Height in centimeters}}{\text{Centimeters per foot}} = \frac{183 \text{ cm}}{30.48 \text{ cm/foot}}.
\]

Calculating this:

\[
\text{Height in feet} = \frac{183}{30.48} \approx 6.0039 \text{ feet}.
\]

Rounding to the nearest whole number, Jeff is approximately 6 feet tall.