Question
A researcher measures the water depth in a river where freshwater mussels are present and finds it to be 10 feet.
What is the depth of the water in meters?
3,048 meters
2,641 meters
3, 254 meters
2,712 meters
What is the depth of the water in meters?
3,048 meters
2,641 meters
3, 254 meters
2,712 meters
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
To convert feet to meters, you can use the conversion factor: 1 foot is approximately equal to 0.3048 meters.
To convert 10 feet to meters:
\[
10 \text{ feet} \times 0.3048 \text{ meters/foot} = 3.048 \text{ meters}
\]
Therefore, the depth of the water in meters is **3.048 meters**.
Among the given options, the correct answer is:
**3,048 meters**.
To convert 10 feet to meters:
\[
10 \text{ feet} \times 0.3048 \text{ meters/foot} = 3.048 \text{ meters}
\]
Therefore, the depth of the water in meters is **3.048 meters**.
Among the given options, the correct answer is:
**3,048 meters**.