The table shows conversions of common units of length.

Customary System Units Metric System Units
1 inch 2.54 centimeters
1 foot 0.3048 meters
1 mile 1.61 kilometers

1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet
Which shows the best path to find the number of centimeters in 1 foot?

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feet to inches to centimeters

feet to yards to centimeters

centimeters to inches to feet

centimeters to feet to yards

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The best path to find the number of centimeters in 1 foot is:

feet to inches to centimeters

This method first converts feet to inches, and then converts inches to centimeters, using the conversion factors provided in the table.