Question

meters and feet are two different scales for measuring distance. Five meters is approximantly 16.41 ft, and 12 m is approximently 39.37ft. write an equation that shows the approximate distance in feet as a function of the distance in meters

Answer 1

Explanation:

16.41 ft / 5 m = 'unit rate' (or conversion factor) = 3.282 ft/ m

then # ft = 3.282 ft / m * # meter (approximately )