While the majority of the world uses the metric system for measuring volume, mass and length, Americans, for the most part, remain committed to standard measurements. Medical professionals dispense medicine in milligrams and track and field's governing body records distances in meters, but nearly everyone else quickly forgets metric units shortly after learning them in grade school. Fortunately, converting metric units to their standard equivalents requires only basic math skill, and numerous conversion calculators are available online for the mathematically challenged.
Instructions
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Measure and record the length in meters.
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Multiply the length by 3.281 to convert meters to feet. For example, 4 meters multiplied by 3.281 equals 13.124 feet.
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Multiply any numbers to the right of the decimal point by 12 to convert to inches. To complete the example, .124 feet multiplied by 12 equals 1.488 inches. The final conversion is 4 meters equals 13 feet, 1.488 inches.